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David LettermanTalk Show HostBorn: 12 April 1947 Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana Best known as: Host of The Late Show With David Letterman Late Night With David Letterman premiered on February 1982 on NBC, where it followed the famed Tonight Show hosted by Johnny Carson. Letterman's show became a huge hit with college students and night owls, famous for its offbeat humor and nightly "Top Ten" lists. Letterman made no secret of his wish to host the Tonight Show once Carson retired; when NBC gave that job to Jay Leno in 1992, Letterman jumped to CBS and began the competing The Late Show with David Letterman. In January of 2000 Letterman missed five weeks of shows after undergoing quintuple bypass heart surgery. Extra credit: Letterman attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana... He was married to college sweetheart Michelle Cook from 1970-1977... He has a son, Harry (b. 2003) with longtime girlfriend Regina Lasko... He was once an all-purpose announcer on station WLWI in Indianapolis, a job which included introducing movies and serving as a substitute weatherman... An auto racing enthusiast, he formed the Rahal Letterman racing team with former driver Bobby Rahal. Copyright © 1998-2006 by Who2?, LLC. All rights reserved. More on David Letterman from Fact Monster:
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