'Tonight' sidekick Ed McMahon dies

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 | 8:22 a.m. CDT

LOS ANGELES — Ed McMahon, the loyal "Tonight Show" sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding "H-e-e-e-e-e-ere's Johnny!" for 30 years, died early Tuesday. He was 86.

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