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03-02-2009, 09:50 PM
US star Ed McMahon is in intensive care with pneumonia at a Los Angeles hospital, his spokesman has said.
The 85-year-old, who was the long-time sidekick to US talk show host Johnny Carson, is also suffering from other medical problems, Howard Bragman said.
But he declined to comment on reports the performer had also been diagnosed with bone cancer.
The star is most famous for introducing Carson on The Tonight Show with his trademark "Heeeeeere's Johnny".
Mr Bragman said the star's condition was "serious", adding: "We're going to hope for the best right now."
He said everyone was "very optimistic" and McMahon was "gathering his strength".
Mr Bragman said McMahon's wife and family were with him and appreciated the public expressions of concern.
McMahon made headlines last year when he defaulted on a $4.8m (£3.4m) mortgage on his six-bedroom Beverly Hills mansion.
He later found a buyer for the house to avoid repossession.
The star blamed his financial woes on having broken his neck 18 months earlier, leaving him unable to work.
He then sued Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, accusing the hospital of failing to diagnose the neck fracture after he fell and of botching two subsequent spine operations.
In addition to the 30 years McMahon featured on The Tonight Show, during the 80s and 90s he also hosted the popular TV talent show Star Search.
-BBC News
The 85-year-old, who was the long-time sidekick to US talk show host Johnny Carson, is also suffering from other medical problems, Howard Bragman said.
But he declined to comment on reports the performer had also been diagnosed with bone cancer.
The star is most famous for introducing Carson on The Tonight Show with his trademark "Heeeeeere's Johnny".
Mr Bragman said the star's condition was "serious", adding: "We're going to hope for the best right now."
He said everyone was "very optimistic" and McMahon was "gathering his strength".
Mr Bragman said McMahon's wife and family were with him and appreciated the public expressions of concern.
McMahon made headlines last year when he defaulted on a $4.8m (£3.4m) mortgage on his six-bedroom Beverly Hills mansion.
He later found a buyer for the house to avoid repossession.
The star blamed his financial woes on having broken his neck 18 months earlier, leaving him unable to work.
He then sued Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, accusing the hospital of failing to diagnose the neck fracture after he fell and of botching two subsequent spine operations.
In addition to the 30 years McMahon featured on The Tonight Show, during the 80s and 90s he also hosted the popular TV talent show Star Search.
-BBC News