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WHILE watching Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' video at his childhood home at Dalleys Village, Santa Flora in 1984, 17-year-old Richard Lewis decided he wanted to become a professional dancer like the King of Pop.

Celebrating his first Independence Day as President, Obama asks all Americans to honor those who created a new form of government and to re-dedicate ourselves to the ideals for which so many have given so much.

Share + Jul 2, 2009 9:00 am US/Central 1 of 1 Announcer Ed McMahon performs during the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon at CBS Television Studios on Aug.

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Kate Taylor Last updated on Thursday, Jun. 25, 2009 11:16AM EDT I have been watching Conan O'Brien lately watching and worrying.

New projects include a pilot based on the Michael J. Fox theatrical Teen Wolf and an animated series from Saturday Night Live head writer Seth Meyers Jay Leno A few years back when Friends anchored NBC's "Must See" Thursday comedy lineup that dominated network TV ratings, media buyers used to tell stories ab... Full Story News Channels Ed McMahon, ...

Although he did other things in his 86 years, Ed McMahon, who died Tuesday in Los Angeles, will be remembered mostly as the man who sat next to Johnny Carson, except when celebrities came between them.

Andy Richter served as Conan O'Brien's sidekick for seven years on Late Night; now the two have teamed up again for The Tonight Show.

The week began with worry over the health of avuncular anchorman Walter Cronkite.

Jimmy Fallon and Betty White play Beer Pong. When Conan O'Brien stepped in for Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show, the average viewing age of NBC's late-night lineup immediately dropped.

In this Jan. 17, 2008 file photo, television talk show host David Letterman walks out of The Ed Sullivan Theater during a taping of "The Late Show with David Letterman", in New York.

Jay Leno, who will perform in Wendover on Saturday. Have you been going through Jay Leno withdrawal since he left "The Tonight Show" on May 29? Don't worry.

Can't say we were exactly surprised to hear that Sean Penn was quitting acting again, given his love/hate history with the profession, but while he insisted he needed to take a year off to focus on his family, he's left a couple of abruptly vacated productions scrambling.

WHY DID I DECIDE IT 'S TIME THAT THE WE I MEAN I % HESITATION YOU KNOW I GET A GET INTO WORK TODAY AND WAS TOTALLY SHOCKED BY THE PASSING OF AN ENIGMA EASTERN SAN MATTERS LIKE TOO BAD HE HAD A ROUGH COUPLE YEARS WERE THE INVENTORY OF WHAT A LIFE YEAH I THINK THEY 'RE TRYING TO THIS HOUSE THAT 'S RIGHT INTO THE YEAH I MEAN SERIOUSLY AND THEN ...

In this May 22, 1992 file photo, talk show host Johnny Carson, right, is shown with the show's announcer Ed McMahon during the final taping of the "Tonight Show" in Burbank, Ca.

In this May 22, 1992, file photo, talk show host Johnny Carson, right, is shown with the show's announcer Ed McMahon during the final taping of the "Tonight Show" in Burbank, Calif.

Brenner is the headliner Saturday for the Great American Comedy Festival that wraps up with Brenner's performance.

Letterman: The longest-serving late-night host since Johnny Carson has been propping up a walnut desk since 1982, winning 12 Emmys from 67 nominations.

The following is Comedy Works Landmark's show calendar. Louie Anderson June 17 - 18 Wednesday 8:00pm $30 Thursday 8:00pm $30 The two-time Emmy award-winning Louie Anderson is one of the country's most recognized and adored comics.

William Shatner became one of the all-time nightmare guests on an American TV show after making a series of rude hand gestures at the host.