# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ed-mcmahon
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:35:40.730Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ed-mcmahon"
name: "Ed McMahon"
slug: "ed-mcmahon"
description: "Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr. was an American announcer, game show host, comedian, actor, singer, and combat aviator. McMahon and Johnny Carson began their association in their first TV series, the ABC game show Who Do You Trust?, appearing from 1958 to 1962. McMahon then made his famous thirty-year mark as Carson's sidekick and announcer on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from 1962 to 1992."
tagline: "American announcer, game show host, actor, and spokesman (1923-2009)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/EdMcMahon05.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Comedians"
  slug: "comedians"
profileType:
  name: "Comedian"
  slug: "comedian"
birthDate: "1923-03-06"
deathDate: "2009-06-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           55.22
  momentum:             0.07989717580852469
  historical:           18.97794533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0573012/"
    handle:    "nm0573012"
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    title: "אד מקמהון"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump