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Comedian Gallagher Dead at 76

Published: 11/11/2022

Comedian Gallagher, famously known for smashing watermelons as part of his legendary act, has died ... his longtime manager tells TMZ. Gallagher died while under hospice care in the Palm Springs area early Friday morning, TMZ has learned. His manager tells TMZ Gallagher died of massive organ…

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Gallagher -- Brand New Ticker Tube After Heart Attack #5

Published: 03/26/2012

Legendary comedian Gallagher is rocking some fresh hardware after his latest heart attack -- his FIFTH to be exact -- claiming doctors installed a brand new stent in a major artery to keep his ticker pumping. Jonathon Brandmeier from WGN Radio in Chicago called Gallagher's cell phone this morning…

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Gallagher Suffers Another Heart Attack

Published: 03/25/2012

Legendary comedian Gallagher suffered another heart attack, albeit a mild one ... just four days after he was discharged from a hospital in Texas, TMZ has learned. According to our sources, Gallagher ran out of his heart medication and began to feel like he was having another heart attack ... so…

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Gallagher -- I'm Out of The Hospital ... AND I'M STILL FUNNY!!! [Video]

Published: 03/21/2012

TMZ has the ONLY video of legendary watermelon-basher Gallagher leaving a Texas hospital today ... proving the only thing killer about his recent heart attack ... is the new material he came up with during his recovery. As we previously reported, Gallagher suffered a mild-to-serious heart attack…

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Gallagher -- Out of Coma, Telling Jokes

Published: 03/18/2012

Comedy legend Gallagher has been taken out of a medically induced coma and is already up and telling jokes, this according to his promotional manager. Gallagher was put in the coma after suffering a heart attack in Texas earlier this week. The man best known for smashing watermelons was preparing…

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Gallagher Suffers Heart Attack -- Hospitalized in Texas

Published: 03/15/2012

Watermelon-smashing comedy legend Gallagher is hospitalized in Texas tonight ... after suffering a heart attack at a bar moments before he was supposed to perform ... TMZ has learned. 65-year-old Gallagher was preparing to go on stage, when he began to experience intense chest pains. The owner of…

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Gallagher -- I'm Selling My Props To Save My Home!

Published: 03/17/2011

Gallagher has another emergency on his plate -- TMZ has learned the bank is threatening to seize his L.A. home ... and the comic is now selling off his props in an effort to save his property. Just days after suffering a heart attack during a live performance last week, Gallagher told us he's…

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Gallagher Out of the Hospital, Resuming Tour

Published: 03/13/2011

Good news for Gallgher fans -- he's out of the hospital, three days after he collapsed on stage during a show ... TMZ has learned. As TMZ first reported, the legendary comedian collapsed in Rochester, MN right in the middle of his act. His manager tells TMZ he has left the hospital and even though…

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Gallagher's Stage Collapse -- Caught on Tape

Published: 03/11/2011

Comedian Gallagher collapsed on stage during a performance in Minnesota Thursday night ... and the scary moment was all captured on video. The footage -- shot in Rochester, Minnesota at Whiskey Bones Road House -- shows Gallagher slam something with his sledgehammer ... then hunch over and fall…

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Gallagher Collapses On Stage

Published: 03/11/2011

Comedian Gallagher collapsed onto his back, clutching his chest during his performance tonight in Rochester, MN -- and TMZ has learned he was rushed to a hospital by ambulance. Multiple witnesses tell TMZ Gallagher was doing his famous sledge-o-matic routine when he fell backwards onto the stage.…

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Gallagher: 'Memba Him?!

Published: 05/29/2008

In the '80s, "comedian" Gallagher became famous for his routine of smashing watermelons with his "sledge-o-matic". Guess what he looks like now!

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