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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 the host of Star Search (1983-95), the contestants included Drew Carey, Ray Romano, Dennis Miller, Britney Spears and Rosie O'Donnell.
Wrote a memoir to honor Johnny Carson called Here's Johnny!: My Memories of Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show, and 46 Years of Friendship in 2005.
In 2006, landed in first place on a list of the greatest sidekicks named by Entertainment Weekly.
Started appearing on the annual Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day Telethon in 1967; made his 41st and final appearance in 2008.
Was featured in a Cash4Gold Super Bowl ad alongside MC Hammer in 2009; the ad was filmed at his home.
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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