David Letterman
Television Personality and Comedian
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Talk show host not an easy gigA crew of top comedians -- George Lopez, Wanda Sykes and Mo'Nique -- have just launched talk shows, venturing into a near-saturated field that includes David Letterman, Conan O'Brien and the struggling Jay Leno, among many others. But as... In this article: Magic Johnson, George Lopez, Mo'Nique, Wanda Sykes, Jay Leno, Howard Stern, David Letterman, Megan Mullally, and Queen Latifah |
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San Francisco Chronicle | 7 days ago
Gaels dust San Diego State late and early
On Friday night, they overpowered New Mexico State 100-68. Move over, David Letterman and Conan O'Brien: The St. Mary's Gaels have staked their claim as the kings of late night. In a game that began at 11:07 p.m. Monday and ended at 12:56...
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New York Times | November 12, 2009
A Good Week for 'SNL,' Ferguson and Letterman
...viewers, 3.9 million to 2.3 million. But again Mr. O'Brien fared better with younger viewers, beating Mr. Letterman among viewers 18 to 34 and tying him with a 0.9 rating among those between 18 and 49. Mr. Letterman won the other important...
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New York Post | November 10, 2009
Leno becomes butt of the joke
...in a spoof blog post today. Leno used to rule late night for 16 years, consistently beating rival David Letterman in the ratings before NBC forced him out in favor of the younger, hipper Conan O'Brien. His new primetime show debuted to...
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The Seattle Times | November 05, 2009
Sykes, Lopez bring new colors to late-night TV
"There's a huge percentage of people not watching late-night TV at all," Lopez said, figuring that the shows headlined by hosts including David Letterman, Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Kimmel draw from roughly the same audience pool. For...
In this article: Wanda Sykes, George Lopez, John Ridley, Saturday Night Live, New York, Kobe Bryant, and Los Angeles Lakers
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Courier-Journal | November 13, 2009
Forum flashes: Good moves, bad moves
...universe. It has been ages since Arsenio Hall brought some diversity to a table that is still dominated by white males Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Craig Ferguson, to name five. Nothing wrong with...
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Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. | 7 days ago
Chris Elliott To Play Right-Wing TV Action Star In Conaco Cable Pilot EAGLEHEART!! <br>
...the pilot. Elliott worked for O'Brien's "Late Night" predecessor David Letterman for years, first as a writer-performer on "Late Night" and later as a supporting player on Worldwide Pants' "Everybody Loves Raymond." If the "Eagleheart"...
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Gawker | November 10, 2009
The Beginning of the End of the Jay Leno Experiment [Television]
...ratings put him well below his main competitor, David Letterman on CBS. (Mr. Letterman's household ratings at 11:35 p.m. even beat Mr. Leno's at 10 p.m. a 3.3 to a 3.0.) ABC's late-night entry Jimmy Kimmel scored a 1.5, putting him closer to...
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Conan (2009) vs. Jay (2008): A Dramatic Decline in 'Tonight' Audience
...late-night shows. NBC's hope is that the trend reverts to how it was before Mr. Letterman's recent surge when he dominated Mr. O'Brien among total viewers but Mr. O'Brien had a consistent edge among the younger viewers. An added concern...
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Yahoo! News | November 10, 2009
Lopez Tonight debuts with strong ratings (Reuters)
...Comedy Central's "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart." Using the combined three-network number, the show was sampled by more adult-demo viewers than Conan O'Brien or David Letterman's average. TBS typically airs off-net repeats like "My Name Is...
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Description from Wikipedia:
David Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host and comedian. He is best known as the host of a late night television talk show, Late Show with David Letterman broadcast on CBS. He has been a fixture on late night television since the 1982 debut of Late Night with David Letterman; only Johnny Carson, one of Letterman's idols, has had a longer late-night hosting career.
Letterman is also a television and film producer; his company Worldwide Pants produces his show as well as The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson that follows his. Worldwide Pants has also produced several prime-time comedies, the most successful of which was Everybody Loves Raymond, currently in syndication.
- Name At Birth:
- David Michael Letterman
- Also Known As:
- Earl Hofert
- Birth Date:
- April 12, 1947
- Birthplace:
- Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
- Nationality:
- American
- Spouse:
- Michelle Cook (1969–1977)
- Known for:
- Host of The Late Show (CBS)
- Host of Late Night with David Letterman (NBC)
- Years Active:
- Since 1974
- Influenced By:
- Steve Allen, Johnny Carson, Jack Paar, Paul Dixon
- Influenced:
- Jimmy Kimmel, Jim Gaffigan, Jon Stewart, Conan O'Brien, Rove McManus
- Subject:
- Self-deprecation, everyday life
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