David Letterman

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

Biography

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.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

12 April 1947, 78 years old

Known For

Man on the Moon

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

I'm Still Here

Private Parts

Life Itself

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

The Easy Kind

David Letterman

2024

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2024

Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes

Self - TV Host (archive footage)

2024

My Next Guest with David Letterman and John Mulaney

Self - Host

2024

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

Self

2023

Late Night Nightmare

Self

2023

Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman

Self

2023

My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Self - Host

2022

Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)

Self

2022

Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special

Self

2022

We Feed People

Self (archive footage)

2022

The Super Bob Einstein Movie

Self

2021

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Self

2021

Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A

Self

2021

Controlling Britney Spears

Self (archive Audio)

2021

Zappa

Self (archive footage)

2020

Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season

Self

2019

My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan

Self - Host

2019

This Is Farrah Fawcett

Self (archive footage)

2019

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Self - TV Host (archive footage)

2018

Pearl Jam: Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony

2017

The Making of Trump

Self (archive footage)

2015

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

Self / Audition Tape (archive footage)

2015

David Letterman: A Life on Television

Self

2015

Led Zeppelin Played Here

Self (archive footage)

2014

Don Rickles: One Night Only

Self

2014

Mad As Hell

Self (archive footage)

2014

The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

Self

2014

Johnny Carson: King of Late Night

Self

2012

Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television

Self

2011

I'm Still Here

David Letterman

2010

Paris Hilton, Inc.

Self (archive footage)

2009

Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s

Self (archive footage)

2007

Earth to America

Self (archived footage)

2005

The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s

2002

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Self (archive footage)

2002

Pete Townshend - Letterman Compilation 1985-1999

self

1999

Man on the Moon

Self (uncredited)

1999

Private Parts

David Letterman

1997

A Night to Die For

Self

1995

Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride

Self

1994

Cabin Boy

Old Salt In Fishing Village

1994

I'm from Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

1989

Action Family

Self

1987

The Jay Leno Special

self

1986

Steve Martin: Homage to Steve

Self

1984

Biography: David Letterman

Self

Unknown

My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam Sandler

Self - Host

2025

Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion

Self

2025

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Self

2025

Mutineer

2025

Downey Wrote That

Self

2025

In Whose Name?

Self

2025

Andy Kaufman Is Me

Self

2025

Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy

Self - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage)

2025

This Is the Tom Green Documentary

Self (archive footage)

2025

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

2025

Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer

Self (archive footage)

2024

DEVO

Self (archive footage)

2024

The Great Heisman Race of 1997

Self (archive footage)

2023

The Many Faces of Jim Carey

2023

Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie

Narrator (voice)

2021

Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man

Self

2020

Uncle Tom

Self (archive footage)

2020

My Darling Vivian

Self (archive footage)

2020

APEX: The Secret Race Across America

Self

2019

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

David Letterman

2019

Cola Wars

Self (archive footage)

2019

Mike Wallace Is Here

Self (archive footage)

2019

Whitney

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2018

Bathtubs Over Broadway

Self

2018

Andre the Giant

Self (archive footage)

2018

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

Self

2018

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

Self

2017

Get Me Roger Stone

Self (archive footage)

2017

Mike and the Mad Dog

Self

2017

An Open Secret

Self (archive footage)

2014

Life Itself

Self - TV Host (archive footage)

2014

Me @ the Zoo

Self (archive footage)

2012

Corman's World

Self - TV Host (archive footage)

2011

The Undefeated

Self (archive footage)

2011

Warren Zevon: The Letterman Show Collection

2005

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

Self

2003

VH1 News Special: Grunge

Self (archive footage)

2001

Totally Bill Hicks

Self

1998

Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers

Self (archive footage)

1998

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

Motley Crue Roadie #1 (voice)

1996

Eddie

David Letterman (uncredited)

1996

National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins

Self (uncredited)

1995

Night of 100 Stars

Self

1982

David Letterman: Looking For Fun

Self

1981

Fast Friends

Matt Morgan

1979

Peeping Times

Dan Cochran

1978

Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer

Self

Unknown