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13 unusual facts about Late Night with David Letterman


Ashley Cleveland

As part of John Hiatt's band, she has also made several widely seen television appearances including, Austin City Limits, Late Night with David Letterman, The Arsenio Hall Show and Saturday Night Live.

Björn Nittmo

Nittmo appeared on Late Night with David Letterman a few times during his stint with the New York Giants.

Bolan, Iowa

Bolan's claim to fame was in 1989 when all the town's residents appeared on Late Night with David Letterman.

Brooklyn Philharmonic

The Brooklyn Philharmonic has also appeared multiple times on the television show Late Night with David Letterman.

Carter Bays

Prior to the creation of How I Met Your Mother, Bays and Thomas wrote for a number of television shows including Late Night with David Letterman, Oliver Beene and Quintuplets.

Chad Myers

He was spoofed on Late Night with David Letterman after climbing into a mock-up of the Chilean miners' rescue capsule.

Dennis Francis

In 1984, another fateful encounter during a speech given at a Graphic Artists Guild Seminar led to an offer to work with Late Night with David Letterman show on NBC.

He also worked in advertising, film and television including Late Night with David Letterman.

Dick the Bruiser

Indianapolis native David Letterman would later name his television show's band The World's Most Dangerous Band as a derivation of Dick the Bruiser's nickname, "The World's Most Dangerous Wrestler."

Ila Loetscher

Loetscher appeared in National Geographic documentaries and on numerous television shows, including the The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Late Night with David Letterman, the Today Show, and Real People.

Joe Niekro

He appeared on Late Night with David Letterman on August 15, 1987, wearing a carpenter's apron and carrying a power sander, while serving a suspension for having a nail file on the mound.

Talkback with Jerry Galvin

(Late Night with David Letterman, a real TV talk show which was finding its footing around the same time, had a similar parodical feel, but was somewhat reined in by its celebrity guest format.)

WMPA TV

All three shows borrowed material liberally from such television programs as “Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In,” “Saturday Night Live,” "The Benny Hill Show," "Late Night with David Letterman," and “Hee Haw.”


Alan Kendall

With the Bee Gees, Kendall appeared on The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman, Oprah Winfrey, a Command Performance for the Queen of the United Kingdom, as well as numerous other live performances.

Arc Angels

Arc Angels made their network television debut on the NBC show, Late Night with David Letterman, on June 9, 1992, performing "Living In A Dream".

Buddy Biancalana

Biancalana later appeared as a guest on Late Night with David Letterman, quipping "I'm closer to Cobb than you are to Carson." Biancalana finished his big-league career with 113 base hits, over four thousand short of Cobb or Rose.

Girl with Curious Hair

An actress appears on Late Night with David Letterman while her television producer husband obsessively coaches her.

Jimbo Mathus

Over the years they also performed on television programs, including The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman, Conan O'Brien and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve in 1998.

Lorri Bagley

Bagley made her television debut at a young age appearing on Late Night with David Letterman in 1982, and had made a name for herself as a model in Europe by the age of fourteen, modelling for the likes of Dior, Chanel and Issey Miyake as well as modelling for Victoria's Secret for five years.

Michael J. Weithorn

In 1982 he passed up an opportunity to become part of the original writing staff of Late Night With David Letterman to work with producer Gary David Goldberg on Goldberg's new series Family Ties.

Rubin and Ed

Crispin Glover appeared on Late Night with David Letterman in 1987 dressed and in character as Rubin Farr.

William Franklin Lee III

One of his sons, Will Lee (William Frankin Lee IV), is a prolific bassist and one of the original members of the bands on NBC's Late Night with David Letterman and CBS' Late Show with David Letterman, both led by Paul Shaffer.