Ed McMahon is in intensive care at a Los Angeles hospital.
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The 85-year-old former Johnny Carson sidekick has been hospitalized for several weeks with pneumonia, as well as other unspecified ailments, rep Howard Bragman tells E! News.

Bragman declined to comment on reports that McMahon has also been diagnosed with bone cancer, but did say the TV icon's condition is "serious" and his family is at his side.


"We're going to hope for the best right now," he said, adding that eveyone is "very optimistic" and McMahon is "gathering his strength."


McMahon has had his share of troubles in recent months, including bank debts, a home foreclosure, a process server-biting dog and a broken neck, which he blames for his financial woes.

source:eonline


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Bone cancer is a horrible thing to deal with. I lost a good friend to the same thing. My thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family. :(

My prayers go out to Ed and his family. He's a tv icon. :(

My prayers go out to Ed and his family. He's a tv icon. :(
Ditto. As a child of the 80s, I was much more familiar with Ed as the host of Star Search than from the Tonight Show (which was on past my bedtime). God bless him and his family.

Ditto. As a child of the 80s, I was much more familiar with Ed as the host of Star Search than from the Tonight Show (which was on past my bedtime). God bless him and his family.
I used to like him and Dick Clark on TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes too in the 1980's. The guy did everything.

I wish him well. Due to my age, I associate him mostly with Johnny Carson, as his sidekick, a role which was crucial to the success of the show. Many remember his unmistakeable laugh.

I hope he does not die

I'll keep Ed in my prayers.

Seriously Ill Ed McMahon "Fighting the Good Fight"


Ed McMahon's health situation may be getting increasingly dire.

The star's rep, Howard Bragman, admitted Friday that the 85-year-old former Star Search host had been in intensive care at a Los Angeles hospital for several weeks for pneumonia and other unspecified ailments.

While no further information has been released regarding the former Johnny Carson sidekick's specific health problems, Bragman has issued a new statement on McMahon.

"I'm not a medical doctor, I'm a spin doctor, so I'm not able to give a diagnosis here," he says. "But, what I can tell you is this: I've seen many people come up to Ed over the years and say, 'You were a Marine.' Ed would look them in the eye and say, 'I AM a Marine.' What that means for his current medical challenges is the same thing it's meant for every challenge he's ever faced in life. It means he's a fighter—not a quitter. It means he's confronting it head-on with strength, courage and dignity.

"I would ask that those who care about Ed say a prayer, remain hopeful and send their good wishes, because Col. McMahon is still fighting the good fight. Ed, his family and friends are looking forward to celebrating his 86th birthday Friday."