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Biography

"Professional sidekick" Ed McMahon attended 15 schools while growing up in Detroit, New Jersey, New York City and Massachusetts; his father was a part-time…more

Born

3/6/1923, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Died

6/23/2009

Birth Name

Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr.

Gender

Male

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Star (10)

Role
- ALF's Hit Talk Show
  Announcer/Sidekick
  - S 1: Ep 7 Eric Roberts, Vincent Pastore
    12/17/04
  - S 1: Ep 6 Tom Green
    12/10/04
  - S 1: Ep 5 Doris Roberts
    12/3/04
  - S 1: Ep 4 Tom Arnold
    11/26/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 Bryan Cranston, Leon Redbone
    11/19/04
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Tom Show
  Charles "Charlie" Dickerson
  - S 1: Ep 19 The Ticket Scam
    2/22/98
  - S 1: Ep 18 Tom's Dream House
    2/15/98
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Band
    2/8/98
  - S 1: Ep 16 The Centerfold
    2/1/98
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Top Five
    1/18/98
  - + 14 More Credits
- Bruno the Kid
  voice of the Engineer's Henchman
  - S 1: Ep 37 You Go, Girl
    5/26/97
  - S 1: Ep 36 Virus
    5/19/97
  - S 1: Ep 35 Dead Boy Walking
    5/12/97
  - S 1: Ep 34 Bullet Train
    5/5/97
  - S 1: Ep 33 Bye Bye Jarly: Part Three
    4/28/97
  - + 33 More Credits
- Star Search (1983)
  Host
  - S 2: Ep 12 Episode 2.12
    11/25/84
  - S 2: Ep 9 Episode 2.9
    11/4/84
  - S 2: Ep 3 Episode 2.3
    9/23/84
  - S 2: Ep 2 Episode 2.1
    9/8/84
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1.1
    9/17/83
  - + 1 More Credits
- Gridlock
  Henry Sherman
- Two for the Money
  On-Camera Announcer (1957)
  - S 1: Ep 1 two for the money
- Whodunnit?
  Emcee
  - S 1: Ep 1 Evidence of Death
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Star
  - S 7: Ep 11 1011
    12/17/69
  - S 8: Ep 50 691008
    10/8/69
  - S 7: Ep 10 690820
    8/20/69
  - S 7: Ep 9 690429
    4/29/69
  - S 7: Ep 8 690325
    3/25/69
  - + 1266 More Credits
- American Bandstand
  Announcer (1952-1958)
  - S 3: Ep 197 AB-749: The Flamingos / Preston Epps
    5/31/60
- Concentration
  Host (1969)
  - S 1: Ep 273 Wednesday September 2, 1959
    9/2/59
  - S 1: Ep 272 Wednesday September 2, 1959
    9/2/59
  - S 1: Ep 271 Tuesday September 1, 1959
    9/1/59
  - S 1: Ep 270 Monday August 31, 1959
    8/31/59
  - S 1: Ep 269 Friday August 28, 1959
    8/28/59
  - + 268 More Credits
Recurring Role (7)

Role
- The Match Game
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 47 Peter Marshall & Ed McMahon
    7/14/69
  - S 7: Ep 10 Joanne Carson & Ed McMahon
    11/4/68
  - S 6: Ep 42 Joanna (Joanne) Carson & Ed McMahon
    6/17/68
  - S 6: Ep 20 Lauren Bacall & Ed McMahon
    1/15/68
  - S 6: Ep 10 Vivian Vance & Ed McMahon
    11/6/67
  - + 10 More Credits
- Kraft Music Hall
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 6 The Friars Club Roasts Johnny Carson
    10/23/68
- The Match Game
  Himself (as Guest Host)
  - S 7: Ep 3 Michele Lee & Gene Rayburn (Ed McMahon Hosting)
    9/16/68
- Kraft Music Hall
  Guest Host
  - S 10: Ep 40 Ed McMahon / Rascals / Litle Anthony & the Imperials
    9/4/68
  - S 10: Ep 39 Ed McMahon / Sly & the Family Stone / Four Tops
    8/21/68
  - S 10: Ep 38 Ed McMahon / New Vaudeville Band / Joanie Sommers
    8/14/68
  - S 10: Ep 36 Ed McMahon / The Turtles / Flip Wilson
    7/24/68
  - S 10: Ep 35 Ed McMahon / Paul Anka / Dick Cavett
    7/17/68
  - + 1 More Credits
- Kraft Music Hall
  Host
  - S 10: Ep 37 Ed McMahon / Spanky & Our Gang / Bobby Vinton
    7/31/68
  - S 10: Ep 33 Ed McMahon / Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
    7/3/68
- Kraft Music Hall
  Himself, host
  - S 10: Ep 21 Vaudeville '68
    3/13/68
- Kraft Music Hall
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 11 The Mitzi Gaynor Christmas Show
    12/20/67
Guest Star (84)

Role
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 57: Ep 208 October 15, 2008
    10/15/08
  - S 56: Ep 184 September 13, 2007
    9/13/07
  - S 55: Ep 182 September 12, 2006
    9/12/06
  - S 54: Ep 16 January 24, 2005
    1/24/05
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 32 Episode #2.032
    10/14/08
- Celebrity Family Feud
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 104
    7/22/08
- TV Land Top 10
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 18 Top Ten Musical Moments
    8/16/06
  - S 1: Ep 16 Top 10 TV Weddings
    6/14/06
  - S 1: Ep 11 Top 10 Holiday Moments
    12/11/05
- Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Break Up (A.K.A. Starting Over)
    6/30/06
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 60 November 28, 2005
    11/28/05
  - S 7: Ep 169 May 1, 1995
    5/1/95
  - S 6: Ep 227 July 29, 1994
    7/29/94
  - S 5: Ep 201 June 17, 1993
    6/17/93
  - S 5: Ep 135 March 16, 1993
    3/16/93
  - + 6 More Credits
- The Tony Danza Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 34 Episode 209
    10/27/05
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 82 Show #3026
    10/20/05
  - S 13: Ep 139 Show #2860
    1/24/05
- Scrubs
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 18 My Roommates
    2/22/05
- $25 Million Dollar Hoax
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    11/8/04
- Higglytown Heroes
  Tugboat Captain Hero
  - S 1: Ep 9 Smells Like a Mystery / Ship Ahoy!
    10/25/04
- E!'s 101
  Interviewee
  - S 2: Ep 10 Most Awesome Moments in Entertainment 20 - 1
    10/21/04
  - S 2: Ep 6 Most Awesome Moments in Entertainment 101 - 81
    10/17/04
- Family Guy
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 22 When You Wish Upon a Weinstein
    11/9/03
- Duck Dodgers
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Queen is Wild / Back to the Academy
    11/8/03
- Las Vegas
  Himself
- Larry King Live
  Himself
  - S 19: Ep 332 Episode 19-332
    7/29/03
- The New Tom Green Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 Episode 12
    7/8/03
- Star Search (2003)
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 6 Show #306 (a.k.a.the one w/ former Star Search host Ed McMahon and guest judge Jessica Andrews)
    4/18/03
- Meet the Marks
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode 103
    7/31/02
- That '80s Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 11 Road Trip (a.k.a. Star Search)
    4/24/02
- Popular
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 18 The Brain Game
    4/27/01
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 33 Ed McMahon, Stephan Jenkins, and The Amazing Kreskin
    8/17/00
  - S 2: Ep 221 Ed McMahon, D.J. Qualls, and Stroke 9
    5/23/00
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 28 Richard Simmons
    6/25/00
- Just Shoot Me!
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 22 Finch on Ice
    5/2/00
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 97 Ed McMahon
    2/17/00
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 7 Prelude to a Kiss
    11/5/99
- Suddenly Susan
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 16 Ben Rubenstein, Meet Joe Black
    2/22/99
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  guest
  - S 3: Ep 96 Ed McMahon
    2/17/99
- Baywatch
  Sean
  - S 9: Ep 13 Come Fly with Me
    1/18/99
- The Simpsons
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 4 Treehouse of Horror IX
    10/25/98
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 28 Show #459
    10/14/98
- The Army Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Shipping Out
    10/4/98
- Pinky and the Brain
  voice of Himself
  - S 4: Ep 6 The Pinky And The Brain Reunion Special
    9/25/98
- Muppets Tonight
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Best of Muppets Tonight
    12/21/97
  - S 2: Ep 5 Coolio, Don Rickles
    10/19/97
- Cow and Chicken
  Governer #1/Eugene Oregon/Beaver #5
  - S 1: Ep 11 Chicken's First Kiss / Squirt the Daisies / I.M. Weasel: I.M. Ambassador
    12/2/97
- I Am Weasel
  Governor #1/Eugene Oregon/Beaver #5
  - S 1: Ep 11 I Am Ambassador
    12/2/97
- The Angry Beavers
  Announcer
  - S 1: Ep 8 Mission To The Big, Hot, Thingy / I Dare You
    6/29/97
- Malcolm & Eddie
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Commercial
    2/24/97
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 4: Ep 48 Show #0697
    11/14/96
  - S 1: Ep 204 Show #0204
    7/29/94
- Roseanne
  himself
  - S 8: Ep 5 Halloween: the Final Chapter
    10/31/95
- Nurses (1991)
  Detective Salisbury
  - S 3: Ep 21 The Big Jack Attack
    4/23/94
- Burke's Law (1994)
  Big Hank Whittaker
  - S 1: Ep 5 Who Killed the Host at the Roast?
    2/4/94
- Sidewalks Entertainment
  Himself [taped segment]
  - S 7: Ep 2 Do You Have Any Crab?
    12/1/93
- Living Single
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 Crappy Birthday
    11/14/93
- The Larry Sanders Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 15 Hank's Wedding
    9/8/93
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 22 October 7, 1992
    10/7/92
  - S 4: Ep 150 June 1, 1992
    6/1/92
- Who's the Boss?
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 6 A Well-Kept Housekeeper
    11/2/91
- One On One With John Tesh
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 37 October 29, 1991
    10/29/91
- The Chuck Woolery Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 September 27, 1991
    9/27/91
- Full House
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 6 Star Search
    11/3/89
- Newhart
  Frank Tuttle
  - S 7: Ep 14 The Nice Man Cometh
    3/13/89
- ALF
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 5 Tonight, Tonight (2)
    10/24/88
  - S 3: Ep 4 Tonight, Tonight (1)
    10/24/88
- Amazing Stories
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 1: Ep 10 Remote Control Man
    12/8/85
- The Hollywood Squares (1966)
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 6 October 13-17, 1980
    10/13/80
  - S 14: Ep 37 January 14-20, 1980 (2)
    1/14/80
  - S 11: Ep 80 June 20-24, 1977 (NBC-TV)
    6/20/77
  - S 11: Ep 54 March 14-20, 1977 (2)
    3/14/77
  - S 11: Ep 38 January 17-23, 1977 (2)
    1/17/77
  - + 9 More Credits
- Hee-Haw
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 15 Ed McMahon / Faron Young / Barbi Benton / Kathy Kitchen
    1/5/80
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 14 September 27, 1979
    9/27/79
  - S 5: Ep 152 April 26, 1979
    4/26/79
  - S 4: Ep 114 February 28, 1978
    2/28/78
  - S 3: Ep 213 September 7, 1977
    9/7/77
  - S 3: Ep 194 July 11, 1977
    7/11/77
  - + 7 More Credits
- CHiPs
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 2 Roller Disco (2)
    9/22/79
  - S 3: Ep 1 Roller Disco (1)
    9/22/79
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 183 June 21, 1977
    6/21/77
  - S 14: Ep 115 February 28, 1977
    2/28/77
  - S 13: Ep 227 August 12, 1976
    8/12/76
  - S 12: Ep 229 August 18, 1975
    8/18/75
  - S 10: Ep 20 October 13, 1972
    10/13/72
- Legends of the Super-Heroes
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Roast
    2/10/77
- The Captain and Tennille
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 15 Show #3-77
    2/7/77
- The Sonny & Cher Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 7 Show 18
    11/7/76
- The David Steinberg Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Ed McMahon
    10/22/76
- The Jacksons
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Episode #3
    6/30/76
- Ellery Queen
  Lamont Franklin
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Adventure of the Eccentric Engineer
    1/18/76
- The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 5 Show 48 - Jack Palance, Ed McMahon
    10/10/73
- Here's Lucy
  Ed McCallister
  - S 6: Ep 4 Lucy the Wealthy Widow
    10/1/73
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 3 Ed McMahon (Celebrity Roast)
    9/28/73
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Ed McMahon
    9/27/73
- The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
  Cameo
  - S 4: Ep 1 Show 44 - Season Premiere with Chuck Connors
    9/12/73
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 225 July 15, 1970
    7/15/70
- The Barbara McNair Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 21 April 19, 1970
    4/19/70
- The Johnny Cash Show
  personality
  - S 1: Ep 17 January 28, 1970
    1/28/70
- Elvira's Movie Macabre
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 7 The Mighty Gorga
- Sidewalks Entertainment
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 7 Too Many Hosts
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 3: Ep 15 Episode #55
    12/29/69
  - S 3: Ep 18 Episode #58
- Here's Lucy
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 11 Lucy and Johnny Carson
    12/1/69
- Della!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 121 November 24, 1969
    11/24/69
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 87 January 13, 1969
    1/13/69
  - S 1: Ep 35 April 19, 1968
    4/19/68
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 6: Ep 178 May 8, 1968
    5/8/68
  - S 12: Ep 136 Week of March 11, 1974
    3/11/74
- What's My Line?
  Mystery Guest Team
  - S 18: Ep 46 EPISODE #869
    7/16/67
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 234 September 4, 1964
    9/4/64
  - S 14: Ep 119 February 26, 1976
    2/26/76
  - S 14: Ep 62 November 25, 1975
    11/25/75
  - S 10: Ep 6 Week of September 6, 1971
    9/6/71
- The Joey Bishop Show (1961)
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 25 Joey, Jack Jones, and Genie
    4/11/64
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 10 Corridor 400
    12/27/63
- The Garry Moore Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 37 June 21, 1960
    6/21/60
Cameo (4)

Role
- Pioneers of Television
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Late Night
    1/9/08
- Las Vegas
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 9 Degas Away With It
    11/15/04
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 36: Ep 1 Bob Hope Buys NBC?
    9/17/85
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance
  - S 1: Ep 10 Episode #10
    4/1/68

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- Ed has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It is located at 7000 Hollywood Blvd.
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- While in college, Ed was a member of the Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity.
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- Ed's parents were Edward Peter Leo McMahon Sr. and Eleanor Russell McMahon.
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- Ed McMahon: My childhood dream was to be a broadcaster. In those days, before television, it was to be a radio announcer. All my heroes were people that announced on radio. When the war started, I wanted to become a Marine fighter pilot, which I became. And I wanted to fly off a carrier, which I did.
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- Ed McMahon: (talking about what made Johnny Carson a great talk show host) He had the two elements vital to a good talk show host. He had the curiosity of a child, and he listened. And listening is so important, because sometimes your next question is in the last answer. And Johnny always recognized that.
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- Ed McMahon: Heeeeeere's Johnny!
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