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Home/People/David Steinberg
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Born
Aug 9, 1942
Age 83
Place of Birth
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

27
Movies
26
TV Shows
35
Directed
IMDb Profile

David Steinberg

Directing

Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Steinberg (born August 9, 1942) is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, director, and author. At the height of his popularity, during the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was one of the best-known stand-up comics in the United States. He appeared on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show more than 130 times (second only to Bob Hope in number of appearances) and served as guest host 12 times, the youngest person ever to guest-host. Steinberg directed several films and episodes of many of the most successful television situation comedies of the last twenty years, including Seinfeld, Friends, Mad About You, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and more than 35 episodes of Designing Women. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Steinberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
From Darkness to Light poster

From Darkness to Light

as Self (archive footage)
2025
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind poster

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

as Self
2018
The Last Laugh poster

The Last Laugh

as Self
2016
Being Canadian poster

Being Canadian

as Self
2015
When Jews Were Funny poster

When Jews Were Funny

Cast
2013
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story poster

Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story

as Self
2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic poster

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

as Self
2013
The Aristocrats poster

The Aristocrats

as Self
2005
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour poster

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

as Self
2002
The One, the Only... Groucho poster

The One, the Only... Groucho

as Narrator
1991
Dad's A Dog poster

Dad's A Dog

as Charles Dryden
1990
The Tommy Chong Roast poster

The Tommy Chong Roast

Cast
1986
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy poster

David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy

as Self
1984
Showbiz Goes to War poster

Showbiz Goes to War

as Self - Host
1982
Showbiz Ballyhoo poster

Showbiz Ballyhoo

as Self / Host & Narrator (voice)
1982
Nothing Personal poster

Nothing Personal

as Talk Show Host
1980
Something Short of Paradise poster

Something Short of Paradise

as Harris Sloane
1979
The End poster

The End

as Marty Lieberman
1978
The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show poster

The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show

as Self - Host
1977
On Location: David Steinberg poster

On Location: David Steinberg

as Self
1976