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David Letterman, (born April 12, 1947, Indianapolis, Ind., U.S.), U.S. television talk-show host. He began his career as a stand-up comedian and was a guest host of Johnny Carson’s The Tonight Show from 1979. He hosted NBC’s post-midnight Late Night with David Letterman (1982–93), winning great popularity with his ironic, abrasive, flippant style of interviewing, which critics viewed as a parody of talk shows. From 1993 to 2015 he hosted the Late Show with David Letterman on CBS, which won six Emmy Awards. He later hosted My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman, a monthly show on Netflix.