Ed McMahon dead at 86

Ed’s dead. No more ‘Here’s Johnny.’ No more Publisher’s Clearing House Giveaways. Sadly, Ed will be remembered by so many as the cash strapped, cash4gold.com huckster than a participant in the Tonight Show.

Ed McMahon, the former sidekick of Johnny Carson on “Tonight Show” turned commercial pitchman, has died. McMahon’s death came after years of financial turmoil, a threatened foreclosure on his home, and a terrible fall that resulted in a broken neck. Publicist Howard Bragman said McMahon died early Tuesday at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center surrounded by his family. Bragman didn’t give a cause of death, saying only that McMahon had a “multitude of health problems the last few months.” McMahon was 86. – From NY Daily News