Ed McMahon
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Edward Peter "Ed" McMahon, Jr. (March 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009) was an American comedian, game show host and announcer. He is most famous for his work on television as Johnny Carson's announcer and sidekick on The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992. He also hosted the original version of the talent show Star Search from 1983 to 1995. He co-hosted TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes with Dick Clark from 1982 to 1986. He also presented sweepstakes for the direct marketing company American Family Publishers (not, as is commonly believed, its main rival Publishers Clearing House).
McMahon annually co-hosted the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon. He performed in numerous television commercials, most notably for Budweiser. In the 1970s and 1980s, he anchored the team of NBC personalities conducting the network's coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. McMahon appeared in several films, including The Incident, Fun With Dick and Jane, Full Moon High, and Butterfly, as well as briefly in the film version of Bewitched. According to Entertainment Weekly, McMahon is considered one of the greatest "sidekicks".
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Edward Peter "Ed" McMahon, Jr. (March 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009) was an American comedian, game show host and announcer. He is most famous for his work on television as Johnny Carson's announcer and sidekick on The Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992. He also hosted the original version of the talent show Star Search from 1983 to 1995. He co-hosted TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes with Dick Clark from 1982 to 1986. He also presented sweepstakes for the direct marketing company American Family Publishers (not, as is commonly believed, its main rival Publishers Clearing House).
McMahon annually co-hosted the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon. He performed in numerous television commercials, most notably for Budweiser. In the 1970s and 1980s, he anchored the team of NBC personalities conducting the network's coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. McMahon appeared in several films, including The Incident, Fun With Dick and Jane, Full Moon High, and Butterfly, as well as briefly in the film version of Bewitched. According to Entertainment Weekly, McMahon is considered one of the greatest "sidekicks".
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Something in the Air: The Words Four Two Story
The New York Times Presents
Biography: Comedy Icons
Paul Williams Still Alive
Johnny Carson Celebrates Christmas
Celebrity Family Feud
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
The Best of Carson, Volume 1
Carson Country
The Weather Man
Bewitched
Higglytown Heroes
Alf's Hit Talk Show
Las Vegas
Biography: Bob Hope: America's Entertainer
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
That '80s Show
Scrubs
Frank Sinatra Memorial
Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
Pitch People
Popular
Family Guy
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Safety Patrol!
Cow and Chicken
Just Shoot Me!
Just Write
'Weird Al' Yankovic: (There's No) Going Home
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Bruno the Kid
Suddenly Susan
Malcolm & Eddie
Muppets Tonight
Pinky and the Brain
Love Affair
Burke's Law
Johnny Carson - His Favorite Moments from 'The Tonight Show' - The Final Show: America Says Farewell
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Living Single
The Larry Sanders Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Charlie Rose
Nurses
The Simpsons
Baywatch
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Roseanne
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Full House
ALF
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Amazing Stories
Newhart
Butterfly
The Nashville Palace
Full Moon High
The Star Maker
Gridlock
The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story
The Kid from Left Field
Legends of the Super Heroes
Dick Clark's Good Old Days Part II
Rock 'n' Roll Sports Classic
Lucy Calls the President
CHiPs
US Against the World
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Fun with Dick and Jane
The Captain and Tennille
The Jacksons
The Sonny & Cher Show
Ellery Queen
Slaughter's Big Rip Off
The Midnight Special
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
The Flip Wilson Show
Swing Out, Sweet Land
Here's Lucy
The Incident
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
Kraft Music Hall
Dementia
Today
The Bob Hope Show
What's My Line?
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade