David Letterman
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.
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Acting History
2025
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam Sandler as Self - Host
2025Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion as Self
20252025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
2025Mutineer
2025Downey Wrote That as Self
2025In Whose Name? as Self
2025Andy Kaufman Is Me as Self
2025Everybody's Live with John Mulaney as Self - Former TV Celebrity, 6'2"
2025Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy as Self - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage)
2025SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025This Is the Tom Green Documentary as Self (archive footage)
2024Mr. McMahon as Self (archive footage)
2024Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer as Self (archive footage)
2024The Easy Kind as David Letterman
2024Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2024John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. as Self
2024My Next Guest with David Letterman and John Mulaney as Self - Host
2024Stupid Pet Tricks as Self
2024DEVO as Self (archive footage)
2023The Great Heisman Race of 1997 as Self (archive footage)
2023Albert Brooks: Defending My Life as Self
2023SmartLess: On the Road as Self
2023Late Night Nightmare as Self
2023Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields as Self (archive footage)
2023Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman as Self
2023The Many Faces of Jim Carey
2022My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Self - Host
2022Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It) as Self
2022The Last Movie Stars as Self
2022That’s My Time with David Letterman as Self - Host
2022Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special as Self
2022We Feed People as Self (archive footage)
2021The Super Bob Einstein Movie as Self
20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
2021Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A as Self
2021Controlling Britney Spears as Self (archive Audio)
2021This Is Pop as Self (archive footage)
2021Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie as Narrator (voice)
2020Zappa as Self (archive footage)
2020Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man as Self
2020The Comedy Store as Self
2020The Drew Barrymore Show as Self
2020Uncle Tom as Self (archive footage)
2020My Darling Vivian as Self (archive footage)
2019Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season as Self
2019My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan as Self - Host
2019APEX: The Secret Race Across America as Self
2019Between Two Ferns: The Movie as David Letterman
2019Cola Wars as Self (archive footage)
2019Mike Wallace Is Here as Self (archive footage)
2019This Is Farrah Fawcett as Self (archive footage)
2019Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest
2018Norm Macdonald Has a Show as Self - Guest
2018Whitney as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018Won't You Be My Neighbor? as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2018Bathtubs Over Broadway as Self
2018Andre the Giant as Self (archive footage)
2018Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind as Self
2018My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman as Self - Host
2017Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond as Self
2017The Nineties as Self (archive footage)
2017Get Me Roger Stone as Self (archive footage)
2017Mike and the Mad Dog as Self
2017Pearl Jam: Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony
2015The Making of Trump as Self (archive footage)
2015Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration as Self / Audition Tape (archive footage)
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015David Letterman: A Life on Television as Self
2015MLB Network Presents as Self
2014An Open Secret as Self (archive footage)
2014Led Zeppelin Played Here as Self (archive footage)
2014Life Itself as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2014Don Rickles: One Night Only as Self
2014Mad As Hell as Self (archive footage)
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles as Self
2013Norm Macdonald Live as Self
2012Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
2012Me @ the Zoo as Self (archive footage)
2012Johnny Carson: King of Late Night as Self
2011Corman's World as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2011Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television as Self
2011The Undefeated as Self (archive footage)
2010I'm Still Here as David Letterman
2009Paris Hilton, Inc. as Self (archive footage)
2009Joy Behar: Say Anything!
2007Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s as Self (archive footage)
2006Web Junk 20
2005Earth to America as Self (archived footage)
2005The Colbert Report
2005Warren Zevon: The Letterman Show Collection
2003Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special as Self
2003American Splendor as Self (archive footage)
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
2002The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2002NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self (archive footage)
2001VH1 News Special: Grunge as Self (archive footage)
1999Pete Townshend - Letterman Compilation 1985-1999 as self
1999Man on the Moon as Self (uncredited)
1999Teen Choice Awards as Self
1999Mark Twain Prize as Self
1998Totally Bill Hicks as Self
1998Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers as Self (archive footage)
1997The View as Self
1997Private Parts as David Letterman
1996Beavis and Butt-Head Do America as Motley Crue Roadie #1 (voice)
1996Spin City as Rags (uncredited) (voice)
1996Spin City as David Letterman
1996Cosby
1996Eddie as David Letterman (uncredited)
1995National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins as Self (uncredited)
1995A Night to Die For as Self
1994Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride as Self
1994Cabin Boy as Old Salt In Fishing Village
1993The Nanny as David Letterman (uncredited)
1993Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Host
1993Beavis and Butt-Head as David Letterman (voice)
1992The Larry Sanders Show as David Letterman
1989The Simpsons as David Letterman (voice)
1989Seinfeld as David Letterman
1989I'm from Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
1987Action Family as Self
1986The Jay Leno Special as self
1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1984Steve Martin: Homage to Steve as Self
1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
1982Late Night with David Letterman as Self - Host
1981Open All Night
1981Entertainment Tonight as Self
1981David Letterman: Looking For Fun as Self
1980The David Letterman Show as Host
1979Fast Friends as Matt Morgan
1978Mork & Mindy as Ellsworth
1978Peeping Times as Dan Cochran
1977The Starland Vocal Band Show
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self - Guest Host
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1959The Grammys as Self
1953The Oscars as Self
1949The Emmy Awards as Self
—Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer as Self
—Biography: David Letterman as Self