"Tonight" sidekick Ed McMahon dies in LA at 86

[ceramictec]

AP - 3 mins ago

LOS ANGELES – 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, has died at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 86.

Publicist Howard Bragman says McMahon died early Tuesday at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center surrounded by his family.

Bragman did not give a cause of death, saying only that McMahon had a "multitude of health problems the last few months."

McMahon had bone cancer, among other illnesses, according to a person close to the entertainer, and had been hospitalized for several weeks. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.

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[jjwq8]

He will now haunt the home shopping channel.

[sandbagger]

the close to an era when TV was actually somewhat entertaining. I've never been able to put up with all the Carson wanna-bes since Johnny retired. :cry:

good news is that Doc is still kicking around - and playing his horn - at 81. :D

[opiethetileman]

very sad but here is a true fact the number 86 represents a dead body which is signal 86

[ceramictec]

the 86 I know of means (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=86) to "get rid of", "throw out", "To end, stop, or cut off".

or a reference to article 86 of the New York state liquor code which defines
the circumstances in which a bar patron should be refused service or "86ed".

you sure you don't mean 10-45D Dead or 187 Homicide in Police code?:scratch:

[gueuzeman]

"And heeeeeerse's Johnny!"

http://l.yimg.com/img.movies.yahoo.com/ymv/us/img/hv/photo/movie_pix/warner_brothers/the_shining/jack_nicholson/shining2.jpg

Well, he doesn't have to worry about his finances anymore......


stuck his widow with the bill.

gueuze