Gallagher, watermelon-smashing comedian, dies at 76

Last Updated on July 30, 2024 by Daily News Staff

CBS Los Angeles

Gallagher, the comedian best known for his watermelon-smashing comedy act during the 1980s, died at 76 years old on Friday. He had previously suffered from multiple heart attacks.

Leo Anthony Gallagher Jr. (July 24, 1946 – November 11, 2022), known mononymously as Gallagher, was an American comedian who became one of the most recognizable comedic performers of the 1980s for his prop and observational routine that included the signature act of smashing a watermelon on stage with a sledgehammer.

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