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  Transcript: Ed McMahon 10/19/98
Ed McMahon: That was invented by Johnny Carson and the writers, as we gathered in a forum-style discussion two weeks before the show started in a vacation atmosphere in Ft. Lauderdale sitting around a pool.
Ed McMahon: I would suggest to the President that he use the forum of "The Tonight Show" to be totally and painfully honest.
Ed McMahon: I intend to continue the work at the Muscular Dystrophy Association for as long as they want me. I have a full life-time commitment to that organization, and, this year on the telethon, for the first time, doctors were talking about a cure.
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 Ed McMahon: Marine Corps Aviator
McMahon led a somewhat unhappy and nomadic childhood.
McMahon's grandmother was the cousin of Rose Fitzgerald, mother of John F. Kennedy.
McMahon's ambition was to be a radio announcer and had his first announcing job at the age of 15.
www.militarymuseum.org /McMahon.html   (500 words)

  
 Speakers Platform Speakers Bureau: Ed McMahon, Speaker On: Celebrity, Comedian, Entertainment
Ed McMahon is a man whose career has surpassed his own dream.
Between his hosting the popular syndicated show, Ed McMahon's Star Search, his 30 year network TV appearances on The Tonight's Show starring Johnny Carson, numerous performances as host on specials and telethons, and his activities in TV and radio commercials, McMahon is more familiar to most Americans than their own next-door- neighbor.
McMahon's first professional stint as an announcer, at the age of fifteen, was on the sound-truck of a carnival, ballyhooing the midday attractions around the state of Massachusetts.
www.speaking.com /speakers/edmcmahon.html   (947 words)

  
 Ed McMahon Settles Toxic Mold Lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Former ``Tonight Show'' sidekick Ed McMahon settled a lawsuit against the last of several defendants he sued for toxic mold that allegedly sickened him and his wife, killed his pet and made his Beverly Hills mansion unlivable.
McMahon, 80, agreed to accept $230,000 to resolve the dispute, court documents revealed Monday.
McMahon filed the lawsuit in April 2002 claiming that a plumbing pipe in his home ruptured in July 2001, flooding his den.
www.labresultsllc.com /articles/NYTimes_ed_mcmahon.htm   (203 words)

  
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Entertainer Ed McMahon is suing his insurance company for more than $20 million, alleging that he was sickened by toxic mold that spread through his Beverly Hills house after contractors cleaning up water damage from a broken pipe botched the job.
McMahon and his wife, Pamela, became ill from the mold, as did members of their household staff, according to the Los Angeles County Superior Court suit.
The McMahons' dog, a mutt who resembled a sheep dog, was in perfect health until she suddenly became sick at about the same time the mold was discovered, Browne said.
www.asbestos.org /news/edmcmahon.html   (746 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Ed McMahon savors low-salt weight loss   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
For 30 years, Ed McMahon was the "salt of the earth" as Johnny Carson's sideman on The Tonight Show.
McMahon's reduction in dietary sodium parallels the recommendations of the Harvard-based Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) study published recently in the New England Journal of Medicine.
McMahon's diet staples of fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grains are rich in potassium.
www.usatoday.com /news/health/spotlight/2001-03-15-mcmahon-salt.htm   (1115 words)

  
 Ed McMahon
Ed McMahon (born Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr., 6 March 1923 in Detroit, Michigan, USA) is most famous for his work on television as Johnny Carson's announcer on the Tonight Show.
McMahon is also on the boards of The Marine Corps Scholarship Fund and St. Jude's Ranch for Children in Boulder City, Nevada.
McMahon is considered one of the richer members of the Hollywood set with substantial real estate investments historically as one of the largest landlords in Malibu, and in diversified brewing stocks.
celebrities.adoption.com /famous/ed-mcmahon.html   (516 words)

  
 ULI - the Urban Land Institute | Ed McMahon Joins the Urban Land Institute as the ULI/Charles Fraser Senior Resident ...
McMahon’s extensive background in sustainable development and land conservation issues is a key addition to the senior resident fellows’ areas of expertise, said ULI President Richard M.
McMahon is an attorney, community planner, lecturer, author and expert on the topics of sustainable development, land conservation, urban design and historic preservation.
McMahon is also the co-founder and former president of Scenic America, a national non-profit organization devoted to protecting America’s scenic landscapes.
www.uli.org /AM/Template.cfm?Section=Ed_McMahon&CONTENTID=22405&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm   (640 words)

  
 UCPM - Ed McMahon Sues Over Mold Article
Both McMahon and his wife, Pamela, became ill from the mold, as did members of their household staff, according to the Los Angeles Superior Court suit.
The McMahons charge in court papers that they were assured they were safe and could remain in the house during the cleanup, even as the mold spread through the heating and air conditioning ducts to their bedroom.
The McMahons' dog, a mutt named Muffin that resembled a sheepdog, was in perfect health until she suddenly became sick at about the same time the mold was discovered, Browne said.
www.unitedcommercial.com /united/edmcmahon.htm   (573 words)

  
 Authors: Ed McMahon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
etween his 12 years hosting the popular syndicated show, Ed McMahon's Star Search, his 30 year network TV appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, numerous performances as host on specials and telethons, and his activities in TV and radio commercials, McMahon is more familiar to most Americans than their own next-door-neighbor.
McMahon's first professional stint as an announcer, at the age of fifteen, was on the sound-track of a carnival, ballyhooing the midway attractions around the state of Massachusetts.
McMahon turned up the volume in time to hear the tiny image say, "Hi, my name is Johnny Carson.
www.twbookmark.com /authors/34/1420   (662 words)

  
 The Newest Member of the Pride Team, Mr. Ed McMahon!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
But it was Ed McMahon's position as National Vice President of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and as the well-tenured co-host of the annual Labor Day Telethon where he was introduced to Pride's Jazzy Power Chairs and Scooters.
McMahon's personal experience in seeing firsthand how Pride products help people to maintain their independence and improve their quality of life that lead him to seek out his role as our company's spokesperson over a year ago.
McMahon's popularity has been a real boost to our marketing and awareness efforts, with his Jazzy television commercials generating much interest among the public who saw how Pride products can make a real difference in peoples' lives.
www.pridemobility.com /whatsnew/McMahon/mcmahon.html   (247 words)

  
 The Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia
McMahon also stated that Johnny Carson did the same thing and "if you ever watched the Tonight Show, you'd know it." Ed was a big fan of the talented movie comedian, W.C. Fields.
Ed's dad was a promoter, an entrepreneur, a traveling salesman, and a fundraiser for charities and hospitals and clubs by selling punch boards and running bingo games.
Ed is one of the few people in Hollywood to have often played himself on other TV shows.
www.broadcastpioneers.com /mcmahon.html   (1266 words)

  
 Bookreporter.com - HERE'S JOHNNY! by Ed McMahon
They were two men who were "graduates of major universities" as they perennially quipped, and who were both willing to play with chimps, put in a guest appearance at the state fair, and drop fresh eggs into their and other's trousers.
Ed was always there to push things along, to keep Johnny on course, to pad out his thin spots, even though there was scant chance that any fan would have said, "Hi-yo, that Ed McMahon sure is a funny guy."
But true to the book's title, Ed expresses nothing but admiration, undiluted, for the man who could be Carnac, Turbo or Rambo, who could chat with equal aplomb to Tiny Tim, Liz Taylor, and a guy who made sculptures out of animal feces.
www.bookreporter.com /reviews2/1401602363.asp   (571 words)

  
 Ed McMahon: Death Mold Killed My Dog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Ed McMahon, 79, claims the insurance company botched a simple repair on a broken pipe.
Making matters even worse, McMahon says he is still waiting for personal memorabilia that he stored to be returned to him from another insurance company.
Well, Ed McMahon apparently failed to get a second opinion of his home and will now let the courts decide who is to blame for this fl mold that just won't seem to go away.
www.hurricane-claims.com /news/abc_news.html   (551 words)

  
 Extratv.com : Ed McMahon's Legal Battle
Allan Browne is the McMahon attorney on the case.
He says his clients, Ed and his wife Pam, are literally sick of their home.
Ed says, “I'm a marine and I don't like to be let down.
telepixtvcgi.warnerbros.com /dailynews/extra/04_02/04_11a.html   (248 words)

  
 Ed McMahon - Leading Authorities Speakers Bureau
Ed McMahon hosted the popular syndicated show, Ed McMahon's Star Search, his 30 year network TV appearances on The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, plus numerous performances as host on specials and telethons, and his activities in TV and radio commercials make McMahon more familiar to most Americans than their own next-door-neighbor.
Ed currently hosts his own radio show, Ed McMahon's Lifestyles Live, which broadcasts nationwide on CRN and USA Radio Network.
Ed is the commercial spokesman for several major corporations including Colonial Penn Insurance, the revival of Downtown Las Vegas, and Anheuser Busch.
www.leadingauthorities.com /3589/McMahon_Ed.htm   (469 words)

  
 Ed McMahon - Uncyclopedia
Benninghoff "Ed" McMahon is the legendary gangster who smuggled Publishers' Clearing House Sweepstakes into Cuba in attempt to relieve Cuba's gross deficiency in junk mail.
For years McMahon struggled to build a upstart wrestling promotional enterprise which eventually taken over by his sons Vince McMahon and Ted Turner.
After a legal dispute with the FBI in 1976 over the distribution of Anabolic Steroids at live events, McMahon was banished to the state of West Virginia where he continued to wrestle his building empire, the WWF, with his business partner Jim Hellwig.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/McMahon   (315 words)

  
 lifestyleslive.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
McMahon’s first professional stint as an announcer, at the age of fifteen, was on the sound-truck of a carnival, ballyhooing the midway attractions.
McMahon joined the Marines, got his wings at Pensacola Naval Base, and became a Fighter-pilot Instructor where he taught young students carrier landings and was a test-pilot in fighters, including the sophisticated Corsair.
McMahon is descended from the great Napoleonic General Patrick Maurice McMahon, later premiere of France.
www.lifestyleslive.com /bio.htm   (743 words)

  
 Ed McMahon : Comedian Profile
Ed McMahon (born Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr) is most famous for his work on television as Johnny Carson's announcer on the Tonight Show.
McMahon also once asserted to Johnny Carson that an ancestor of his had something to do with the invention of the salad dressing known as mayonnaise.
In the 1990's, McMahon was considered one of the richer members of the Hollywood set with substantial investments in real estate(one of the largest landlords in Malibu), and in diversified brewing stocks.
www.comedy-zone.net /standup/comedian/m/mcmahon-ed.htm   (728 words)

  
 Remembering Steve Allen: Ed McMahon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Join Ed McMahon to chat about fellow Tonight Show alumnus Steve Allen, from his prolific songwriting career to the comedic legacy he left behind.
Ed McMahon: He used to put on a hat.
Ed McMahon: I'm not sure if he was self-taught, but he was very accomplished.
www.usatoday.com /community/chat/1101mcmahon.htm   (1565 words)

  
 Ed McMahon - Moviefone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
"Professional sidekick" Ed McMahon attended 15 schools while growing up in Detroit, New Jersey, New York City and Massachusetts; his father was a...
Ed McMahon and Johnny Carson first worked together as announcer and host on the...
Ed McMahon - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Ed McMahon Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
movies.aol.com /celebrity/ed-mcmahon/47880/main   (112 words)

  
 Ed McMahon
Ed McMahon is famous for being Ed McMahon.
For thirty years, McMahon's job was to laugh really loud at Carson's jokes and shout "Heeeere's Johnny!" When Carson left Tonight in 1992, McMahon left, too.
During and after his Tonight era, McMahon has also acted in cheesy movies and sitcoms, hosted "specials" on TV, been Jerry Lewis's co-host on those muscular dystrophy telethons, and been the perpetual pitchman for any product willing to make a check payable to Ed McMahon.
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 BookPage Interview December 2005: Ed McMahon
Speaking by phone from his Beverly Hills office, on the eve of a New York publicity tour, he relates that he and wife, Pam, are busy raising their niece (whose mother died as a result of a car accident).
McMahon, who penned a 1998 memoir, hopes this latest book will dispel some notions that have surfaced since Carson's death early this year—especially the oft-heard claim that Carson was ice-water cold and aloof.
In 1995, when McMahon's son died of stomach cancer, Carson called to express condolences, adding, "There's not a day when you won't think about him." He was speaking from the heart: Carson's photographer-son, Rick, had died in a 1991 car crash.
www.bookpage.com /0512bp/ed_mcmahon.html   (729 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Here's Johnny!: My Memories of Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show, and 46 Years of Friendship: Books: Ed ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Ed McMahon made his living as Johnny Carson's second banana, bantering with the "Tonight Show" host through 30 years of shows.
Ed McMahon is the only person who was with Johnny Carson, even before The Tonight Show, when they both first appeared on Who Do You Trust.
Ed McMahon was Johnny Carson's second banana on the Tonight Show during the years of the late 1960s thru the1990s.
www.amazon.com /Heres-Johnny-Memories-Tonight-Friendship/dp/1401602363   (1888 words)

  
 MDA News | Ed McMahon Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
MDA National Vice President Ed McMahon possesses one of the most recognized faces and voices in broadcasting.
McMahon also has hosted numerous television specials such as "TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes," Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, America's Junior Miss Pageant and The Night of the Stars from Las Vegas.
McMahon lives in Beverly Hills, Calif., with his wife, Pam, and has five grown children.
www.mdausa.org /news/010628mcmahon_bio.html   (271 words)

  
 Ed McMahon Photos - Ed McMahon News - Ed McMahon Information
"Professional sidekick" Ed McMahon attended 15 schools while growing up in Detroit, New Jersey, New York City and Massachusetts; his father was a part-time plumber and entertainer, whose work in both fields kept the family forever on the go.
The 15-year-old McMahon's first appearance before a microphone was as the "caller" at a bingo game in Maine; he was 15 years old.
Each contestant is graded on their performance and give anywhere between 1 and 5 stars from three judges.
www.tv.com /ed-mcmahon/person/3642/summary.html   (317 words)

  
 Ed McMahon News
Ed McMahon, the sidekick of Johnny Carson and host of Star Search, is selling his Los Angeles mansion with fantastic views of the ocean and canyons.
Longtime Tonight Show with Johnny Carson announcer Ed McMahon will appear in Muncie next week to help open a new downtown poker club and mark the fourth anniversary of a...
ARLINGTON, Texas - Television sidekick, emcee and spokesperson Ed McMahon will be the featured speaker at the June 29 International Bowl Expo 2006 General Session to be held from 8:30 a.m.
www.topix.net /who/ed-mcmahon   (391 words)

  
 Ed McMahon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Entertainer Ed McMahon recently came to Memphis and visited the families of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
McMahon, who is most famous for his work with talk show host Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show, offered a warm smile and a friendly handshake to each new friend he came across.
His tour concluded in the Danny Thomas/ALSAC Pavilion, where McMahon was delighted to find, in the midst of the memorabilia, a photo featuring him with his friend Danny Thomas, the founder of St. Jude.
www.stjude.org /images-stjude/0,4428,853_5423_18666,00.html   (228 words)

  
 Ed McMahon remembers Johnny at Ruth Eckerd Bradenton Herald - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Ed McMahon bellowed those words into American homes for 30 years on "The Tonight Show," heralding host Johnny Carson as he cheerfully bounded onto the stage.
With "Memories of 'The Tonight Show,' " McMahon will will take audiences on a "walk down memory lane" at Ruth Eckerd Hall Sunday afternoon and reveal many stories about his experiences on America's most famous late-night talk show, illustrated with video clips of highlights and bloopers.
McMahon's tour is especially poignant since Carson, the king of late night, died last year.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_km4463/is_200602/ai_n16281935   (203 words)

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