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David Letterman
(1947-)
Who Is David Letterman?
Born on April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, David Letterman's big break came when he began appearing on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. He was eventually offered his own program, Late Night with David Letterman, on which he featured such popular segments as Stupid Pet Tricks. When NBC gave Carson's spot to Jay Leno in 1992, Letterman moved to CBS to host Late Show for the next two-plus decades. Following a hiatus, the funnyman returned to hosting with My Next Guest Needs No Introduction in early 2018.
Early Life and Career
Television personality and talk show host David Letterman was born on April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Harry Joseph Letterman, a florist, and Dorothy, a church secretary who appeared regularly as a correspondent on his late-night talk show. He has two sisters, Janice and Gretchen.
Letterman is best known for his gap-toothed self-mockery, and his brash, wry, somewhat cynical sense of humor. His unconventional demeanor and sense of humor attracted a cult following, which has
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Was voted Class Smart Alec at his home town high school, Broad Ripple High.
Started his TV career as a weekend weathercaster at an Indianapolis station.
He once congratulated a tropical storm for being upgraded to a hurricane.
Moved to LA in 1975 and worked as a stand up comedian and a writer for sitcoms such as Good Times and The Paul Lynde Comedy Hour.
Appeared briefly on shows such as The Starland Vocal Band, Mork & Mindy, and Mary Tyler Moore's variety series, Mary.
Big break came when Johnny Carson made him a regular guest host of the Tonight Show.
Was given his own daytime show in 1980. It lasted only three months before it was cancelled, but also earned two Emmy Awards.
Late Night with David Letterman debuted in 1982 and proved to be a huge success. On its 11.5 year run, it garnered five Emmy awards, and was honored with 35 nominations.
Signed a huge contract with CBS in 1992 to host The Late Show.
Received a George Foster Peabody award for taking "one of TV's most conventional and leas
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David Letterman
American television host and comedian (born 1947)
David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer and producer. He hosted late-night television talk shows for 33 years, beginning with the February 1, 1982, debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC and ending with the May 20, 2015, broadcast of Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. In total, Letterman hosted 6,080 episodes of Late Night and Late Show,[1] surpassing his friend and mentor Johnny Carson as the longest-serving late-night talk show host in American television history.[2]
He is also a television and film producer. His company, Worldwide Pants, produced his shows as well as The Late Late Show and several primetime comedies, the most successful of which was the CBS sitcomEverybody Loves Raymond. Several late-night hosts have cited Letterman's influence, including Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers (each of whom succeeded Letterman on Late Night), Stephen Colbert (his successor on The Late Show), Jimmy Kimm
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