Ed McMahon

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Ed McMahon (2005)

Edward Leo Peter McMahon, Jr. (born March 6, 1923 in Detroit , Michigan - † June 23, 2009 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American showmaster and actor . He gained national fame in the USA as an announcer on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992.

Life

McMahon grew up in Lowell , Massachusetts . He attended Boston College and graduated from the Catholic University of America with a Bachelor of Arts in 1949 , having previously interrupted it in favor of military service during World War II. He then served again with the United States Marine Corps as a pilot and was used in the Korean War in 1952 . He was then an officer in the reserve and retired in 1966 with the rank of colonel .

McMahon had already worked with Johnny Carson in 1957 on the game show Who Do You Trust? worked together. When Carson started the Tonight Show in 1962 , McMahon became its announcer. He was also the show master of the TV show Star Search between 1983 and 1995 and appeared in commercials, including for Budweiser . He worked as an actor in feature films and television series , but more often in cameo appearances . In 2002, McMahon sued his insurance company for over $ 20 million because he and his family were diagnosed with mold from a broken water pipe in his Beverly Hills mansion after improper repair work. The following year he received a payment of $ 7 million.

McMahon was a third marriage at the time of his death. The two divorced marriages resulted in a total of five children.

Filmography (selection)

As an actor

  • 1967: Incident ... and they had no mercy ( The Incident )
  • 1973: The Son of Mandingo ( Slaughter's Big Rip-Off )
  • 1977: Money's in the Street ( Fun with Dick and Jane )
  • 1977: Three Foreign Legionnaires ( The Last Remake of Beau Geste )
  • 1981: A Werewolf Bites His Way ( Full Moon High )
  • 1982: Butterfly - The blonde butterfly ( Butterfly )
  • 1994: Hello sister! ( Nurses )
  • 1996: The Revenge of the Cartel ( For Which He Stands )
  • 1999: Baywatch - The Lifeguards of Malibu ( Baywatch )
  • 2004: Higglytown Heroes ( Higglytown Heroes )

Cameo appearances

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personal data
SURNAME McMahon, Ed
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McMahon Jr., Edward Leo Peter (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American show master and actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit , Michigan
DATE OF DEATH June 23, 2009
Place of death Los Angeles , California