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David Letterman uses mature humor to appeal to his audience in this weeknight series, which gets its music from a house band led by Paul Shaffer. Among the show's most-famous segments are the Top Ten List and Stupid Pet Tricks, the latter of which subsequently led to an additional recurring segment called Stupid Human Tricks.
548 Cast Members
David Letterman
Self - Host
4252 Episodes
Paul Shaffer
Self -Musical Director
4252 Episodes
Alan Kalter
Self - Announcer (voice)
3813 Episodes
Bill Wendell
Self - Announcer (voice)
439 Episodes
Alec Baldwin
Self - Guest
31 Episodes
Biff Henderson
Self
23 Episodes
Bruce Willis
Self - Guest
20 Episodes
Drew Barrymore
Self - Guest
18 Episodes
Edd Hall
Voiceover Announcer (voice)
7 Episodes
Robert Downey Jr.
Self - Guest
12 Episodes
Rupert Jee
Self
11 Episodes
Dolly Parton
Self - Guest
7 Episodes
Lou Reed
Self - Musical Guest
8 Episodes
Reese Witherspoon
Self - Guest
8 Episodes
Jim Parsons
Self - Guest
8 Episodes
Mariah Carey
Self - Guest
6 Episodes
Calvert DeForest
Self
6 Episodes
Sharon Stone
Self - Guest
6 Episodes
Kurt Russell
Self - Guest
6 Episodes
Tony Mendez
Self
6 Episodes
