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McMahon, left, and Carson on May 22, 1992, during their final Tonight Show. Carson died in 2005. Douglas C. Pizac/AP

 

By Mark Memmott

Ed McMahon, the ultimate sidekick as Johnny Carson's announcer on The Tonight Show, has died, according to reports by his old TV network. He was 86.

MSNBC says the news of McMahon's death has been confirmed by his agent.

NBC4 in Los Angeles says McMahon died overnight at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

Update at 8:50 a.m. ET. The Associated Press now writes that:

Ed McMahon, the loyal 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, has died at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 86.
Publicist Howard Bragman says McMahon died early Tuesday at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center surrounded by his family.
Bragman didn't give a cause of death, saying only that McMahon had a "multitude of health problems the last few months."

categories: Obituaries

8:20 - June 23, 2009

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