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Britney Spears and Conan O'Brien Pay Tribute to Ed McMahon
June 24, 2009 09:06:10Pop singer Britney Spears was quick to react upon learning news of Ed McMahon's death. She took it to her Twitter account on Tuesday, June 23, to express her loss. She wrote, "I am deeply saddened by today's news about Ed McMahon. He is responsible for giving so many artists their first shot, including myself. He was a wonderful man and will be greatly missed."
McMahon, who was a comedian, game show host, and TV personality, had contribution in catapulting Spears into stardom. She was featured on his show "Star Search" back in 1992, delivering a performance of Naomi Judd's "Love Can Build a Bridge".
Ed McMahon to Compile Memoir
March 31, 2005 11:03:36"Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson's assistant, Ed McMahon, is writing memoir titled "Here's Johnny!." According to McMahon's publisher Rutledge Hill Press, the memoir, which has been blessed by Johnny before he's death, shares a picture of the enigmatic Carson, so cool before the camera, yet genuinely shy and self-effacing.
Detailing on the content of the memoir, the publisher said how McMahon been blessed by Carson's gift early in their partnership that he then outed "Here's Johnny!" which reveals Carson's talent and comedic timing as well as his nervousness, admitting "making it look easy is a hell of a strain." The book is scheduled to come out in October this year.
