David Letterman Net Worth

David Letterman's Quotes

• I wouldn't give your troubles to a monkey on a rock.
• Anything worth doing is worth overdoing.
• In Hollywood, Oscar is king.
• There is no off position on the genius switch.
• You know, they don't give these shows to chimps!

Interesting Facts about David Letterman

1. Began a relationship with his second wife, Regina Lasko, in February of 1986; they did not marry until March 19th, 2009.
2. Allegedly, he will not stay for longer than five minutes for an on-location cameo appearance in any given film, which may be why Letterman doesn't really "appear" on stage with Jim Carrey and Jerry Lawler in Man on the Moon (1999), but rather is a special-effects image, like a cut-and-paste.
3. Is part owner of Team Rahal auto racing team (majority owner Bobby Rahal, 1986 Indianapolis 500 champion).
4. Attended Broad Ripple High School. Was voted Class Smart Alec.
5. Had a relationship with Merrill Markoe.
6. His production company is called Worldwide Pants.
7. His previous production companies include 'Space Age Meat' and 'Cardboard Shoe Productions'.
8. Born at 6:00am-CST.
9. Has an older sister named Janice and a younger sister named Gretchen.
10. Hero is Johnny Carson.
11. While working as a weatherman in Indianapolis, he once congratulated a tropical storm for being upgraded to a hurricane.
12. Says he never uses the same tie twice in his show.
13. Underwent quintuple bypass surgery on 14 January 2000.
14. Before his heart bypass surgery, he had not missed a day due to illness in his 18 years of late-night.
15. Multi-purpose names he uses for any man: "Larry," "Kenny," and "Rodney". Multi-purpose names for women: "Linda".
16. Nicknames for Paul Shaffer include "Johnny Carwash", "Wayne 'Fatboy' Ewing" and "Paul W. Shaffer."
17. His father, Joe Letterman, was a florist who died of a heart attack in 1973. Mother Dorothy Mengering remarried in 1983 to Hans Mengering.
18. He once hosted a game show pilot called The Riddlers (1977). Its celebrity guests were Joyce Bulifant, Michael McKean, Debralee Scott, Robert Urich and Jo Anne Worley. (The pilot was shown on the Game Show Network on 28 October 2000.).
19. He was frequently a celebrity guest on TV game shows of the 1970s, among them The $10,000 Pyramid (1973), The Gong Show (1976), and Liar's Club (1976).
20. Funds a scholarship at Ball State University (his alma mater, class of 1969).