Personal Life
Name:
Leo Anthony Gallagher
Date
of Birth: 24 July, 1946
Place
of Birth: Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA
Trade Mark:
Smashing watermelons in his stand up comedy act
Mustache
Extensive use of props onstage
The Sledge-O-Matic
During a March 10, 2011 performance in Rochester, Minnesota,
Gallagher collapsed on stage, gripping his chest. He was rushed to Saint Marys
Hospital, where it was determined that he had suffered a minor heart attack.
A year later, on March 14, 2012 just before a performance in
Lewisville, Texas, Gallagher began to experience intense chest pains.
Gallagher's manager said the comic suffered a "mild to serious" heart
attack and was placed in the hospital in a medically induced coma while doctors
try to figure out what's wrong with his heart
