Tonight Show's' Ed McMahon dies

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Ed McMahon (left), 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, has died at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 86.

McMahon and his wife, Pam Hurn, at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles in 2008.

Ed McMahon arrives at the premiere of "The Simpsons Movie" in July 2007.

McMahon with comedian Bill Cosby, on NBC's "Late Night" with Johnny Carson in February 1968.

McMahon shakes hands with Carson, during the final taping of the "Tonight Show" in Burbank, Calif., on May 22, 1992.

Doc Severinsen (left), leader of "The Tonight Show Band," with McMahon and Carson on the final show.

Ed McMahon (left) on the December 17, 1969 "Tonight Show" when singer Tiny Tim married Miss Vicki Budinger.

Singer Tony Bennett (left) swith Victoria and Ed McMahon in Los Angeles in May 1984.

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Ed McMahon (left), 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, has died at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 86.

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