Ed McMahon
Birth name Edward Peter Leo Mcahon, Jr. Born March 6, 1923 (1923-03-06) (age 84) in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Statistics Occupation Comedian, Game Show Host, Announcer and Television Personality Other names Ed McMahon Children Claudia McMahon Katherine McMahon Linda McMahon Jeffrey McMahon Michael Edward McMahon (1951 – 1995) Notable credit(s) Announcer of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Co-Host of Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon

Edward "Ed" Peter Leo McMahon, Jr. (born March 6, 1923) is an American comedian, game show host, announcer and television personality most famous for his work on television as Johnny Carson's announcer on Who Do You Trust? from 1957 to 1962 and on the Tonight Show, from 1962 to 1992, and as the host of the talent show Star Search, from 1983 to 1995. He later also became well-known as the presenter of American Family Publishing sweepstakes (not to be confused with Publishers Clearing House) who arrives unannounced at the homes of winners. He subsequently made a series of Neighborhood Watch Public Service Announcements reprising that role in parody. ImageMetadata File history File links Ed60s. ... is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Michigan. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: , Country State County Wayne County Founded 1701 Incorporation 1806 Government  - Type Strong Mayor-Council  - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (D) Area  - City  143. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... Game show host is a profession involving the hosting of gameshows. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Continuity announcer. ... A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon is hosted by Jerry Lewis for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. ... is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... Game show host is a profession involving the hosting of gameshows. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Continuity announcer. ... A celebrity is a person who is widely recognized in a society. ... For other persons named John Carson, see John Carson (disambiguation). ... Who Do You Trust? was a fairly popular game show during the 1950s and 1960s emceed by Johnny Carson. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Star Search was a television show from 1983 to 1995 hosted by Ed McMahon, which also appeared as a remake in 2003-2004. ... American Family Publishing, a Jersey City, New Jersey based company that sold magazine subscriptions, was best known for running sweepstakes where a large amount of money was offered as the grand prize (typically several hundred thousand dollars or even larger amounts of money). ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... A public service announcement (PSA) or community service announcement (CSA) is a non-commercial advertisement typically on radio or television, ostensibly broadcast for the public good. ...

He also cohosted the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon', and performed in numerous television commercials, most notably for Budweiser. The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon is hosted by Jerry Lewis for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. ... From the earliest days of the medium, television has been used as a vehicle for advertising in some countries. ... Budweiser, sometimes referred to as Bud, is a global pale lager brand owned by the St. ...

In the 1970s and 1980s, he anchored the team of NBC personalities covering the network's coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Macys Day Parade redirects here. ...

McMahon has appeared in several films, including The Incident (1967), Fun With Dick and Jane (1977), Full Moon High (1981), Butterfly (1982) and in a brief bit in the film version of Bewitched (2005). Film may refer to: photographic film a motion picture in academics, the study of motion pictures as an art form a thin skin or membrane, or any covering or coating, whether transparent or opaque a thin layer of liquid, either on a solid or liquid surface or free-standing Film... The Incident is an American film released in 1967, directed by Larry Peerce and starring Beau Bridges, Tony Musante, Brock Peters and Martin Sheen in his first film role. ... Fun with Dick and Jane is a 1977 romantic comedy film starring George Segal and Jane Fonda as an upper-middle class couple who turn to crime. ... Full Moon High is a 1981 horror comedy written and directed by Larry Cohen. ... Butterfly was a 1982 film based on the 1947 novel The Butterfly by James M. Cain. ... Bewitched is a 2005 comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures and inspired by the classic television series of the same name. ...

Early years

Born in Detroit, Michigan, McMahon was raised in Lowell, Massachusetts and attended Boston College and The Catholic University of America, majoring in speech and drama. At The Catholic University of America, he joined the Phi Kappa Theta fraternity and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1949. Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: , Country State County Wayne County Founded 1701 Incorporation 1806 Government  - Type Strong Mayor-Council  - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick (D) Area  - City  143. ... Nickname: Motto: Art is the Handmaid of Human Good Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1653 Incorporated 1826 A city 1836 Government  - Type Manager-City council  - Mayor William F. Martin, Jr. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... For similarly-named academic institutions, see Boston (disambiguation). ... The Catholic University of America (abbreviated CUA), located in Washington, D.C., is unique as the national university of the Roman Catholic Church and as the only higher education institution founded by U.S. Roman Catholic bishops. ... The Catholic University of America (abbreviated CUA), located in Washington, D.C., is unique as the national university of the Roman Catholic Church and as the only higher education institution founded by U.S. Roman Catholic bishops. ... Phi Kappa Theta (ΦΚΘ) is a national social fraternity with over 50 chapters and colonies at universities across the United States. ...

McMahon had begun his "showbiz" career as a bingo caller in Maine when he was fifteen. Prior to working as the announcer, he worked as a carnival barker for three years as a teenager and put himself through college as a pitchman for vegetable slicers on the Atlantic City boardwalk. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Housie. ... Official language(s) None (English and French de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... Alternate meanings: See Atlantic City (disambiguation) Atlantic City is a city located in USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 40,517. ... Photograph of the boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ, USA, taken August 2003. ...

His first broadcasting job was at WLLH-AM in Lowell, Massachusetts and began his television career in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. WLLH is a radio station in the Merrimack Valley region of Massachusetts, licensed to Lowell, Massachusetts. ... Nickname: Motto: Art is the Handmaid of Human Good Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1653 Incorporated 1826 A city 1836 Government  - Type Manager-City council  - Mayor William F. Martin, Jr. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ...

In the 1960s, he emceed the game shows Missing Links (when the show moved to ABC, Dick Clark replaced him), Snap Judgment, Concentration and Who Dunnit?, A Master of Ceremonies or MC is the host of a staged event or other performance. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Concentration was a TV game show based on the childrens memory game of the same name. ...

Military service

During World War II, McMahon was trained as a United States Marines fighter pilot and also served as a flight instructor and test pilot. He was discharged in 1946, remaining in the reserves.^[1] Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is the second smallest of the five branches of the United States armed forces, with 170,000 active and 40,000 reserve Marines as of 2002. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with aerial warfare. ...

After college, McMahon was re-activated into active Marine duty. He was sent to Korea in February, 1953. He flew unarmed OE Bird Dogs on 85 tactical air control and artillery spotting missions. He remained in the Marine reserves, retiring with the rank of Colonel in 1966 and was then commissioned as a Brigadier General in the California Air National Guard. The Cessna L-19 Bird Dog is a military version of the Cessna 170 used by the United States Air Force, Army and Marines. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ... The California Air National Guard is the component of the United States Air National Guard operating within the state of California. ...

Several of his ancestors, including the Marquis d'Equilly, also had long and distinguished military careers. Patrice MacMahon, duc de Magenta was a Marshall of armies in France, serving under Napoleon III, and later President. McMahon once asserted to Johnny Carson that the salad dressing known as mayonnaise was originally named Macmahonnaise in honor of this ancestor, referring to him as the Comte de MacMahon.^[2] In his autobiography, McMahon said that it was his father who told him of this relationship and he went on to suggest that he was not certain of the truth of the story.^[3] John MacMahon, an Irish doctor born in Limerick, was naturalised in France in 1749 and married Charlotte Le Belin, dame dEguilly, on 13 April 1750. ... Patrice de Mac-Mahon, duc de Magenta President of France, 1873-1879 Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de Mac-Mahon, duc de Magenta, Marshal of France (July 13, 1808 - October 16, 1893) was a Frenchman of Irish descent. ... Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte (April 20, 1808 - January 9, 1873) was the son of King Louis Bonaparte and Queen Hortense de Beauharnais; both monarchs of the French puppet state, the Kingdom of Holland. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see Mayonaise (song). ...

Here's Johnny

Ed McMahon and Johnny Carson on Tonight in 1982

Ed McMahon and Johnny Carson first worked together as announcer and host on the daytime gameshow Who Do You Trust? (1957-1962). McMahon and Carson left that to do The Tonight Show in 1962. ImageMetadata File history File links Johned. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Johned. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Who Do You Trust? was a fairly popular game show during the 1950s and 1960s emceed by Johnny Carson. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

For more than 30 years, McMahon introduced the Tonight Show with a drawn-out "Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's Johnny!" His booming voice and constant laughter earned him the nickname the Human Laugh Track. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Laughter (disambiguation). ... This article or section seems to contain too many examples (or of a poor quality) for an encyclopedia entry. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

As part of the introductory patter to The Tonight Show, McMahon would state his name out loud, pronouncing it as Ed "Mc MAH yon", such as the first two syllables of "Mayonnaise" (see above "MacMahonaise" story), but neither his long-time cohort Johnny Carson nor seemingly anyone else who interviewed him ever seemed to pick up on that subtlety, usually referring to him as Ed "Mc MAN". This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other persons named John Carson, see John Carson (disambiguation). ...

The extroverted McMahon made a good counter to the notoriously shy Carson. Nonetheless, McMahon once told an interviewer that after his many decades as an emcee, he would still get "butterflies" in his stomach every time he would walk onto a stage.

He said that instead of letting that nervousness defeat him, he would use it as "energy" for his role as emcee. A Master of Ceremonies or MC (sometimes spelled emcee), sometimes called a compere or an MJ for microphone jockey, is the host of an official public or private staged event or other performance. ...

Life after Carson

Ed McMahon at the Air America movie premiere in 1990.

In the 1990s, McMahon was reputed to be worth in excess of US$200 million in real estate holdings (particularly in Malibu) and real estate partnerships, although his net worth declined somewhat, due to several divorce settlements. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Air America is a 1990 film starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr as Air America pilots in Vietnam War era Laos. ... Location of Malibu in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1991-03-28 [2] Government  - Mayor Ken Kearsley [1] Area  - City  100. ...

From 1997 to 1998, he appeared in the situation comedy, The Tom Show, starring Tom Arnold. A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Thomas Arnold (born March 6, 1959) is an American actor and comedian. ...

In April 2002, McMahon sued his insurance company, insurance adjusters and several environmental cleanup contractors over breach of contract related to negligence in cleaning up water damage after a broken water pipe was repaired in his Beverly Hills, California house. The lawsuit alleged that moisture from the pipe break caused toxic mold to spread, sickened his wife, Pamela, and members of the household staff, killed the family dog, Muffin, and ruined his priceless memorabilia collection. The case was reported to have been settled out of court for US$7.2 million. A system of copper water tubes used in a radiator heating system. ... “Beverly Hills” redirects here. ... It has been suggested that civil trial be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Mold. ...

Star Search

He was also offered the job as host of the successful weekly syndicated series Star Search, which began in 1983 and helped launch the careers of numerous actors, singers, choreographers and comedians. McMahon's knack at contestants gained him much respect of the audience who can sing and dance. He stayed with the show until it ended in 1995, and in 2003, he made a cameo appearance on the revival of the CBS show, hosted by Arsenio Hall, who was his successor. In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ... Star Search was a television show from 1983 to 1995 hosted by Ed McMahon, which also appeared as a remake in 2003-2004. ... Peter Jackson in The Fellowship of the Ring (top), The Two Towers (middle) and The Return of the King (bottom). ... CBSs first color logo, which debuted in the fall of 1965. ... Arsenio Hall at the 1989 Emmy Awards Arsenio Hall (February 12, 1955) is an American comedian, talk show host, and actor. ...

Other roles

In 2004, he became the announcer and co-host of Alf's Hit Talk Show on TV Land. Alfs Hit Talk Show was an American cable television talk show on the TV Land network. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

He recently authored a memoir, Here's Johnny!: My Memories of Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show, and 46 Years of Friendship as well as For Laughing Out Loud.

McMahon currently hosts "Lifestyles Live", a weekend talk program aired on the USA Radio Network. The USA Radio Network is a syndicator of talk radio programming established in 1985. ...

Family

Mr. McMahon currently has three daughters and two sons:

• Claudia McMahon
• Katherine McMahon - Born December 2nd 1983. Currently living in Beverly Hills CA
• Linda McMahon
• Jeffrey McMahon
• Michael Edward McMahon - Born 1951, died of cancer July 28th, 1995

See also

• Lucky Bob, a cartoon character who frequently quotes McMahon

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Notes

1. ^ Scott Baron. G.I. Jobs Online. Accessed 2006-10-10
2. ^ M.L. Shettle, Jr., Ed McMahon: Marine Corps Aviator, California State Military Museum
3. ^ For Laughing Out Loud, by David Fisher and Ed McMahon

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Books

• Here's Johnny! My Memories of Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show, and 46 Years of Friendship (Berkley Publishing Group - Penguin Group (USA, Inc.), 2005).

Links

• Interview with Ed McMahon
• Ed McMahon's Lifestyles Live radio show
• Ed McMahon at the Internet Movie Database
• McMahon's Perfection