Ed McMahon May Lose House

American Voices

June 6, 2008 | ISSUE 44•23

After falling behind in payments, former Tonight Show sidekick Ed McMahon is in danger of losing his $6.25 million home. What do you think?

That's what he gets for giving his financial planner just two-and-a-half stars back when he was a Junior Vocalist.

Toni Visconti
Systems Analyst
I'm sure there's someone in L.A. with a guest house who could use a pandering sidekick.

Phil Bittan
Pastor
Ed McMahon is caught in the same mortgage crunch as hundreds of thousands of other hardworking Americans with six-bedroom Beverly Hills mansions.

Carlos Murray
Gardener

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