Ed McMahon Tribute from Star Search's Sam Harris

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Rest In Peace dear friend.

Ed McMahon's first appearance before a microphone was as a 15-year-old "caller" at a bingo game in Maine. After that he would spend the next three years touring the state fair and carnival circuit. A Marine fighter pilot during World War II, McMahon sold vegetable slicers on Atlantic City's boardwalk to put himself through Catholic University in Washington, DC. In the 1950s McMahon hosted a late-night interview show in Philadelphia before working as a clown on the show "Big Top" (1950). His next assignment was as a fighter pilot during the Korean War. After that he resumed his career in television. In 1959 he was hired as Johnny Carson's straight man on the daytime quiz show "Do You Trust Your Wife" (1956). When Carson succeeded Jack Paar on NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962), he took McMahon with him. This job would last for 30 years and make McMahon wealthy and famous. On the big screen he would play straight roles in the dramatic The Incident (1967)--for which he got very good reviews--and in the comic Fun with Dick and Jane (1977). He would also appear in made-for-TV movies and host daytime game shows in the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1980s McMahon would team with Dick Clark on "TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes" (1984) and host his own long-running talent show, "Star Search" (1983). He would also make commercial appearances for a multitude of products. In 1994 he would be cast as himself in Love Affair (1994) with Warren Beatty and Annette Bening.

Edward Leo Peter "Ed" McMahon, Jr. (March 6, 1923 June 23, 2009) was an American comedian, game show host, announcer, and television personality. Most famous for his work on television as Johnny Carson's announcer on Tonight Show from 1962 to 1992, and as the host of the talent show Star Search from 1983 to 1995, he later also became well-known as the presenter of American Family Publishers sweepstakes, which arrives unannounced at the homes of winners. He subsequently made a series of Neighborhood Watch Public Service Announcements parodying that role.

McMahon annually co-hosted the Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon. He performed in numerous television commercials, most notably for Budweiser. In the 1970s and 1980s, he anchored the team of NBC personalities conducting the network's coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

McMahon appeared in several films, including The Incident (1967), Fun With Dick and Jane (1977), Full Moon High (1981), and Butterfly (1982), as well as briefly in the film version of Bewitched (2005). According to Entertainment Weekly he is considered one of the "greatest sidekicks".

McMahon and Johnny Carson first worked together as announcer and host on the daytime game show Who Do You Trust? (1957-1962). McMahon and Carson left the show to join The Tonight Show in 1962. He describes what happened when the pair first met, the whole meeting being "... about as exciting as watching a traffic light change".[6]
For more than 30 years, McMahon introduced the Tonight Show with a drawn-out "Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's Johnny!" His booming voice and constant laughter alongside the "King of Late Night" earned McMahon the nickname the "Human Laugh Track" and "Toymaker to the King".

As part of the introductory patter to The Tonight Show, McMahon would state his name out loud, pronouncing it as Ed "Mc MAH yon", but neither long-time cohort Johnny Carson nor anyone else who interviewed him ever seemed to pick up on that subtlety, usually referring to him as Ed "Mc MAN".

The extroverted McMahon served as a counter to the notoriously shy Carson. Nonetheless, McMahon once told an interviewer that after his many decades as an emcee, he would still get "butterflies" in his stomach every time he would walk onto a stage, and would use that nervousness as a source of energy.

Star Search

He was also host of the successful weekly syndicated series Star Search, which began in 1983 and helped launch the careers of numerous actors, singers, choreographers, and comedians. He stayed with the show until it ended in 1995, and in 2003, he made a cameo appearance on the revival of the CBS show, hosted by his successor, Arsenio Hall.

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[divoboy]

A beautiful tribute!

[MBScherry]

What a wonderful tribute, Sam!! Ed was a an amazing man!

[DorvellTStewart]

"Star Search" was a million times better than "American Idol" could ever be!

R.I.P Ed McMahon!

[FHOFHO2424]

BEAUTIFUL!!

[teachdj]

Well done Sam. 

[sluggo06]

What do you think happens after we die?

[Frank33314]

This a great tribute.  Ed McMahon R.I.P.

[YvetteP1]

How wonderful of you! We will miss Ed...and love you too!

[njms1951]

Feb 10, 2010

I just watched this tribute for the very first time. I CRIED.. What love you showed and shared. Yes he will be missed.

THANK YOU SAM !!!!

[4shys2]

Mr.Harris, I also watch clips of Ed & Johnny! And loved Star Search, continued success in all you do!

Of course "Over the Rainbow", still takes me on a beautiful rollercoaster ride of endless hope to go over the rainbow! Much love to you Sir!

[TELEVISIONARCHIVES]

Ed McMahon was fun to work with. He treated everyone on the set with respect.

[snickandcookmom]

What a wonderful tribute for someone who obviously meant a lot to you! Bravo!!