Former "Tonight Show" members, Ed McMahon, (L), and band leader Doc Severinsen, reunite on stage in this July 8, 1997 file photograph, during a symphonic gala in honor of Severinsen's 70th birthday in Minneapolis, Minnesota. McMahon, a fixture on U.S. late-night television for 30 years as the full-throated announcer and sidekick for Johnny Carson on NBC's "The Tonight Show," died on June 23, 2009, at age 86, his spokesman said. Reuters Pictures 5 months ago

Former "Tonight Show" members, Ed McMahon, (L), and band leader Doc Severinsen, reunite on stage in this July 8, 1997 file photograph, during a symphonic gala in honor of Severinsen's 70th birthday in Minneapolis, Minnesota. McMahon, a fixture on U.S. late-night television for 30 years as the full-throated announcer and sidekick for Johnny Carson on NBC's "The Tonight Show," died on June 23, 2009, at age 86, his spokesman said.

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