David Letterman

American television host and comedian

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2024 Appears in 'Stupid Pet Tricks' episode 'Late Night Memories' as himself and serves as executive producer
2024 Appears as himself in 'John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA' episode focusing on earthquakes
2024 My Next Guest with David Letterman and John Mulaney won the Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
2023 My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy was nominated for the Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
2022 Letterman was featured in the stand-up comedy special Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
2022 My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman received another nomination for the Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
2022 A special episode of 'My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman' was released.
February 2022 Letterman opens his official YouTube channel, featuring clips from Late Night and his other shows, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Late Night's premiere.
2021 My Next Guest was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special for the fourth time.
2020 Appears as himself in 'The Comedy Store'
2019 Letterman appeared as himself in the comedy film Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019 My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman received a nomination for the Outstanding Informational Series or Special at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
2019 David Letterman returned with a special episode of 'My Next Guest Needs No Introduction' in 2019, showcasing his continued impact and presence in the world of talk shows.
June 21 2019 A bonus episode of 'My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman' was released on Netflix.
May 31 2019 Five new episodes of the series were released on Netflix.
2018 My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman was nominated for the Outstanding Informational Series or Special at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
December 14 2018 Netflix announced the renewal of 'My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman' for a second season consisting of six episodes.
January 12 2018 The series premiered with Letterman's interview with Barack Obama, marking Obama's first interview since leaving office.
January 12 2018 My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman premiered on Netflix.
October 22 2017 Officially received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in a ceremonial presentation.
August 8 2017 Netflix announced it had ordered a six-episode interview series starring David Letterman.
May 16 2017 Named as the recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
2016 David Letterman appeared in a cameo role in the film Sully
2012 A report detailed David Letterman's extensive car collection, which included ten Ferraris, eight Porsches, four Austin-Healeys, two Honda motorcycles, a Chevy pickup, and single cars from Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, MG, Volvo, Cadillac, and Pontiac.
2012 David Letterman appears as himself (voice) in an episode of The Simpsons titled 'The D'oh-cial Network'
2012 Received the Kennedy Center Honors, being recognized as one of the most influential personalities in television history.
2011 The foundation was renamed to the Letterman Foundation for Courtesy and Grooming (LFCG).
2011 Became the first recipient of the Johnny Carson Award for Comedic Excellence at The Comedy Awards.
March 2010 Joe Halderman pleaded guilty to the blackmail charges and was subsequently sentenced to six months in prison, followed by probation and community service.

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