A colleage tells me that when Johnny Carson served in the military, that at one point his commanding officer was Ed McMahon. Origins: It's hard to think of late-night talk show king Johnny ...

Late television stars Ed McMahon and Johnny Carson had an enduring friendship that lasted decades in Hollywood. And after Carson died, McMahon released a book for and about his old friend ...

As McMahon recalled in his memoir, Here’s Johnny, he started working with Carson in 1958. That’s when he began as an announcer for the young host on the television game show Who Do You Trust?

Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon met each other in the late ’50s and formed a fast friendship that lasted the rest of their lives. Why did Carson prefer his nights out with McMahon to be all male?

As McMahon recalled in his memoir, Here’s Johnny, Carson was naturally talented at many different things, or a “Renaissance overachiever.” Of course, the quality was part of what made him so ...

But he said he learned, “I had to pretend laughing was my whole job.” Ed McMahon said being Johnny Carson’s co-host was a ‘challenging role’ “Being [Carson’s] sidekick was a ...

Ed McMahon, a television pioneer who warmed “The Tonight Show” couch for nearly 30 years as Johnny Carson’s jovial sidekick and announcer, died early Tuesday. He was 86. McMahon died at ...

Ed McMahon, who died Tuesday morning in a Los ... but he will always be best remembered as Johnny Carson's sidekick for 30 years on NBC. Mr. McMahon died at age 86 at the Ronald Reagan UCLA ...

Tonight Show' host Johnny Carson was married four times but he only had one co-host in 30 years and that was Ed McMahon. McMahon once disclosed Carson felt he just didn't have "energy for his home ...

Read an excerpt. Johnny Carson, the longtime host of "The Tonight Show," was a TV icon — and behind every icon is a loyal second banana. For 30 years, Ed McMahon heralded the arrival of the king ...

But for those like Ed McMahon, the real Carson was much more than what appeared on The Tonight Show. This article was originally published on lastnighton.com as The Johnny Carson rumor debunked by ...