Ed McMahon (1923–2009)
Autore di Here's Johnny!
Sull'Autore
Ed McMahon was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 6, 1923. He received a bachelor's degree in speech and drama from Catholic University of America in 1949. He served as a fighter pilot in the United States Marine Corps in World War II and the Korean War. He got his start on television playing a mostra altro circus clown on the 1950-51 variety series Big Top. In 1958, he joined Who Do You Trust?, where he met Johnny Carson. When Carson was asked to replace Jack Paar on the Tonight Show, McMahon became his announcer and they worked together until Carson retired in 1992. He also hosted Star Search, the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon with Jerry Lewis, and TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes with Dick Clark. He also appeared in several movies including The Incident (1967), Fun with Dick and Jane (1977), Full Moon High (1981), Butterfly (1982), Just Write (1997), and Bewitched (2005). In 1998, he wrote his autobiography, For Laughing Out Loud: My Life and Good Times. He died on June 23, 2009 at the age of 86. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di Ed McMahon
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- McMahon, Edward Leo Peter, Jr.
- Data di nascita
- 1923-03-06
- Data di morte
- 2009-06-23
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Massechusetts, USA
California, USA - Istruzione
- Catholic University of America
- Attività lavorative
- entertainer
television host
businessman - Organizzazioni
- US Marine Corps
Utenti
Recensioni
Here's Johnny! / Ed McMahon di Ed. McMahon
Technically not a beach read, but I got through it in about the time it would have taken to watch a couple Tonight Show episodes. It does carry Ed McMahon's voice, even if I didn't stop midway through for a cold Budweiser.
Wow! How do you write a review about a comic team that were together for 30+ years? Unless you grew up with The Tonight Show when Carson / McMahon were hosting the show, there is just no way to say how much I miss - Here's Johnny!
Ed McMahon was a Marine Col. who flew combat missions in WWII & Korea. Carson was a Navy officer. Together they formed one of the strongest teams in television history. This book is rightly criticized for its stale jokes but McMahon was there with Carson the whole way into TV late night as it was perfected into the current art-form used by everyone. Bob Hope invented the monologue but Carson perfected it into the first stage before personal interviewing and stage comedy/music performance. An interesting book once you get past McMahan's need to be funny on almost every page. I'm happy a Marine wrote a book. We need more of that to go on. This book is almost too reverential to Carson but that is understandable. Carson began his retirement as an entertainment giant having gone from Nebraska to NYC and then finally to LA where he made fun of people from Burbank, CA for a living. Besides Billy Crystal and Bob Hope, probably the most easy to watch host of the Academy Awards. Too much guy humor, but if you're a Carson fan, this book is still worthwhile to read.… (altro)
Since Ed McMahon had spent so many years with Johnny Carson, I was expecting more out of this book than what I got as a reader.
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 13
- Opere correlate
- 10
- Utenti
- 348
- Popolarità
- #68,679
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 8
- ISBN
- 24