David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer, and actor. He hosted the late night television talk show Late Show with David Letterman, broadcast on CBS. Letterman has been a fixture on late night television since the February 1, 1982, debut of Late Night with David Letterman on NBC. In 1996, David Letterman was ranked No. 45 on TV Guideââ’âs 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. In 2013, Letterman surpassed friend and mentor Johnny Carson as the longest-serving late night talk show host in American TV history, at 31 years. In total, Letterman has hosted 6,028 episodes of Late Night and Late Show over a period of 33 years. On April 3, 2014, Letterman announced he would retire in 2015. He hosted the Late Show for the last time on May 20, 2015. CBS announced that Stephen Colbert, comedian, writer and host of Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report since 2005, will take his place.
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