Biography
First and foremost, his nightly introduction of late-night TV icon Johnny Carson with his inimitable "He-eeeeeere's Johnny!" his "Hi-yo!" and unmistakable off-camera laugh made him one of the most lovable sidekicks in television history. McMahon came to engender the "second banana" - the professional co-host and the star's set-up man - leveraging his genial, Everymanesque celebrity into a raft of side projects and high-profile commercial …
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Career Milestones
| First broadcasting job was at WLLH-AM in Lowell, MA | ||
| Served in the US Marines during WWII; earned wings at Pensacola Naval base and became a fighter pilot instructor | ||
| With Clark, became a commercial spokesperson for American Family Publishers | ||
1938 | Began his career as a bingo caller in Maine when he was 15 | |
1949 | Began his television career as on-air personality in Philadelphia, PA at WCAU-TV | |
1950 | Performed as a clown on "The Big Top" (CBS) | |
1957 | First worked with Johnny Carson, as announcer and host on the daytime gameshow "Who Do You Trust?" (ABC) | |
1962 | Worked alongside Johnny Carson as the announcer and sidekick on NBC's "The Tonight Show" | |
1963 | Hosted the game show "Missing Links" (NBC) | |
1967 | First notable acting role, "The Incident" | |
1967 | Hosted the NBC game show, "Snap Judgment" | |
1972 | Headlined the NBC comedy special "Ed McMahon and His Friends ... Discover Cypress Gardens" | |
1973 | Returned to films after a six-year absence in "Slaughter's Big Rip-Off" | |
1977 | Co-starred with Jane Fonda and George Segal in "Fun With Dick and Jane" | |
1979 | Acted in the TV-movie "The Kid From Left Field" | |
1979 | Hosted the short-lived NBC game show "Whodunit?" | |
1980 | Featured in the NBC TV-movies "The Great American Traffic Jam" and "The Golden Momemt - An Olympic Love Story" | |
1981 | Co-starred in the NBC miniseries "The Star Maker" | |
1981 | Had supporting role in the instant camp classic "Butterfly" featuring Pia Zadora | |
1982 | Co-hosted a series of NBC specials, "Television's Greatest Commercials" | |
1982 | Co-hosted with Dick Clark NBC's "TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes" | |
1983 | Hosted the syndicated TV talent show, "Ed McMahon's Star Search" | |
1991 | Hosted a number of ABC specials "Super Bloopers & New Practical Jokes" alongside Clark | |
1994 | Played himself in the feature film "Love Affair" | |
1997 | Had regular role on the sitcom "The Tom Show" (WB) playing the host of a morning talk show | |
1998 | Played a grandfather in the ABC TV-movie "Safety Patrol" | |
1998 | Published his autobiography For Laughing Out Loud: My Life and Good Times | |
2000 | Was the subject of the A&E's Biography segment "Ed McMahon: America's Sidekick" | |
2001 | Returned to weekly TV as host of "Ed McMahon's Next Big Star" (PAX-TV); also produced | |
2004 | Was the announcer and co-host of "Alf's Hit Talk Show" (TV Land) | |
2005 | Penned second book Here's Johnny!: My Memories of Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show, and 46 Years of Friendship | |