cryptique Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 MSNBC is reporting that Ed has died at 86. Link TV host Ed McMahon is dead at age 86 He was best-known as Johnny Carson's sidekick on the 'Tonight Show' BREAKING NEWS NBC, msnbc.com and news services updated 11 minutes ago LOS ANGELES - Television host Ed McMahon, best known as Johnny Carson's sidekick on the 'Tonight Show,' has died at age 86, his publicist said Tuesday. McMahon died just past midnight at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, agent Howard Bragman said. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 Just coming here to report the same sad story.RIP, big guy.Hopefully Johnny saved him the seat next to him in the afterlife. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 He had a great run...RIP Ed... Too bad he died broke, but I guess you can't take it with you anyway. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I just watched an old film the other week (Slaughter's Big Rip-Off) that had Ed as the head bad guy. First time I'd ever seen him do something other than TV... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 "A visibly shaken Hank Kingsley paid tribute with a low-key 'Hey, now'." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_fliz1 Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 It's never a good thing when somebody passes, but at least he didn't go out like David Carradine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigshoulders Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 He had a great run...RIP Ed... Too bad he died broke, but I guess you can't take it with you anyway. LouieBI had no idea he died broke. Some would call it perfect timing.RIP Ed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Remembering Ed McMahon as beer pitchman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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