Ed McMahon
Ed McMahon was honored by dozens of friends, family and celebrities, including Tom Arnold, who said the late Tonight Show sidekick was someone "100 percent of the people liked."
Arnold, who worked with McMahon on the 1997 WB sitcom The Tom Show, joked about McMahon's reunion with talk-show king Johnny Carson in heaven.
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"Hey, Johnny, great news: I brought Farrah (Fawcett) and Michael Jackson with me. We're gonna have a hell of a show tonight," Arnold said at the Television Academy of Arts & Sciences tribute in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson
If weeks get sadder than this one, we don't want to see them. We said goodbye to three entertainment legends, one of them the most influential performer in the world. We've never been so grateful for the light moments. Welcome to Top Moments, goodbyes edition.
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Ed McMahon
Celebrities ranging from Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien to Britney Spears offered fond memories of Ed McMahon, a testament to the legend's wide influence and everyman appeal.
O'Brien said on Tuesday's Tonight Show that the most iconic second banana in the show's history played an "indelible part" in broadcasting history.
"It is impossible, I think, for anyone to imagine the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson without Ed McMahon," O'Brien said. "Ed's laugh was really the soundtrack to that show.
"For 30 years Ed played his part perfectly, he played it with effortless joy and sitting alongside Johnny, Ed was an indelible part of what I think ...
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Ed McMahon had many talents, but he most excelled at making other people look good. In our video tribute below, the television legend reflects on his life and legacy, including more than 30 years working with Johnny Carson. Speaking with TVGuide.com in October, McMahon, who died Monday at 86, also talked about remaining optimistic despite health and financial struggles. "I'm going to do the best thing I can do everyday, to make things better," he said. Heeeere's Ed.
Watch the video after the jump.
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Ed McMahon
Longtime Johnny Carson sidekick and pitchman Ed McMahon has died at the age of 86. Join TV Guide Network as it reflects on the life of this TV icon with past interviews, highlights from his time on The Tonight Show and more rare footage from his many endeavors.
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Ed McMahon
Television legend Ed McMahon, who's booming "Heeeere's Johnny" was a fixture of late-night TV for three decades and who thrived as a Tonight Show sidekick and jolly host of his own shows, has died. He was 86.
McMahon's longtime friend and publicist, Howard Bragman, confirmed the death Tuesday.
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Ed McMahon
Television legend Ed McMahon has been hospitalized with pneumonia for nearly a month and is in serious condition, his publicist said Friday.
"He's getting great care and he's a fighter," Howard Bragman, a longtime friend to the 85-year-old Tonight Show announcer, told TVGuide.com. "It's absolutely serious."
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Ed McMahon is a host, pitchman, veteran of two wars, rapper, and the greatest TV sidekick ever. Yes, we said it: Ed McMahon is a rapper. He tests out his mic skills in new ads about his recent financial troubles, but in a visit to our studio he sang some impromptu blues. He also talked about the 50th anniversary of his partnership with Johnny Carson, his friendship with Coolio, and his family's important contribution to the world of condiments. We love this guy.
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Donald Trump by Tiffany Rose/WireImage.com and Ed McMahon by Matthew Simmons/WireImage.com
Contrary to popular belief, there now is proof that somewhere deep down, Donald Trump is a big softee. The real-estate tycoon-turned-media mogul announced Thursday that he would save Ed McMahon's Beverly Hills McMansion from foreclosure by buying it and leasing it to the former television host for an undisclosed amount, reports the AP. McMahon, who had been out of work for eighteen months due to a neck injury, had been fighting foreclosure for his six-bedroom, five-bathroom, 7,000-square-foot house, after falling behind in $664,000 worth of mortgage payments.Though The Apprentice star doesn't know McMahon personally, Trump explained that partaking this random act of kindness "would be an honor." — Gina DiNunnoRelated:• Ed McMahon Fighting Foreclosure on Mansion• Ed McMahon's Shills and Spills
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Ed McMahon by Steven Granitz/WireImage.com
The saga of Ed McMahon's financial struggles continues.New York divorce attorney Norman Solovay is suing McMahon for more than $275,000, claiming that he wasn't paid for services rendered after he was hired to represent McMahon's daughter, Linda Schmerge, in a "matrimonial matter," according to E!. Earlier this year, McMahon faced foreclosure on his Beverly Hills mansion after falling behind on his mortgage payments to the tune of $664,000. McMahon blames his financial woes on a neck injury, which he says kept him from working. In fact, he's suing Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, as well as two doctors and the owner of the house where he says he fell and broke his neck in 2007, according to CNN.But it's not all bad news for McMahon: The former Tonight Show sidekick shot a series of funny spots for Pontiac that aired recently on Jimmy Kimmel Live."I went in like a professional to do a commercial, like I've done a million times in my life in my long career," said McMahon. &...
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