LOS ANGELES - Ed McMahon, who for decades appeared as Johnny Carson�s sidekick on �The Tonight Show,� is fighting to avoid foreclosure on his multimillion-dollar Beverly Hills home, according to published reports.The former �Star Search� host was $644,000 behind on payments on $4.8 million in mortgage loans when a unit of Countrywide Financial Corp. filed a default notice Feb. 28 with the Los Angeles County Recorder�s Office, The Wall Street Journal first reported late Tuesday. McMahon, 85, has been a pitchman for the American Family Publishers� sweepstakes.However, he has been unable to work as a pitchman for various products since he broke his neck 18 months ago, said his spokesman, Howard Bragman.�There are plenty of people affected by the weak economy, bad housing market or bad health,� Bragman said.McMahon has been in �very fruitful discussions� with the lender to resolve the situation, Bragman said. But it�s unclear whether McMahon and his wife, Pamela, will remain in the home.
A telephone message left for Countrywide early Wednesday was not immediately returned.The six-bedroom, five-bath house is in a hilltop gated community overlooking Mulholland Drive called The Summit and is listed for sale at $6.25 million. It has been on the market two years, according to real estate agent Alex Davis, who has the listing.The house is near that of pop star Britney Spears, which doesn�t always work in its favor.
LOS ANGELES - Ed McMahon, who for decades appeared as Johnny Carson�s sidekick on �The Tonight Show,� is fighting to avoid foreclosure on his multimillion-dollar Beverly Hills home, according to published reports.The former �Star Search� host was $644,000 behind on payments on $4.8 million in mortgage loans when a unit of Countrywide Financial Corp. filed a default notice Feb. 28 with the Los Angeles County Recorder�s Office, The Wall Street Journal first reported late Tuesday. McMahon, 85, has been a pitchman for the American Family Publishers� sweepstakes.However, he has been unable to work as a pitchman for various products since he broke his neck 18 months ago, said his spokesman, Howard Bragman.�There are plenty of people affected by the weak economy, bad housing market or bad health,� Bragman said.McMahon has been in �very fruitful discussions� with the lender to resolve the situation, Bragman said. But it�s unclear whether McMahon and his wife, Pamela, will remain in the home.
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