Ed McMahon has passed away at 86, according to reports.
He died at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in California this morning.
He is best known as Johnny Carson's sidekick on "The Tonight Show" and his infamous catchphrase, "Heeeeeeeeeeere's Johnny!" Not to mention those campy Colonial Penn Commercials from the 80's & 90's. And I should know those, I used to work for Intramerica Life Insurance Company - a subsidiary of the Colonial Penn Group and I used to hate when people would call and say that Mr. McMahon told them that they won a million dollars! I'd then have to tell them that they had received a Publisher's Clearing House letter and not one from our insurance company which he too represented as a paid endorsee of our products. In most cases these 80-90 year olds just didn't get it and hung up only to call back later.
McMahon also hosted "Star Search" and "TV Bloopers And Practical Jokes" with Dick Clark. Well, here to you Ed! RIP.
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