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Ed McMahon: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr.
  • Birth Place: Detroit, MI
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/06/1923, Pisces
  • Date of Death: 06/23/2009
  • Profession: TV host
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Ed McMahon Fast Facts:
  • Was an instructor and test pilot during World War II, and flew 85 combat missions in Korea.
  • Worked state fairs and carnivals as a barker, and sold vegetable shredders on the Atlantic City boardwalk.
  • Made his network TV debut in 1950 as a clown on CBS's The Big Top.
  • Appeared on Broadway in The Impossible Years in the '60s.
  • While he was the host of Star Search, contestants included Drew Carey, Ray Romano, Dennis Miller, Britney Spears and Rosie O'Donnell.
  • Penned a number of books on multiple subjects including bartending and weight loss.
  • Ed McMahon Relationships:
  • Alyce Ferrill McMahon - Ex-wife
  • Claudia McMahon - Daughter
  • Edward McMahon - Father
  • Eleanor McMahon - Mother
  • Jeffrey McMahon - Son
  • Katherine Mary McMahon - Daughter
  • Linda McMahon - Daughter
  • Michael Edward McMahon - Son
  • Pamela Hurn - Wife
  • Victoria Valentine McMahon - Ex-wife
  • College:
  • Catholic University, Washington, DC (BA in Speech and Drama, 1949); attended Boston College, Boston, MA
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