
Earl Hofert
Highest Rated: 100% Bathtubs Over Broadway (2018)
Lowest Rated: 18% Eddie (1996)
Birthday: Apr 12, 1947
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
As the host of two award-winning late night talk shows, David Letterman and his ironic style were powerful influences on the changing comedy landscape of the 1980s, 1990s and beyond. From the start of his 11-year run on "Late Night with David Letterman" (NBC, 1982-1993), Letterman promptly disassembled the conventional talk show format, slyly poking fun at the medium, the guests and the audience. His penchant for self-deprecation and sarcasm may have been a factor in NBC's decision to hand over "The Tonight Show" (NBC, 1952- ) and its more conservative 11:30 p.m. time slot to Jay Leno upon Johnny Carson's 1993 retirement - a deal that incurred Letterman's wrath enough that he jumped ship to CBS. Taking his team with him, he launched "The Late Show with David Letterman" (CBS, 1993-2015) where he continued to flourish in the same irreverent capacity. Leno may have dominated the ratings, but Letterman took home the Emmys while becoming executive producer of primetime comedy hits like "Everybody Loves Raymond" (CBS, 1996-2005) and "Ed" (NBC, 2000-04). Despite nearly three decades on television, Letterman remained staunchly private, though he often made headlines for questionable jokes, his alleged feud with Oprah Winfrey, bypass surgery, having a stalker, death threats and being blackmailed for affairs with subordinates. But through it all, Letterman kept the juggernaut going and remained atop the ratings heap as the true king of late night for generations of viewers and fellow comics who still looked to the gap-toothed trailblazer as their Carson. In 2013, Letterman broke his early mentor's record, logging 31 years as a late night talk show host. Letterman announced in April 2014 that he would be retiring the following year. The host's final year of goodbyes from famous friends and fans culminated in an uncharacteristically heartfelt final broadcast on May 20, 2015.
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie | Narrator (Character) | - | 2021 |
74% | 43% | Between Two Ferns: The Movie | Himself (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan | Unknown (Character) | - | 2019 |
100% | 90% | Bathtubs Over Broadway |
Himself (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Youngest Candidate | Producer | - | 2008 |
52% | 55% | Strangers With Candy | Executive Producer | $2.1M | 2005 |
63% | 79% | Man on the Moon | Himself (uncredited) (Character) | $34.6M | 1999 |
71% | 85% | Meeting People Is Easy | Himself (uncredited) (Character) | $51.3K | 1999 |
75% | 68% | Private Parts | Himself (Character) | $41.2M | 1997 |
18% | 36% | Eddie | Unknown (Character) | $31.4M | 1996 |
72% | 69% | Beavis and Butt-head Do America | Motley Crue Roadie 1 (Voice) | $63.1M | 1996 |
46% | 42% | Cabin Boy | Old Salt in Fishing Village (Character) | $3.5M | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fast Friends | Matt Morgan (Character) | - | 1979 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2020 2017 2012 |
No Score Yet | 75% | My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman | Host | 2018-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Desus & Mero | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The View | Guest | 2019 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2019 |
40% | 98% | Norm Macdonald Has a Show | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 35% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dateline NBC | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dateline: On Assignment | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 75% | Late Show With David Letterman | Host | 2013-2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CBS News Sunday Morning | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CBS This Morning | Guest | 2012 |
85% | 76% | The Simpsons | Himself (Guest Voice) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live With Regis and Kelly | Guest | 2010-2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Oprah Winfrey Show | Guest | 2007 |
74% | No Score Yet | The Knights of Prosperity | Executive Producer | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ed | Executive Producer | 2000-2004 |
66% | No Score Yet | Spin City |
Rags (Guest Voice), Unknown (Guest Star) |
1997-1998 |
88% | 94% | Seinfeld | Himself (Guest Star) | 1996 |
100% | No Score Yet | Bonnie | Executive Producer | 1995-1996 |
100% | No Score Yet | The Larry Sanders Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 1993 |
No Score Yet | 80% | The Nanny | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Beavis and Butt-head | Himself (Guest Voice) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Building | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murphy Brown | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Johnny Carson | Guest | 1992 1984-1985 1978-1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Password 79 | Guest | 1979 |
95% | No Score Yet | Mork & Mindy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
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