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Leo Gallagher, a comedian, best known by his last name, who rose to fame on stage by smashing watermelons with a mallet, passed away on Friday morning, according to his family.

According to his son-in-law, Gallagher died from organ failure at his home in Palm Springs, California, while receiving hospice care. He was ill and had had many heart attacks.

According to Deadline, Gallagher began his career as a tour manager for musical comedian Jim Stafford after being born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. According to the source, he made his television debut in 1975 on ABCs The Jim Stafford Show.

According to Craig Marquardo, Gallaghers longstanding former manager, An Uncensored Evening was the first comedic stand-up special ever appearing on cable television in 1980.

His most famous comedy, Sledge-O-Matic, had him smashing several delicacies with a giant, hand-made wooden mallet before getting to the main act: a watermelon. This cartoon helped him become famous.

Throughout his career, the comedianwho frequently wore a Tam oShanter hatappeared on a variety of talk shows, including Howard Sterns TV and radio shows, David Lettermans NBC and CBS shows, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Match Game, and The Hollywood Squares, according to Deadline.

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Leo Gallagher, a comedian, best known by his last name, who rose to fame on stage by smashing watermelons with a mallet, passed away on Friday morning, according to his family.

According to his son-in-law, Gallagher died from organ failure at his home in Palm Springs, California, while receiving hospice care. He was ill and had had many heart attacks.

According to Craig Marquardo, Gallaghers longstanding former manager, "An Uncensored Evening" was the first comedic stand-up special ever appearing on cable television in 1980.

His most famous comedy, "Sledge-O-Matic," had him smashing several delicacies with a giant, hand-made wooden mallet before getting to the main act: a watermelon. This cartoon helped him become famous.

Throughout his career, the comedianwho frequently wore a Tam oShanter hatappeared on a variety of talk shows, including Howard Sterns TV and radio shows, David Lettermans NBC and CBS shows, "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson," "Match Game," and "The Hollywood Squares," according to Deadline.

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