TV News LIES

Sunday, Dec 28th

Last update09:38:57 AM GMT

You are here News Domestic (USA) Comedian Gallagher, Famed For Smashing Watermelons, Dead At 76

Comedian Gallagher, Famed For Smashing Watermelons, Dead At 76

E-mail Print PDF
Galllagher dead at 76

American comedian Leo Anthony Gallagher Jr., known by his stage name Gallagher, has died from organ failure, his family told NBC News. He was 76.

His longtime and former manager, Craig Marquardo, also confirmed the news to HuffPost.

The funnyman and sledgehammer enthusiast passed away Friday while in hospice care in his Palm Springs, California, home, his son-in-law told NBC. Before his death, he had spent years fighting serious health conditions, including several heart attacks.

More...


Most Recent Related Stories...


Times Square ball will drop twice as 2026 begins. Here's why.

Times Square Ball for 2026 to drop twiceThe "ball" is dropping twice to ring in 2026.Days ahead of the iconic Times Square New...

Xmas Eve blues: Kennedy Center jazz show canceled over Trump renaming

Kennedy CenterAn annual Christmas Eve jazz concert at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts...

The cultural works becoming public domain in 2026, from Betty Boop to Nancy Drew

Betty Boop now in ppublic domainA new year means a new parade of classic characters and works entering the public domain.Under...

At least two people dead in Philadelphia nursing home explosion

2 dead in nursing home explosionAn explosion at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia collapsed part of the building and has...
 
America's # 1 Enemy
Tee Shirt
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
TVNL Tee Shirt
 
TVNL TOTE BAG
Conserve our Planet
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
Get your 9/11 & Media
Deception Dollars
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
The Loaded Deck
The First & the Best!
The Media & Bush Admin Exposed!