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  • October 2008

    • D-Lister? Host a Game Show!

      New York Times  |  Oct 6, 08 8:40 AM CDT

      D-Lister? Host a Game Show!

      (Newser) - With game shows making a dramatic comeback, agents and their star clients looking to revive flagging careers are angling to get in on the action, reports the New York Times. Executives at cable's Game Show Network are being peppered with resumes, tapes, and pitches. The latest crop of new hosts include actors Richard Karn and Alfonso Ribeiro. More »

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      Meredith Vieira  • Johnny Carson  • Deal or No Deal  • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire  • Howie Mandel

  • June 2008

    • Heeeeeeeeeeeeere's a Lawsuit!

      Associated Press  |  Jun 20, 08 10:45 PM CDT

      Heeeeeeeeeeeeere's a Lawsuit!

      (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 you make,” McMahon recently told Larry King, “you know what happens.” More »

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

    • Carson Sidekick Faces Home Foreclosure

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 4, 08 12:03 PM CDT

      Carson Sidekick Faces Home Foreclosure

      (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 of credit; the property is on the market at $5.75 million. More »

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      foreclosure  • Ed McMahon  • Johnny Carson

  • November 2007

    • Johnny (Sorry, Jay) Top TV Icon

      Associated Press  |  Nov 15, 07 1:49 PM CST

      Johnny (Sorry, Jay) Top TV Icon

      (Newser) - Letterman and Stewart made the cut, but Leno got stiffed when  Entertainment Weekly and TV Land did their list of the top 50 TV icons. Leading the list, of course, the guy who started it all: Johnny Carson Lucille Ball Oprah Winfrey More »

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      list  • Oprah Winfrey  • Jerry Seinfeld  • Johnny Carson  • Bill Cosby  • icons  • Carol Burnett  • Dick Clark  • Homer Simpson

  • October 2007

    • Leno's 2nd Thoughts Bug NBC

      Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 15, 07 10:50 AM CDT

      Leno's 2nd Thoughts Bug NBC

      (Newser) - Jay Leno isn't laughing about his Tonight Show departure, and neither are his bosses. The late-night king is scheduled to step aside in 2009 to make way for Conan O'Brien, but he's having second thoughts, and NBC worries he'll Jaywalk to another network, the LA Times reports. “It’s 1992 all over again,” says ex-NBC exec Warren Littlefield. More »

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      NBC  • David Letterman  • Jay Leno  • Conan O'Brien  • Tonight Show  • Johnny Carson

  • July 2007

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