According to his manager Craig Marquardo, comedian Gallagher, passed away on Friday morning. He was 76.

Comedian Gallagher, well known for his watermelon-smashing performance and numerous successful specials in the 1980s,

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In a statement, Marquardo said the comedian died "after a brief health fight

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He passed away in Palm Springs, California, accompanied by his family.

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Gallagher, born Leo Gallagher, rose to fame in the early 1980s with a comedy spectacular titled "An Uncensored Evening"

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It was the first comedic stand-up special to ever show on cable television.

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The "Sledge-O-Matic," a homemade sledgehammer that Gallagher used to crush food on stage

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Spraying the audience with it, was the centrepiece of his most well-known routine.

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