Jun 23, 2009 -
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ed McMahon, the loyal "Tonight Show" sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding "H-e-e-e-e-e-ere's Johnny!" for 30 years, died early Tuesday. He was 86.
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Feb 09, 2009 -
NEW YORK – It took all of seven seconds for David Letterman to cut Rod Blagojevich off at the knees during the disgraced politician's "Late Show" appearance last week.
The episode was a reminder of Letterman's least appreciated skill. The monologue is fun, the "Top Ten" list an inspired creation, but often the best work on the "Late Show" comes when Letterman interviews the people invited to sit across from him.
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Jul 19, 2008 -
Ed McMahon filed suit Friday against Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and a billionaire homeowner over a broken neck the TV personality suffered when he fell at a dinner party.
McMahon, 85, a longtime product pitchman and Johnny Carson's sidekick on The Tonight Show, says the injury has prevented him from working and has contributed to his financial crisis.
According to the L.A.
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Jun 06, 2008 -
Former Johnny Carson sidekick Ed McMahon spoke out on CNN's Larry King Live about the possible foreclosure of his multimillion-dollar Beverly Hills mansion.
Asked what happened, McMahon, 85, joked Thursday, "How much time do you have?"
McMahon — who wore a neck brace — told King he hasn't worked since a fall two years ago.
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Dec 14, 2007 -
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Idled television talk-show hosts Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien are likely to return to work in early January, even if the Hollywood writers strike is not settled by then, Daily Variety reported in its Friday edition.
Most of the late-night shows have been airing reruns since the Writers Guild of America went out on strike for the first time in almost two decades on Nov 5.
NBC stars Leno and O'Brien, along with CBS's David Letterman and Craig Ferguson, and ABC's Jimmy Kimmel refused to cross the picket lines in deference to their writers.
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Oct 25, 2007 -
"Please, please, please, just give the dog back," Ellen DeGeneres wept on national TV last week. It was a moment that quickly established itself in the pop culture firmament, less for the plight of Iggy the adopted terrier than for the copious crying itself.
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Setting aside the question of whether those sobs were 100 percent genuine, tears are a natural human response, and public figures are obviously not immune.
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Sep 12, 2007 -
Christina María Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American pop singer and songwriter. She was signed to RCA Records after recording "Reflection" for the film Mulan. She came to prominence following her debut album Christina Aguilera (1999), which was a critical and commercial success.
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