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David Letterman

1947 - Today

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David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer, and auto racing team owner. 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 total, Letterman hosted 6,080 episodes of Late Night and Late Show, surpassing his friend and mentor Johnny Carson as the longest-serving late-night talk show host in American television history. He is also a television and film producer. His company, Worldwide Pants, produced his shows as well as The Late Late Show and several primetime comedies, the most successful of which was the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Letterman is the 12th most popular presenter (down from 1st in 2019), the 2,799th most popular biography from United States (down from 150th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Presenter.

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Among PRESENTERS

Among presenters, David Letterman ranks 12 out of 143. Before him are Terry Wogan, Larry King, Henry Rollins, Alex Jones, Jimmy Savile, and Wendy Williams. After him are Anna Moffo, Jerry Springer, Nando Parrado, Chris Wallace, Ed Sullivan, and Johnny Carson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, David Letterman ranks 193. Before him are Babita, Sandie Shaw, Zdeněk Zeman, Marcello Semeraro, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, and Giorgio Chinaglia. After him are Oliver Dragojević, Christian Jacq, Bryan Brown, Aad de Mos, Lois Chiles, and Philippe Herreweghe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Letterman ranks 2,799 out of 20,380. Before him are Tito Jackson (1953), Dexter Gordon (1923), Ellison Onizuka (1946), Rex Tillerson (1952), Martin Ritt (1914), and Elmer Drew Merrill (1876). After him are Cy Young (1867), Johnny Winter (1944), David Soul (1943), Lauren Hutton (1943), Avery Brundage (1887), and Teri Garr (1944).

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Among PRESENTERS In United States

Among presenters born in United States, David Letterman ranks 7. Before him are Jay Leno (1950), Oprah Winfrey (1954), Larry King (1933), Henry Rollins (1961), Alex Jones (1974), and Wendy Williams (1964). After him are Anna Moffo (1932), Chris Wallace (1947), Ed Sullivan (1901), Johnny Carson (1925), Fred Rogers (1928), and Michael Buffer (1944).

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