Ed McMahon Hospitalized with Pneumonia

is in intensive care with pneumonia and other unspecified medical problems at a Los Angeles hospital.

The entertainer, who turns 86 on March 6, is in serious condition, with his family by his side, according to his rep, Howard Bragman.

McMahon, who has suffered bank debts, a home foreclosure and a broken neck in recent months, has been in the hospital for several weeks. Bragman declined to comment on reports that the former Johnny Carson sidekick has been diagnosed with bone cancer.

"We're going to hope for the best right now," he said, adding that everyone is "very optimistic" and McMahon is "gathering his strength."

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