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.

KNOWN FOR

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2023
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1979
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2022
The Simpsons
2012
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
The View
2019
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
The Colbert Report
2011
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2020
Seinfeld
1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1996
Late Night with David Letterman
1982

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
161
Writing
4
Producing
15
Crew
1
2026
Darlene Love: I Know Where I've Been
as Self
2026
Bobby Rahal: True American Racer
as Self
2026
9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later
as Self (archive footage)
2026
Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald
as Self (archive footage) · unreleased
2026
In Memoriam
as Himself
2026
Soccer's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
2025
This Is the Tom Green Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Andy Kaufman Is Me
as Self
2025
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
as Self - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage)
2025
In Whose Name?
as Self
2025
Downey Wrote That
as Self
2025
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025
Mutineer
2025
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2025
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam Sandler
as Self - Host
2025
Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion
as Self
2025
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage)
2025
Untold: The Fall of Favre
as Self - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage)
2025
IndyCar: Anything to Win
as Self
2025
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
as Self - Former TV Celebrity, 6'2"
2025
Cam Gaze - À la recherche des premières "camgirls"
as Self (archive) - late show host
2025
Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action
as Self - Host, 'The Late Show with David Letterman' (archive footage)
2024
My Next Guest with David Letterman and John Mulaney
as Self - Host
2024
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2024
The Easy Kind
as David Letterman
2024
Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer
as Self (archive footage)
2024
DEVO
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Group Therapy
as Self - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage)
2024
Stupid Pet Tricks
as Self
2024
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
as Self
2024
Mr. McMahon
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Late Night Nightmare
as Self
2023
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
as Self
2023
Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman
as Self
2023
The Many Faces of Jim Carrey
as Self (Archive Footage)
2023
The Great Heisman Race of 1997
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
as Self (archive footage)
2023
SmartLess: On the Road
as Self
2023
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2022
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
as Self
2022
We Feed People
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It)
as Self
2022
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy
as Self - Host
2022
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2022
That’s My Time with David Letterman
as Self - Host
2022
The Last Movie Stars
as Self
2022
MLB Network Presents
as Self
2022
Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist
as Self - Host, 'Late Show with David Letterman' (archive footage)
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2021
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
as Self
2021
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
as Self
2021
Controlling Britney Spears
as Self (archive Audio)
2021
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie
as Narrator (voice)
2021
This Is Pop
as Self (archive footage)
2021
The Drew Barrymore Show
as Self
2020
Zappa
as Self (archive footage)
2020
My Darling Vivian
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
as Self
2020
The Comedy Store
as Self
2020
Desus & Mero
as Self - Illustrious Guest
2020
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2019
Lindsey Vonn: The Final Season
as Self
2019
This Is Farrah Fawcett
as Self (archive footage)
2019
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Shah Rukh Khan
as Self - Host
2019
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
as David Letterman
2019
APEX: The Secret Race Across America
as Self
2019
Mike Wallace Is Here
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Cola Wars
as Self (archive footage)
2019
The View
as Self
2018
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2018
Bathtubs Over Broadway
as Self
2018
Whitney
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
as Self
2018
Andre the Giant
as Self (archive footage)
2018
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
as Self - Host
2018
Norm Macdonald Has a Show
as Self - Guest
2017
Pearl Jam: Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony
2017
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
as Self
2017
Mike and the Mad Dog
as Self
2017
Get Me Roger Stone
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Norm Macdonald Live
as Self
2017
The Nineties
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Mark Twain Prize
as Self
2016
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
2015
David Letterman: A Life on Television
as Self
2015
The Making of Trump
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration
as Self / Audition Tape (archive footage)
2014
Mad As Hell
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Led Zeppelin Played Here
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Don Rickles: One Night Only
as Self
2014
The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles
as Self
2014
An Open Secret
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Life Itself
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Self
2013
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self
2012
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
as Self
2012
Me @ the Zoo
as Self (archive footage)
2012
The Simpsons
as David Letterman (voice)
2011
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
as Self
2011
The Undefeated
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Corman's World
as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
2011
The Colbert Report
2011
The Grammys
as Self
2010
I'm Still Here
as David Letterman
2010
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
2010
The View
as Self - Guest
2007
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Web Junk 20
2005
Earth to America
as Self (archived footage)
2005
Warren Zevon: The Letterman Show Collection
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special
as Self
2003
American Splendor
as Self (archive footage)
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self (archive footage)
2002
The Ultimate Collection Starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 60s and 70s
2001
VH1 News Special: Grunge
as Self (archive footage)
2001
50 Years of NBC Late Night
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Pete Townshend - Letterman Compilation 1985-1999
as self
1999
Man on the Moon
as Self (uncredited)
1999
Teen Choice Awards
as Self
1998
Totally Bill Hicks
as Self
1998
Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers
as Self (archive footage)
1998
Cosby
1998
Spin City
as Rags (uncredited) (voice)
1997
Private Parts
as David Letterman
1997
Spin City
as David Letterman
1996
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
as Motley Crue Roadie #1 (voice)
1996
Eddie
as David Letterman (uncredited)
1996
Seinfeld
as David Letterman
1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1995
A Night to Die For
as Self
1995
National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins
as Self (uncredited)
1995
Rush Limbaugh's America
as Self (archival footage)
1995
The Nanny
as David Letterman (uncredited)
1995
The Oscars
as Self
1994
Bill Hicks: It's Just a Ride
as Self
1994
Cabin Boy
as Old Salt In Fishing Village
1994
Beavis and Butt-Head
as David Letterman (voice)
1993
The Larry Sanders Show
as David Letterman
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Host
1989
I'm from Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
1987
Action Family
as Self
1986
The Jay Leno Special
as self
1985
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1984
Steve Martin Live!
as Self
1984
The Emmy Awards
as Self
1982
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Host
1981
David Letterman: Looking For Fun
as Self
1981
Open All Night
1980
The David Letterman Show
as Host
1979
Fast Friends
as Matt Morgan
1979
Mork & Mindy
as Ellsworth
1979
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host
1979
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1979
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1978
Peeping Times
as Dan Cochran
1977
Mary
as Self (Various Characters)
1977
The Starland Vocal Band Show
Biography: David Letterman
as Self
Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer
as Self