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Leo Gallagher, the legendary watermelon smashing one-liner and prop comedian known simply as Gallagher, died on Friday. He was 76.
The North Carolina native comedian passed away in hospice care, according to his family.
“After a short health battle, Gallagher, born Leo Gallagher, succumbed to his ailments and passed away surrounded by his family in Palm Springs, California.,” his family said in a statement according to Fox News.
The comedian had success performing on stage and TV since the 1970s and appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1975:
But Gallagher became a household name after his 1980 TV special An Uncensored Evening, a film directed by The Monkees’ Mike Nesmith.
