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Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 | 8:45 AM ET Comments19Recommend39
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Famed Johnny Carson sidekick Ed McMahon, seen here in 2007, died early Tuesday. Famed Johnny Carson sidekick Ed McMahondied early Tuesday.
Ed McMahon, former sidekick to Johnny Carson on NBC Television's Tonight Show, has died at age 86 in Los Angeles.
McMahon died early Tuesday morning at the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, according to his publicist, Howard Bragman.
He didn't release a cause of death, saying only that McMahon had a "multitude of health problems the last few months."
The famed funnyman had been hospitalized with pneumonia and other ailments earlier this year, and had reportedly battled bone cancer.
Last Updated: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 | 8:45 AM ET Comments19Recommend39
CBC News
Famed Johnny Carson sidekick Ed McMahon, seen here in 2007, died early Tuesday. Famed Johnny Carson sidekick Ed McMahondied early Tuesday.
Ed McMahon, former sidekick to Johnny Carson on NBC Television's Tonight Show, has died at age 86 in Los Angeles.
McMahon died early Tuesday morning at the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center, according to his publicist, Howard Bragman.
He didn't release a cause of death, saying only that McMahon had a "multitude of health problems the last few months."
The famed funnyman had been hospitalized with pneumonia and other ailments earlier this year, and had reportedly battled bone cancer.
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