David Letterman

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comedian human producer talk show host television presenter writer

David Letterman is an American television host and comedian best known for his long-running late-night talk shows, including "Late Night with David Letterman" and "The Late Show with David Letterman."

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David Michael Letterman 2
Letterman 2
David Letterman comedy style 1

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instanceOf comedian ⓘ
human ⓘ
producer ⓘ
talk show host ⓘ
television presenter ⓘ
writer ⓘ
almaMater Ball State University ⓘ
awardReceived Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor ⓘ
Primetime Emmy Awards ⓘ
surface form: Primetime Emmy Award
birthName David Letterman self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: David Michael Letterman
child Harry Joseph Letterman ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1947-04-12 ⓘ
educatedAt Ball State University ⓘ
Broad Ripple High School ⓘ
employer CBS ⓘ
NBC ⓘ
eyeColor blue ⓘ
familyName David Letterman self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Letterman
fieldOfWork late-night television ⓘ
founded Worldwide Pants Incorporated ⓘ
fullName David Letterman self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: David Michael Letterman
genre comedy ⓘ
givenName David ⓘ
hairColor gray ⓘ
honorificTitle Late-night television icon ⓘ
hosted Late Night with David Letterman ⓘ
The Late Show ⓘ
surface form: Late Show with David Letterman
knownFor Stupid Pet Tricks segment ⓘ
Top Ten List segment ⓘ
innovative late-night comedy ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
network CBS ⓘ
NBC ⓘ
notableWork Late Night with David Letterman ⓘ
The Late Show ⓘ
surface form: Late Show with David Letterman
occupation comedian ⓘ
television host ⓘ
television producer ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Indianapolis ⓘ
surface form: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
religion Presbyterianism ⓘ
residence Montana ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
spouse Michelle Cook ⓘ
Regina Lasko ⓘ
yearsActive 1970s–present ⓘ

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Warren Zevon → associatedAct → David Letterman ⓘ
Stupid Pet Tricks segment → associatedWith → David Letterman ⓘ
this entity surface form: David Letterman comedy style
David Letterman → birthName → David Letterman self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: David Michael Letterman
Late Night with David Letterman → creator → David Letterman ⓘ
David Letterman → familyName → David Letterman self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Letterman
Harry Joseph Letterman → familyName → David Letterman ⓘ
this entity surface form: Letterman
Harry Joseph Letterman → father → David Letterman ⓘ
Worldwide Pants Incorporated → founder → David Letterman ⓘ
David Letterman → fullName → David Letterman self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: David Michael Letterman
Stupid Pet Tricks segment → hasHost → David Letterman ⓘ
The Late Show → host → David Letterman ⓘ
Jack Paar → influenced → David Letterman ⓘ
Johnny Carson → influenced → David Letterman ⓘ
Mort Sahl → influenced → David Letterman ⓘ
Steve Allen → influenced → David Letterman ⓘ
The Late Show → originalHost → David Letterman ⓘ
Worldwide Pants Incorporated → owner → David Letterman ⓘ
Late Night with David Letterman → starring → David Letterman ⓘ