While Letterman was furious about not getting "The Tonight Show" gig, his career didn't falter. Instead, he blamed NBC. While Carson's brand of comedy was more straight-laced, Letterman could be more offbeat and outrageous and NBC worried he wouldn't capture the audience that Carson could. Letterman also had a habit of criticizing NBC executives on air, which did not make him a favorite of the network when it was time to pick a new "Tonight Show" host.
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The battle intensified even more. Competing in the late night wars with not only Leno but also Chevy Chase , Arsenio Hall and Ted Koppel , Letterman consistently won over all of his competition until the summer of , when Leno had guest Hugh Grant on his show to discuss his highly publicized arrest for being caught with prostitute Divine Brown and Grant cried on screen.
The ratings were tremendous, and Leno has consistently beaten Letterman ever since. In recent years, Letterman has toned down his act. He dresses more conservatively and tends to go the more traditional route of talk shows.
It can be said that every talk show since, including Craig Kilborn and especially 'Conan O'Brien', has been influenced a great deal by Letterman's unconventional, irreverent, off-the-wall style. It was thought that Letterman was going to retire in the mid-'90s, but an impressive 14 million-per-year deal has kept Letterman with CBS. Near-tragedy struck, however, in January of when Letterman was diagnosed with coronary arterial blockage and underwent quintuple bypass surgery.
The operation was successful, however, and Letterman received countless get-well cards and a great deal of publicity. Among David's better-known incidents in recent years have been Drew Barrymore 's infamous table dance, an interview with a bizarre and ditzy Farrah Fawcett , his appearance in the movie, Cabin Boy written by and starring his former "Late Night" writer and performer Chris Elliott , his stint as host of The 67th Annual Academy Awards , and his appearance in the Andy Kaufman biopic, Man on the Moon Aside from being a talk show host, Letterman is an active producer.
His production company is called Worldwide Pants. Sign In. Edit David Letterman. Showing all items. Began a relationship with his second wife, Regina Lasko , in February of ; they did not marry until March 19th, Allegedly, he will not stay for longer than five minutes for an on-location cameo appearance in any given film, which may be why Letterman doesn't really "appear" on stage with Jim Carrey and Jerry Lawler in Man on the Moon , but rather is a special-effects image, like a cut-and-paste.
Is part owner of Team Rahal auto racing team majority owner Bobby Rahal , Indianapolis champion. Had a relationship with Merrill Markoe. Has an older sister named Janice and a younger sister named Gretchen. While working as a weatherman in Indianapolis, he once congratulated a tropical storm for being upgraded to a hurricane. Before his heart bypass surgery, he had not missed a day due to illness in his 18 years of late-night.
Multi-purpose names he uses for any man: "Larry," "Kenny," and "Rodney". Multi-purpose names for women: "Linda". His father, Joe Letterman, was a florist who died of a heart attack in Mother Dorothy Mengering remarried in to Hans Mengering.
He once hosted a game show pilot called The Riddlers The pilot was shown on the Game Show Network on 28 October Funds a scholarship at Ball State University his alma mater, class of He went to college with Jim Davis , another Indiana native who created and still writes the world famous comic strip "Garfield. Sister Gretchen is journalist, editor of St. Petersburg Times FL Lifestyles section. Once petitioned to get a highway in his hometown named "the Dave Letterman Bypass" as a reference to his heart bypass surgery.
Businesses in Indianapolis referred to the highway as "The Dave" for a short time. On 3 November , Letterman's then-girlfriend now his wife , Regina Lasko , gave birth to their son, Harry Joseph Letterman , named after Letterman's father, who passed away at the age of He often does an in-joke that only his studio audience will understand. This is done by speaking with the audience before taping begins and finding out where people are from, what they do, etc. During the opening monologue, he will then make a reference to one of the audience members.
Was a writer on the s comedy series Good Times , as was his current late night talk show competitor Jay Leno. Auditioned for the role of Ted Stryker in Airplane! In February , an emergency group of guest hosts had to be called to fill in on the Late Show with David Letterman , when Letterman was suddenly debilitated with a bout of shingles.
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