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Ed McMahon

1923 - 2009

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Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr. (March 6, 1923 – June 23, 2009) was an American announcer, game show host, comedian, actor, singer, and combat aviator. McMahon and Johnny Carson began their association in their first TV series, the ABC game show Who Do You Trust?, appearing from 1958 to 1962. McMahon then made his famous thirty-year mark as Carson's sidekick and announcer on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from 1962 to 1992. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Ed McMahon is the 8,663rd most popular actor (down from 8,658th in 2024), the 13,190th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,767th in 2019) and the 4,038th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Ed McMahon ranks 8,663 out of 13,578. Before him are Shreya Ghoshal, Anu Aggarwal, Aimee Teegarden, Joe Locke, Filipp Yankovsky, and Pelin Karahan. After him are Thomas Gomez, Paul Cavanagh, A. K. Hangal, Mayumi Iizuka, Lillian Russell, and Anna Camp.

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Among people born in 1923, Ed McMahon ranks 469. Before him are Trevor Ford, Eugene Wright, Viktor Shuvalov, Kenny Rollins, Frank Brian, and Jean Wallace. After him are Alex Hannum, Ned Rorem, Anne Jeffreys, Chuck Daigh, Don Barksdale, and Kuldip Nayar. Among people deceased in 2009, Ed McMahon ranks 394. Before him are Erich Kunzel, Jang Ja-yeon, Edith Lucie Bongo, Billy Mays, Ernő Kolczonay, and Jane Randolph. After him are Leo Rwabwogo, Philip Carey, Horton Foote, Stanley Middleton, Stanislav Markelov, and Vladimir Turchinsky.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ed McMahon ranks 13,194 out of 20,380. Before him are Ben Moody (1981), Amy Jo Johnson (1970), Connie Kay (1927), Scott Westerfeld (1963), Aimee Teegarden (1989), and Matt Riddle (1986). After him are Tina Brooks (1932), Thomas Gomez (1905), Ghostface Killah (1970), Dan Harrington (1945), Jeff Baxter (1948), and Kim Hill (1970).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ed McMahon ranks 4,040. Before him are Ann Gillis (1927), Jean Wallace (1923), Bob Denver (1935), Patrick Schwarzenegger (1993), Amy Jo Johnson (1970), and Aimee Teegarden (1989). After him are Thomas Gomez (1905), Lillian Russell (1860), Anna Camp (1982), Hailee Steinfeld (1996), Mary MacLaren (1900), and Steve Antin (1958).

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