David Letterman

After stints as a weatherman, news anchor and standup comic, this sarcastic gap-toothed performer came to prominence in the '80s with his eponymous late-night talk show on NBC. His offbeat signature b...
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04/11/1947
Indianapolis, IN
  • News Roundup: Sept 21
    By: Hollywood.com Staff September 21, 2001 1:04pm EST
    The Cranberries have pulled their new video "Analyze" from TV and are editing it, Reuters reports.
  • TV Rants & Raves: Rather and Letterman
    By: Jason Alcorn September 20, 2001 11:23am EST
    Following is a Rants & Raves column about Dan Rather and David Letterman. Mentioned names and titles are Dan Rather David Letterman Dave Letterman Late Show Tonight Show Jay Leno Hugh Grant Arsenio Bill Clinton
  • When can we laugh again?
    By: Lew Irwin September 19, 2001 12:20pm EST
    Producers of television late-night comedy shows and cable news parodies were wrestling Tuesday with the question of when it will be fitting to be funny again.
  • Print newsmen rap Rather's Letterman appearance
    By: Lew Irwin September 19, 2001 12:06pm EST
    Dan Rather's tearful appearance on David Letterman's show Monday night has generated a host of critical letters.
  • News Roundup: Sept. 19
    By: Stephanie Marcucci September 19, 2001 12:01pm EST
    ABC News decided on Tuesday that airing footage of the World Trade Center plane attacks was now "inappropriate," according to ABC spokeswoman Su-Lin Cheng Nichols.
  • "It ain't funny, McGee!"
    By: Lew Irwin September 18, 2001 10:27am EST
    America's changed attitude toward comedy was evident Monday as television networks attempted to resume their normal schedules.
  • News Roundup: Sept. 18
    By: Guylaine Cadorette September 18, 2001 10:17am EST
    Dan Rather was visibly shaken during a guest appearance on CBS' Late Show with David Letterman Monday. The veteran newsman briefly lost his composure while talking about last Tuesday's attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
  • Hollywood: On the Road to Recovery
    By: Guylaine Cadorette September 17, 2001 3:22pm EST
    The entertainment world tries to regain a sense of normalcy following Tuesday's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.
  • News Roundup: Sept. 17
    By: Erika Gimenes September 17, 2001 2:18pm EST
    News Roundup: Sept. 17
  • When will programming return to normal?
    By: Lew Irwin September 17, 2001 2:06pm EST
    It was still not clear when television programming would return to complete normalcy.