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NEWS ABOUT: Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson stories: 9 news summaries
OBITUARY

 Impressionist 
 Travalena Dead at 66 


Jun 29, 09 11:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fred Travalena, a master impressionist whose catalog of voices ranged from US presidents to Frank Sinatra doing Boy George, has died at 66 of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, the Los Angeles Times reports. The actor-singer-mimic, known as the "Man of a Thousand Faces," opened for the likes of... More »

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cancer • entertainment • television • Las Vegas • obituary • comedy • Johnny Carson • Wayne Newton • Tonight Show • impression • Fred Travalena • impressionist • mimic • non-Hodgkin's lymphoma • Shirley Maclaine

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

 Heeeere's Miserable Johnny! 

'Sad' funnyman cheated on wives, struggled with mom

Nov 2, 08 6:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Funnyman Johnny Carson was a miserable serial wife cheater who was tormented by a mother who never gave him a compliment. That's the word from his one-time lawyer and manager, who's shopping around a tell-all tome about his late boss. "He was a great star, but not a great... More »

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Johnny Carson • Tonight Show • celebrity tell-alls

 D-Lister? Host a Game Show! 

Game show offer actors new showcase

Oct 6, 08 8:40 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Deal or No Deal • Meredith Vieira • Johnny Carson • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire • Howie Mandel • game shows • game show hosts • Richard Karn • Alfonso Ribeiro • Game Show Network • Pee-wee Herman • Bingo America • Family Feud

 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

Johnny (Sorry, Jay) Top TV Icon

The famous faces of TV are (nearly) all present in this Hall of Fame

Nov 15, 07 1:49 PM CST
(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:
  1. Johnny Carson
  2. Lucille Ball
  3. Oprah Winfrey
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Jerry Seinfeld • list • Oprah Winfrey • Johnny Carson • Dick Clark • Bill Cosby • icons • Lucille Ball • Homer Simpson • Mary Tyler Moore • Carol Burnett • Walter Kronkite

Leno's 2nd Thoughts Bug NBC

Late night star unhappy with 2009 departure, NBC mulls options

Oct 15, 07 10:50 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

NBC Angles to Keep Leno
After Tonight

Execs brainstorm projects for 2009,
when Conan takes chair

Jul 23, 07 6:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Jay Leno nears his final Tonight Show in 2009, NBC is scrambling to keep the late night king at the network and away from rivals ABC and Fox. Peacock execs have pitched a prime time variety show, miscellaneous work on NBC's cable channels, and a showcase of Jay-on-demand through... More »

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television • NBC • cable TV • Jay Leno • peacock • late night talk show • late night host • Conan O'Brien • Johnny Carson • online • on demand

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