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NEWS ABOUT: Ed McMahon

Ed McMahon stories: 11 news summaries

Era of Celeb Endorsers Is Dying Along With Celebs

Iconic ads are history
as audience splinters

Jul 13, 09 1:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - There was a time viewers couldn't turn on the TV without seeing the King of Pop opening a Pepsi or hearing Karl Malden warning everyone not to leave home without an American Express card. But the recent death of mega sellers like Jackson, Malden, Farrah Fawcett, and Ed McMahon signals... More »

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Pepsi • celebrity • American Express • Michael Jackson • endorsement • Farrah Fawcett • Ed McMahon • Karl Malden

obituary

 Iconic Sidekick 
 Ed McMahon 
 Dead at 86 

Former Tonight Show sidekick fought cancer

Jun 23, 09 8:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ed McMahon died last night in Los Angeles. The former Johnny Carson sidekick, 86, had long fought cancer and was recently admitted to the hospital with pneumonia, WAPT reports. Besides his Tonight Show role, McMahon was known for hosting Star Search and appearing on commercials handing giant checks to American... More »

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television • NBC • obituary • late night host • Johnny Carson • Tonight Show • Ed McMahon • American Family Publishers

 Celebs Headed 
 for Foreclosure 

Jacko, Canseco, Ed McMahon fight for roofs over their heads

Jun 8, 09 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even the famous aren't immune to foreclosure, as these celebrities, listed in Forbes, prove:
  • Xzibit: A pimped ride hasn’t been enough to pay the bills on his $536,000 Woodland Hills, Calif., home.
  • Jose Canseco: The ex-ballplayer, who penned a book on big-league steroids, stands to lose
... More »

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entertainment • housing market • foreclosure • housing • Jose Canseco • Evander Holyfield • house • Michael Jackson • home • mansion • Ed McMahon • Victoria Gotti • Xzibit

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Ed McMahon Alive and Well; Mr. Pitt Goes to Washington

And Guy won't cry
for you, Madonna

Mar 5, 09 11:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Reports of Ed McMahon’s ill health have been greatly exaggerated, Perez Hilton reports, quoting a rep who said the nearly-86-year-old “is alive and kicking, and is in fact amused by rumors of his demise.” More from the crazy world of gossip:
  • Do-gooder Brad Pitt is meeting
... More »

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Brad Pitt • celebrity • gossip • Madonna • Guy Ritchie • Ed McMahon

(Newser) - Ed McMahon has been hospitalized for almost a month with pneumonia, and was recently diagnosed with bone cancer, Entertainment Tonight reports. McMahon’s wife, Pam, has been with the sickly former Tonight Show sidekick, and her “deep faith is helping her through this difficult time,” a source said.... More »

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television • bone cancer • pneumonia • hospitalization • Ed McMahon

McMahon Home Woes Persist

Mystery buyer drops out, but Donald Trump may still spring for Beverly Hills mansion

Aug 30, 08 6:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ed McMahon’s money woes continued this week when the sale of his house fell through. The mystery buyer who had topped Donald Trump's offer "did not perform on a specific point of the contract," McMahon's realtor said—although Trump's bid is apparently still on the table. McMahon's... More »

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Donald Trump • foreclosure • celebrity • Beverly Hills • subprime crisis • mansion • Ed McMahon

Buyer Trumps Donald for McMahon House

Anonymous buyer makes deal for Carson sidekick's mansion

Aug 23, 08 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Donald Trump won't be buying Ed McMahon's home after all, the AP reports. An anonymous buyer has made a deal to purchase the longtime Carson sidekick's foreclosure-threatened home. Trump had made an offer on the multi-million dollar Beverly Hills house after it became known that the 85-year-old McMahon was about... More »

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Donald Trump • foreclosure • Beverly Hills • Tonight Show • Ed McMahon

 Heeeeeeeeere's Donald!

Trump bails out Ed McMahon

Aug 15, 08 6:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Billionaire Donald Trump is giving a helping hand to 85-year-old Ed McMahon, who was about to lose his Beverly Hills home to foreclosure. Trump is buying the 6-bedroom house, listed at $4.6 million, and leasing the property back to McMahon so he can continue to live there, the Los ... More »

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Donald Trump • foreclosure • Countrywide Financial • Wharton School of Business • Ed McMahon • Hilton & Hyland

McMahon
Sues Billionaire, Hospital Over Broken Neck

He blames unsafe stairs, shoddy care

Jul 19, 08 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Venerable TV sidekick and debtor Ed McMahon is suing two parties he says have contributed to his financial crisis, People reports. First, McMahon’s suit alleges that “unsafe entry stairs” at a billionaire investor’s home caused him to fall and break his neck; the second party is... More »

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personal finance • lawsuit • Cedars Sinai Hospital • Ed McMahon • broken bone • Robert Day

 Heeeeeeeeeeeeere's a Lawsuit! 

$200K suit adds to McMahon's financial woes

Jun 20, 08 10:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Citibank has filed suit against former Johnny Carson sidekick Ed McMahon to recover $200,000 it loaned to the struggling actor, the AP reports. McMahon, 85, who has not worked since falling 18 months ago, also faces foreclosure on his Beverly Hills home. “If you spend more money than... More »

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Hollywood • debt • Johnny Carson • Citibank • Countrywide Financial • Tonight Show • Ed McMahon • television personality

Carson Sidekick Faces Home Foreclosure

McMahon, out of work after injury, tries to keep $5M Beverly Hills pad

Jun 4, 08 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former Johnny Carson sidekick Ed McMahon, 85 and out of work following a fall, is in negotiations with lenders to save his Beverly Hills home from foreclosure, the Wall Street Journal. He owed $644,000 on a $4.8 million loan as of February, plus $300,000 on a line... More »

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foreclosure • Johnny Carson • Ed McMahon

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