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Edward Leo Peter "Ed" McMahon, Jr.
(March 6, 1923 ? June 23, 2009) was an
American
television presenter and personality, actor, comedian, spokesman, and philanthropist. He was the
announcer
and
co-host
of
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
with
host
Johnny Carson
. Ed McMahon has also been on
Star Search
. He was best known for being on
television
.
McMahon was born in
Detroit
,
Michigan
. He was raised in
Lowell, Massachusetts
and in
Mexico, Maine
. McMahon studied at
Boston College
and at
The Catholic University of America
. His career began in 1957 while broadcasting in
Philadelphia
,
Pennsylvania
.
McMahon was married to Alyce Ferrill from 1945 until they divorced in 1974. Later, he married Victoria Valentine from 1976 until they divorced in 1989. Lastly, he married Pam Hurn from 1992 until his death in 2009.
McMahon died at the
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
in
Los Angeles, California
from
pneumonia
, aged, 86.
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