David Michael Letterman was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 12, 1947 to Harry and Dorothy Letterman. He graduated from Ball State University, where he a B.A. in telecommunications in 1969.
He started out as a weather man for local station WTHR in Indianapolis, Indiana. He moved to Los Angles in 1975 with a hope of being a comedy writer and started writing material for sitcoms. He also performed stand-up at LA's famous comedy club "The Comedy Store." His dry, sarcastic humor caught the attention of talk show host Johnny Carson. Letterman soon became a regular guest on
The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and in 1978, became a regular guest host.
NBC gave him his own morning show, The David Letterman Show, which didn't last long. However, NBC kept the comic under contract and gave him his own talk show following the
Tonight Show. Late Night with David Letterman soon grabbed a cult following with college students and young adults. Letterman became known for his verbal sparing matches with celebrities such as Cher and Madonna.
Letterman's show remained with NBC for eleven years. When Carson announced his retirement, he wanted Letterman to replace him. However, NBC had other ideas and had regular guest host Jay Leno replace Carson. Bitterly disappointed and angry at not getting the
Tonight Show job, Letterman left to host
The Late Show with David Letterman on CBS, opposite the
Tonight Show. A year after Late Show began, Carson made a surprise appearance during a "Top 10 list" segment. The audience went wild as Carson sat at Letterman's desk.
Today, Letterman continues hosting The Late Show and is still popular among viewers. He recently ranked second to Oprah Winfrey in the annual Harris Poll of Nation's Favorite TV Personality.
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David Michael Letterman was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 12, 1947 to Harry and Dorothy Letterman. He graduated from Ball State University, where he a B.A. in telecommunications in 1969.
He started out as a weather man for local station WTHR in Indianapolis, Indiana. He moved to Los Angles in 1975 with a hope of being a comedy writer and started writing material for sitcoms. He also performed stand-up at LA's famous comedy club "The Comedy Store." His dry, sarcastic humor caught the attention of talk show host Johnny Carson. Letterman soon became a regular guest on
The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and in 1978, became a regular guest host.
NBC gave him his own morning show, The David Letterman Show, which didn't last long. However, NBC kept the comic under contract and gave him his own talk show following the
Tonight Show. Late Night with David Letterman soon grabbed a cult following with college students and young adults. Letterman became known for his verbal
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