The former Santa who gained 15 minutes of fame including an appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” last year after being fired by Macy’s Union Square store for allegedly telling dirty jokes to adults, has died. The Examiner quotes a spokesman as saying Toomey was found dead in his Market Street residential hotel room and that the cause of death wasn’t immediately known. More: Examiner.
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The former Santa who gained 15 minutes of fame including an appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” last year after being fired by Macy’s Union Square store for allegedly telling dirty jokes to adults, has died. The Examiner quotes a spokesman as saying Toomey was found dead in his Market Street residential hotel room and that the cause of death wasn’t immediately known. More: Examiner.
John Toomey, fired Macy’s Santa Claus, dies
Friday, July 29, 2011
The former Santa who gained 15 minutes of fame including an appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” last year after being fired by Macy’s Union Square store for allegedly telling dirty jokes to adults, has died. The Examiner quotes a spokesman as saying Toomey was found dead in his Market Street residential hotel room and that the cause of death wasn’t immediately known. More: Examiner.
