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"Tonight" sidekick Ed McMahon dies in LA at 86

Jun. 23, 2009
Ed McMahon, the loyal "Tonight Show" sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding "H-e-e-e-e-e-ere's Johnny!" for 30 years, died early Tuesday at a hospital in Los Angeles. He was 86. McMahon died shortly after midnight at Ronald...
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LOS ANGELES, June 4 (UPI) -- U.S. television personality Ed McMahon is facing a possible foreclosure on his Beverly Hills, Calif., home, The Wall Street Journal reported.

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TORONTO, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Mike McMahon, who most recently played with the Philadelphia Eagles, has signed a contract with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Ed McMahon's "Heeere's Johnny," which introduced "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson to U.S late-night TV viewers, sits atop TV Land's greatest TV quotes.

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Memorial Day Ceremonies on the Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum in New York
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American Military Service members and Veterans hold a 100 foot wide U.S. Flag for Memorial Day ceremonies at the Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum in New York City on May 28, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo