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Pseudonym	Earl Hofert
Birth name	David Michael Letterman
Born	April 12, 1947 (1947-04-12) (age 61) Indianapolis, Indiana
Medium	Stand-up, television
Nationality	American
Years active	1974 "present
Genres	Observational comedy, surreal humour
Subject(s)	Self-deprecation, everyday life
Influences	Steve Allen, Johnny Carson, Jack Paar, Paul Dixon
Influenced	Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel, Jim Gaffigan, Jon Stewart, Rove McManus
Spouse	Michelle Cook (1969 "1977)
Domestic partner(s)	Regina Lasko (2001 ")
Notable works and roles	Host of Late Night with David Letterman (NBC) Host of The Late Show (CBS)
Website	CBS.com/latenight/lateshow
Emmy Awards
	Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Variety Series 1981 The David Letterman Show Outstanding Individual Achievement - Writers 1981 The David Letterman Show Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Progr
American Comedy Awards
	Funniest Male Performer in a TV Special (Leading or Supporting) Network, Cable or Syndication 1989 Late Night with David Letterman 1995 Late Show with David Letterman: Video Special Funniest Male Perf

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David Letterman Was Born In Indianapolis, Indiana. His Father, Harry Joe Letterman, Was A Florist Who Died In 1973; His Mother Dorothy Letterman (nÃ©e Hofert, Now Dorothy Mengering) (born August 12, 1921), A Presbyterian Church Secretary Of German Des

David Letterman was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. His father, Harry Joe Letterman, was a florist who died in 1973; his mother Dorothy Letterman (nÃ©e Hofert, now Dorothy Mengering) (born August 12, 1921), a Presbyterian church secretary of German descent, is an occasional figure on the show, usually at holidays and birthdays. He has an older sister Janice and a younger sister Gretchen. One of Read more...

Weather

Letterman began his career as a radio talk show host on WXLW (AM), and on Indianapolis television station WLWI (now called WTHR) as a local anchor and weatherman. He received recognition for his unpredictable on-air behavior, which included jokingly calling attention to state borders missing from the weather map, and predicting hail stones "the size of canned hams." (Because this upset his bosses, Read more...

Move To Los Angeles

In 1975, encouraged by his then-wife Michelle and several of his fraternity brothers, Letterman moved to Los Angeles, California with hopes of becoming a comedy writer. (Gail Koch. "Letterman Evolved from Struggling Radio Host to Star." Ball State Daily News, 1 February 2002.) He started off by writing material for the sitcom Good Times. He also began performing stand-up comedy at The Comedy Store, Read more...

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David Letterman Appologises and Says: 'I'm terribly sorry' David Letterman has finally apologized to staffers on Monday for his "stupid" sexual relationships with staffers. ...

David Letterman Secretly Ties Knot David Letterman, the 61 year old late night talk show host, secretly tied knots with his 23 year old long time girlfriend. On the Monday night telecast of his show, Letterman was quoted as saying that he nearly missed the ceremony because his truck was stuck in mud. ...

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Letterman admits affairs after extortion attempt - Summary
Los Angeles - Talk show host David Letterman admitted on his show Thursday that he engaged in sexual relationships with female employees and that he went to the police when someone tried to extort him. The suspect was named Friday as Robert Joe Halde...
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:23:09 GMT

Letterman admits affairs after extortion attempt
Los Angeles - Talk show host David Letterman admitted on his show Thursday that he engaged in sexual relationships with female employees and that he went to the police when someone tried to extort him. This morning, I did something I have never done i...
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2009 04:05:09 GMT

PEOPLE BRIEFS: Letterman issues public apology to wife over affairs
New York - Talk show host David Letterman issued a public apology to his wife Monday after admitting last week that he had conducted sexual affairs with women who worked for him. She has been horribly hurt by my behaviour, and when something happens...
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:23:06 GMT

Man charged over Letterman sex extortion - Summary
Los Angeles - A veteran television producer was charged Friday with grand larceny for allegedly trying to extort 2 million dollars from David Letterman in exchange for keeping quiet about the talk show host's sexual relationship with his former assis...
Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:23:10 GMT