Ed McMahon, the "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 this morning at 86.McMahon had a "multitude of health problems the last few months", including bone cancer, and had been hospitalized for several weeks. He broke his neck in a fall in March 2007, and battled a series of financial problems as his injuries preventing him from working.
McMahon and Carson had worked together for nearly five years on the game show "Who Do You Trust?" when Carson took over NBC's late-night show from Jack Paar in 1962. McMahon played second banana on "Tonight" until Carson retired in 1992. He also famously teamed up with Dick Clark on "TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes" and hosted "Star Search", before falling on hard times and shilling gold for cash exchanges.
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