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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 October 2009, Halderman was accused of attempting to blackmail talk show host David Letterman for $2 million. According to Letterman, who described the incident on his television show on October 1, 2009, someone had threatened to expose Letterman's sexual affairs with female staff employees in the form of a screenplay and a book if he was not paid off.
In the wake of his NBC morning show being cancelled in October 1980 after 18 weeks on the air, [1] David Letterman was still held in high enough regard by the network brass, especially NBC president Fred Silverman, that upon hearing the 33-year-old comedian was being courted by a first-run syndication company, NBC gave him a US$20,000 per week ($1,000,000 for a year) deal to sit out a year and ...
David Letterman made his triumphant return to The Late Show on Monday, eight years after handing over the keys to Stephen Colbert. And the former host had “a few observations” about the new ...
Shaffer left in 1980 and subsequently teamed up with late-night legend David Letterman. He served as the musical director for "Late Night with David Letterman" for its 11 seasons then the "Late ...
Russia is demanding the United Nations condemn Kyiv following an alleged drone attack that it claims killed a journalist working for a Russian outlet and injured several others.. Russia’s ...
CBS's Late Show with David Letterman regularly featured different sketches which followed the monologue and preceded interviews with guests. Often they were repeated absurdist segments involving various cast members, Letterman's friends, audience participation, edited or contrived news or promotional videos, or competitions and stunts staged ...
Letterman rejects NBC's counteroffer and accepts CBS's offer to host his own 11:30 show (to be called the Late Show with David Letterman) beginning on August 30, 1993. Letterman and Leno ultimately go head-to-head at 11:30, with Letterman initially winning in the TV ratings in the beginning, before Leno firmly re-establishes The Tonight Show ...