David Letterman
David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American former television talk show host, comedian, writer, and producer. He hosted a late night television talk show 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 the Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. In total, Letterman hosted 6,028 episodes of Late Night and Late Show.
Known for
![Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zcnjgC9SOliBLz4ZfKtWTAiE3UN.jpg)
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
![John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hPMKS5wwAIdh6SFcJKq2J2likTx.jpg)
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
![My Next Guest with David Letterman and John Mulaney](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6PXwk83W4BBQs0aSujZ2fqpoESK.jpg)
My Next Guest with David Letterman and John Mulaney
![Stupid Pet Tricks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x4vaiDiy5DWYPjWXpuIFSUlqtyQ.jpg)
Stupid Pet Tricks
![Albert Brooks: Defending My Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/slZsCmKcSW0vsUzGnaYNbox5PT5.jpg)
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
![Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/o4rD0P5v10QzmRFppv20fXaqSU9.jpg)
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
![SmartLess: On the Road](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fmJqN2LJd8S6RFjrk7by50B8gao.jpg)
SmartLess: On the Road
![Late Night Nightmare](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cqm6fP9pj6lYW3DYkai6zbfblNR.jpg)
Late Night Nightmare
![Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sgEzuz9UPdJz9Eu5fl6LMA1J2Gm.jpg)
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
![Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iQcr3eP1KsK19LC2MQLmW87hPPZ.jpg)
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
![Pamela, A Love Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zkVnRwZWbrd55P3Tx7BZZQ1gU89.jpg)
Pamela, A Love Story
![STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fDO4gYZxvdsIrHKzsSAbc3N7Wfg.jpg)
STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie
![My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xiY5pOojOUT9W3DNg5TAiXeXcgS.jpg)
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy
![Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hOvnKNiw1uT7PHoJ50qkimrwT3d.jpg)
Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)
![The Last Movie Stars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9L6AkTv9CDdxqwWICIB4OuLeNdM.jpg)
The Last Movie Stars
![That’s My Time with David Letterman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4I755GHZSfqbe8hcygrTYLjBCl0.jpg)
That’s My Time with David Letterman
![Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jwQJSMxMn4aIlgNzHIp8HRKIKcF.jpg)
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
![We Feed People](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/okRUpZjZf7tlpXzLyyIU284RS4U.jpg)
We Feed People
![The Super Bob Einstein Movie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6GCOFPzyrhvInwsdezePQkPLK0x.jpg)
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
![2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gZE5UoBaHoOarvgIylblfJ3QZ8U.jpg)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
![Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uhKwa1mVnWcUCGh5RzqwC6JkRgY.jpg)
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
![Controlling Britney Spears](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kVDOEGzgC4FujvJ9aOhDIaZchuX.jpg)
Controlling Britney Spears
![This Is Pop](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uVG8QtrKspTYGCJRKqFUa4Vyfgs.jpg)
This Is Pop
![Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n4GluHwFP2tyoLBxhjl9cDbf1hL.jpg)
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie
![Zappa](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qQVsDHZ2JZ4dEtAZVMmZqfH4xpG.jpg)
Zappa
![Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3Pddckx8caANfgyRrdBDuhBBnMZ.jpg)
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
![The Comedy Store](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5ya8191KScDWpfB1z1v4iuMgk3z.jpg)
The Comedy Store
![The Drew Barrymore Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7X3BkHmyPUp2pbYeN1qITgKfrOz.jpg)
The Drew Barrymore Show
![Uncle Tom](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3OU5U2aERnQ0epiIOXrFWNzcmrI.jpg)
Uncle Tom
![My Darling Vivian](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2SwO6CFL67JaeoVYkJwo5zWKlPZ.jpg)
My Darling Vivian
![Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/usH6JAZY7dLH4kH7WiEqrinA95K.jpg)
Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season
![My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/f87aCLXXpOWlZnQpeIc6wtirmoO.jpg)
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan
![APEX: The Secret Race Across America](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cEXIJksGv9YfbQHdc4Aq4bftANb.jpg)
APEX: The Secret Race Across America
![Between Two Ferns: The Movie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cHxc8v1GkzdjjhF2qnpG6wdXrOT.jpg)
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
![Mike Wallace Is Here](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i77vZGCNMVB0zK1l0qVGeH9whox.jpg)
Mike Wallace Is Here
![This Is Farrah Fawcett](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xERganuOq4ncCyQu3NAEEmTgNkU.jpg)
This Is Farrah Fawcett
![Desus & Mero](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8dORUJPK1JSprVK8vkfejtZ2HiQ.jpg)
Desus & Mero
![Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8ivavO92ppfN0SEVdhasfghXrUS.jpg)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
![Norm Macdonald Has a Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/99RcaUmpgdXqbEXmhyPTWCFbm8K.jpg)
Norm Macdonald Has a Show
![Whitney](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j1c6dTycYBMZs2T1wKA6bknLLa6.jpg)
Whitney
![Won't You Be My Neighbor?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8qE8NZjiP2M884baH0VoLF828Vp.jpg)
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
![Bathtubs Over Broadway](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vj9yVfcCqmLvKii5Ei5oWPz2bZL.jpg)
Bathtubs Over Broadway
![Andre the Giant](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n4t2g7NbHGu0c51jlQ2qlOZEhvr.jpg)
Andre the Giant
![Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ak9DZnzInl9oIUlXxsFsUd37ueh.jpg)
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
![My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5dObN91CjQPUhgQoEMbpmLTtxc8.jpg)
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman
![David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3m9Xk9QE1COzGBTH2fqGhAstdx8.jpg)
David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
![Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kKzopOFXz9YfsCTqg3XpF0GoypX.jpg)
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
![The Nineties](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/c342XIOS93CIB5uafzOUDGIVqwe.jpg)
The Nineties
![Get Me Roger Stone](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n0FXjHHG4a0apw3X4zggpIC5fih.jpg)
Get Me Roger Stone
![Mike and the Mad Dog](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wwHJsX3oa8iWnAIV3o08uCUdnH.jpg)
Mike and the Mad Dog
![Pearl Jam: Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lmpkzVZRetPyshgxsqpplHniinF.jpg)
Pearl Jam: Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony
![Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pFam50pISmOgRaPKH2sPMCMjaLR.jpg)
Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
![Supersonic](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gMHLEKTB22J212To1gSnundcIhH.jpg)
Supersonic
![The Making of Trump](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fIHlusoKfpEcK2k4AOFVPrkIglB.jpg)
The Making of Trump
![Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qLlSHYIhgcyZGs6R3lPaIfycQ9a.jpg)
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
![The Late Show with Stephen Colbert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9jkThAGYj2yp8jsS6Nriy5mzKFT.jpg)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
![The Late Late Show with James Corden](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qPmVoG8G9tc1nN8ZwGV2zYcknit.jpg)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
![An Open Secret](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qYaoQIfOpF6aRLfAtioPQhk4iXT.jpg)
An Open Secret
![Led Zeppelin Played Here](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/l6OZ3pv9ikfpB6gnxs79LFnuVXN.jpg)
Led Zeppelin Played Here
![Life Itself](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nK4cYTEO2eHLMgMII0Ux0kBOGhG.jpg)
Life Itself
![Mad As Hell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iRWGraotZhU251RlkICjoCOv3TB.jpg)
Mad As Hell
![Last Week Tonight with John Oliver](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b12eM3FXNjN7yM7XYTIdmeQRud9.jpg)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
![Late Night with Seth Meyers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g6MrJxNaHYGYU7Sxo72e5B8gKOV.jpg)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
![The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kYh09WhTTPdtZz4YTfnU1dwoWeK.jpg)
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
![Norm Macdonald Live](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d8L9BlALpMQey9jZDwNhNdhS66F.jpg)
Norm Macdonald Live
![Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hpK5MsFa7k7RQdClvRglBo0wAoT.jpg)
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
![Me @ the Zoo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5C5nXXa3jhU6iM9upUvkvr3dPlN.jpg)
Me @ the Zoo
![Johnny Carson: King of Late Night](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3ZFFmUtpKH9I4taIQFzaumgnIX0.jpg)
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
![Corman's World](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wnHm6TWNLjwHjfqpocxgPCMEQvS.jpg)
Corman's World
![Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lqHNLRuuMUhTG8LvtMp7gU98enI.jpg)
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
![The Undefeated](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x0lmfuvyOtwAV0cy5CrAxYUAfPG.jpg)
The Undefeated
![I'm Still Here](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/h8c53OPv2miF6vzpVXQZX8jw1pJ.jpg)
I'm Still Here
![Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w3NII7nnusRa7CX2XXyA0hgEsTs.jpg)
Paris Hilton Inc.: The Selling of Celebrity
![Joy Behar: Say Anything!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5ddJfsiHkbwPCzXAs2qe4bT2B9W.jpg)
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
![The Bonnie Hunt Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hmvLAtbfLE8wG3wKpE2Se5tnqT5.jpg)
The Bonnie Hunt Show
![The Knights of Prosperity](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dHC6RqL1BtZ2O0ChbfwrfxmGnp2.jpg)
The Knights of Prosperity
![Strangers with Candy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hPx4aELIbpf6ZRdHPmBH5h5Qs95.jpg)
Strangers with Candy
![Earth to America](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8XtgzKDylEFYYfMFOt8Y5SPd6zn.jpg)
Earth to America
![The Colbert Report](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pn2CVXjOlR8kY5MgOTJjZ71IM0Q.jpg)
The Colbert Report
![Warren Zevon: The Letterman Show Collection](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5LJPOwYFWUPlYvGXM1hCoUpXKjx.jpg)
Warren Zevon: The Letterman Show Collection
![Jimmy Kimmel Live!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6uKEYejjR88GwHgNq6NAQ30glTx.jpg)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
![The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8eTQqAuKuJ5ai8Y3XBwgMDzLqoo.jpg)
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
![NBC 75th Anniversary Special](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bqZhFpEHrsLAhXx1oQFpNyoHfsd.jpg)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
![Ed](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dkbqibIYSx2wtQRCF37O5Vnnjx8.jpg)
Ed
![Pete Townshend - Letterman Compilation 1985-1999](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d3KljpZ1H4atCRMYNGwbne3IjV1.jpg)
Pete Townshend - Letterman Compilation 1985-1999
![Man on the Moon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/msOZS07xRIFnapwp3fprGbKEAfT.jpg)
Man on the Moon
![Teen Choice Awards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3q900BNcKbe3GHga4RVxSnoiqP4.jpg)
Teen Choice Awards
![Strangers with Candy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wYQ9ugFYIj5zoIplo79YHf7v9Ed.jpg)
Strangers with Candy
![Mark Twain Prize](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e7cd0jFlAG3cMf6sS8A6Y8wgc56.jpg)
Mark Twain Prize
![Totally Bill Hicks](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AuXb2BlrHaT8wyJAME75CSdriP6.jpg)
Totally Bill Hicks
![The View](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zn5ZtKXYo8XOoXUgtQxw7q2CjVt.jpg)
The View
![Private Parts](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8nCc9fhXCVvetlqpxkrCTc9NwOz.jpg)
Private Parts
![Beavis and Butt-Head Do America](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vqdgQiRCSzgpFXLlbxbybfkleBM.jpg)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
![Spin City](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3Ksmbpg33PigXKWncD8rFMl24vF.jpg)
Spin City
![Cosby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bo2Q9a460QG9jzjLq3Rt0zFz0pM.jpg)
Cosby
![Everybody Loves Raymond](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/o9CpdeibaCddxQusyDSqwHDxiLl.jpg)
Everybody Loves Raymond
![Eddie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1pb3lvOd5dQrByeJwyCHCKrFeva.jpg)
Eddie
![The Drew Carey Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cWboJ8Cfi5NgHoENAB0gYtgZHkR.jpg)
The Drew Carey Show
![A Night to Die For](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i1rVhnOgIyGaCU7sixQ9W2KQHoR.jpg)
A Night to Die For
![The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wCpTO6IvMngULFtFrEjsgMhrFJW.jpg)
The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder
![Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4rGNrqYp13zK4No5resmtlmQasn.jpg)
Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride
![The High Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cXgTVGfEabHtero6UV1Gzsruko1.jpg)
The High Life
![Cabin Boy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xy2BzE3siqU67VQCQ2k4xideNNM.jpg)
Cabin Boy
![The Nanny](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4syShXMjaPAP3mG81ekhruv94sd.jpg)
The Nanny
![Late Show with David Letterman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7dwM8AKyQfauguoQbI1MIlHinLM.jpg)
Late Show with David Letterman
![Beavis and Butt-Head](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5hgVcFr4eWGGRpjYwxb03z7wuqg.jpg)
Beavis and Butt-Head
![The Larry Sanders Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qMRVylcs6y2naOp7s6RIawELTAL.jpg)
The Larry Sanders Show
![The Simpsons](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vHqeLzYl3dEAutojCO26g0LIkom.jpg)
The Simpsons
![Seinfeld](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aCw8ONfyz3AhngVQa1E2Ss4KSUQ.jpg)
Seinfeld
![I'm from Hollywood](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1pxJM4dzieK5pdPEei30EtQ28VJ.jpg)
I'm from Hollywood
![Action Family](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tqwmH28DhWPCmap4o2P9t0f4WWR.jpg)
Action Family
![The Jay Leno Special](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tUJu2lZ6HK0Qx5G0nj06peFxVSW.jpg)
The Jay Leno Special
![Steve Martin: Homage to Steve](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xwxjiwv5SRzqY4PtT9b3UgByKvn.jpg)
Steve Martin: Homage to Steve
![Night of 100 Stars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jQkoylaOUPWYdYZzkG5Etz8yj0x.jpg)
Night of 100 Stars
![Late Night with David Letterman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kSraSPTeNoiR60ti9amNqLvM3Em.jpg)
Late Night with David Letterman
![Open All Night](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7mIoSpdixINWB1bxFjLKfSMtkYr.jpg)
Open All Night
![Entertainment Tonight](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rVAMCmlyDqhw20NHg5jk9sMuMNg.jpg)
Entertainment Tonight
![The David Letterman Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ccai3QzxzKQdZnPR1g61Ze8ttsW.jpg)
The David Letterman Show
![Fast Friends](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2PV9JtkC44EOgIDpPrCVmoTXzGn.jpg)
Fast Friends
![Mork & Mindy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mzWJikslTFFeRloUNQmbAWbdU28.jpg)
Mork & Mindy
![Peeping Times](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9sMNOxN7A5c1VrjaO8scuqwAFS9.jpg)
Peeping Times
![The Starland Vocal Band Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kZFTVUzuwqNOTwmwIn27qqq6Rkq.jpg)
The Starland Vocal Band Show
![The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oA8QVTGlAN511uCAMDN60aVQUs1.jpg)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
![The Grammy Awards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2itSpL4aBPoJXQ4QVtBFxQyz0j0.jpg)
The Grammy Awards
![The Oscars](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wyMHJMQp8WpmBg9CxefvbQnFhrm.jpg)
The Oscars
![The Emmy Awards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/guW6wHjF0eVOfsS7NEfq2ZWSLDm.jpg)
The Emmy Awards