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.
2026Norm: The Tale of Norm MacdonaldMovieas Self (archive footage)
2026Darlene Love: I Know Where I've BeenMovieas Self
20269/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years LaterMovieas Self (archive footage)
2026In MemoriamMovieas Himself
2026Bobby Rahal: True American RacerMovieas Self
2026Soccer's American DreamTV showas Self (archive footage) · 1 episodes
2025Cam Gaze - À la recherche des premières "camgirls"TV showas Self (archive) - late show host · 1 episodes
2025My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam SandlerMovieas Self - Host
2025Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary ReunionMovieas Self
20252025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyMovieas Self
2025MutineerMovie
2025Downey Wrote ThatMovieas Self
2025In Whose Name?Movieas Self
2025John Candy: I Like MeMovieas Self - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage)
2025Andy Kaufman Is MeMovieas Self · Executive Producer
2025Untold: The Fall of FavreMovieas Self - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage)
2025IndyCar: Anything to WinMovieas Self
2025Everybody's Live with John MulaneyTV showas Self - Former TV Celebrity, 6'2" · 1 episodes
2025Matthew Perry: A Hollywood TragedyMovieas Self - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage)
2025SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)Movie
2025This Is the Tom Green DocumentaryMovieas Self (archive footage)
2025Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, ActionTV showas Self - Host, 'The Late Show with David Letterman' (archive footage) · 1 episodes
2024Mr. McMahonTV showas Self (archive footage) · 1 episodes
2024Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. SoccerMovieas Self (archive footage)
2024The Easy KindMovieas David Letterman
2024Outstanding: A Comedy RevolutionMovieas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024Group TherapyMovieas Self - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage)
2024Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of ExtremesMovieas Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2024John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.TV showas Self · 1 episodes
2024My Next Guest with David Letterman and John MulaneyMovieas Self - Host
2024Stupid Pet TricksTV showas Self · Executive Producer · Original Concept · 10 episodes
2024DEVOMovieas Self (archive footage)
2023The Great Heisman Race of 1997Movieas Self (archive footage)
2023Albert Brooks: Defending My LifeMovieas Self
2023SmartLess: On the RoadTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2023Late Night NightmareMovieas Self
2023Pretty Baby: Brooke ShieldsTV showas Self (archive footage) · 1 episodes
2023Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave LettermanMovieas Self
2023The Many Faces of Jim CarreyMovieas Self (Archive Footage)
2022My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr ZelenskyyMovieas Self - Host
2022Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)Movieas Self
2022Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't ExistTV showas Self - Host, 'Late Show with David Letterman' (archive footage) · 1 episodes
2022The Last Movie StarsTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2022That’s My Time with David LettermanTV showas Self - Host · 6 episodes
2022Norm Macdonald: Nothing SpecialMovieas Self
2022We Feed PeopleMovieas Self (archive footage)
2021The Super Bob Einstein MovieMovieas Self
20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyMovieas Self
2021Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&AMovieas Self
2021Controlling Britney SpearsMovieas Self (archive Audio)
2021Sisters with TransistorsMovieas Self (archive footage)
2021This Is PopTV showas Self (archive footage) · 1 episodes
2021Steve McQueen: The Lost MovieMovieas Narrator (voice)
2020ZappaMovieas Self (archive footage)
2020Chuck Leavell: The Tree ManMovieas Self
2020The Comedy StoreTV showas Self · 5 episodes
2020The Drew Barrymore ShowTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2020My Darling VivianMovieas Self (archive footage)
2019Lindsey Vonn: The Final SeasonMovieas Self
2019My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh KhanMovieas Self - Host
2019APEX: The Secret Race Across AmericaMovieas Self2019Between Two Ferns: The MovieMovieas David Letterman
2019Cola WarsMovieas Self (archive footage)
2019Mike Wallace Is HereMovieas Self (archive footage)
2019This Is Farrah FawcettMovieas Self (archive footage)
2019Desus & MeroTV showas Self - Illustrious Guest · 1 episodes
2018Bathtubs Over BroadwayMovieas Self · Executive Producer
2018Norm Macdonald Has a ShowTV showas Self - Guest · 1 episodes2018WhitneyMovieas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2018Won't You Be My Neighbor?Movieas Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2018Andre the GiantMovieas Self (archive footage)2018Robin Williams: Come Inside My MindMovieas Self
2018My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David LettermanTV showas Self - Host · 29 episodes2017Jim & Andy: The Great BeyondMovieas Self
2017The NinetiesTV showas Self (archive footage) · 1 episodes
2017Get Me Roger StoneMovieas Self (archive footage)
2017Mike and the Mad DogMovieas Self
2017Pearl Jam: Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction CeremonyMovie
2015The Making of TrumpMovieas Self (archive footage)
2015Mary Tyler Moore: A CelebrationMovieas Self / Audition Tape (archive footage)2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTV showas Self - Guest · 3 episodes
2015The Late Late Show with James CordenTV showCreator
2015MLB Network PresentsTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2014An Open SecretMovieas Self (archive footage)
2014Led Zeppelin Played HereMovieas Self (archive footage)2014Life ItselfMovieas Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2014Mad As HellMovieas Self (archive footage)2014Last Week Tonight with John OliverTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2014The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the BeatlesMovieas Self
2013Norm Macdonald LiveTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2012Comedians in Cars Getting CoffeeTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2012Me @ the ZooMovieas Self (archive footage)
2012Johnny Carson: King of Late NightMovieas Self
2011Corman's WorldMovieas Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2011Ruth Lyons: First Lady of TelevisionMovieas Self
2011The UndefeatedMovieas Self (archive footage)2010I'm Still HereMovieas David Letterman
2009Joy Behar: Say Anything!TV show1 episodes
2008The Bonnie Hunt ShowTV showExecutive Producer · 179 episodes
2007The Knights of ProsperityTV showProducer · 13 episodes
2006Strangers with CandyMovieExecutive Producer
2005Earth to AmericaMovieas Self (archived footage)2005The Colbert ReportTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2005Warren Zevon: The Letterman Show CollectionMovie
2003Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary SpecialMovieas Self2003American SplendorMovieas Self (archive footage)2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!TV showas Self - Guest · 3 episodes
2002The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70sMovie
2002NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialMovieas Self (archive footage)
200150 Years of NBC Late NightMovieas Self (archive footage)
2001VH1 News Special: GrungeMovieas Self (archive footage)
2000EdTV showExecutive Producer · 83 episodes
1999Pete Townshend - Letterman Compilation 1985-1999Movieas self1999Man on the MoonMovieas Self (uncredited)
1999Teen Choice AwardsTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1999Strangers with CandyTV showExecutive Producer · 30 episodes
1999Mark Twain PrizeTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1998Totally Bill HicksMovieas Self
1998Jackie Chan: My StoryMovieThanks
1997The ViewTV showas Self · as Self - Guest · 1 episodes1997Private PartsMovieas David Letterman1996Beavis and Butt-Head Do AmericaMovieas Motley Crue Roadie #1 (voice)1996Spin CityTV showas Rags (uncredited) (voice) · as David Letterman · 1 episodes
1996CosbyTV show1 episodes
1996Everybody Loves RaymondTV showExecutive Producer · 210 episodes
1996EddieMovieas David Letterman (uncredited)
1995National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly SinsMovieas Self (uncredited)
1995The Drew Carey ShowTV showProducer · 233 episodes
1995A Night to Die ForMovieas Self
1995The Late Late Show with Tom SnyderTV showProducer · 3 episodes
1994Bill Hicks: It's Just a RideMovieas Self
1994The High LifeTV showExecutive Producer · 6 episodes
1994Cabin BoyMovieas Old Salt In Fishing Village1993The NannyTV showas David Letterman (uncredited) · 1 episodes
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienTV showas Self - Guest · 1 episodes
1993Late Show with David LettermanTV showas Self - Host · Writer · 4,252 episodes1993Beavis and Butt-HeadTV showas David Letterman (voice) · 1 episodes
1992The Larry Sanders ShowTV showas David Letterman · 2 episodes1989The SimpsonsTV showas David Letterman (voice) · 1 episodes1989SeinfeldTV showas David Letterman · 1 episodes
1989I'm from HollywoodMovieas Self (archive footage)
1987Action FamilyMovieas Self
1986The Jay Leno SpecialMovieas self
1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be ThereMovie
1984Steve Martin Live!Movieas Self
1982Night of 100 StarsMovieas Self
1982Late Night with David LettermanTV showas Self - Host · Writer · Executive Producer · 1,377 episodes
1981Open All NightTV show1 episodes
1981Entertainment TonightTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1981David Letterman: Looking For FunMovieas Self
1980The David Letterman ShowTV showas Host · Producer · 90 episodes
1979Fast FriendsMovieas Matt Morgan
1978Mork & MindyTV showas Ellsworth · 1 episodes
1978Peeping TimesMovieas Dan Cochran
1977MaryMovieas Self (Various Characters)
1977The Starland Vocal Band ShowTV show1 episodes
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV showas Self - Guest Host · as Self · 11 episodes
1959The GrammysTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1953The OscarsTV showas Self · 1 episodes
1949The Emmy AwardsTV showas Self · 2 episodes
—Biography: David LettermanMovieas Self