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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.
740 Cast Members
David Letterman
Self - Host
4252 Episodes
Paul Shaffer
Self - Musical Director
4252 Episodes
Alan Kalter
Self - Announcer
3813 Episodes
Bill Wendell
Self - Announcer
439 Episodes
Biff Henderson
Self - Stage Manager
5 Episodes
Alec Baldwin
Self - Guest
31 Episodes
Bruce Willis
Self - Top Ten Presenter
1 Episodes
Drew Barrymore
Self - Guest
18 Episodes
Rupert Jee
Self
15 Episodes
Tony Mendez
Self
14 Episodes
Paul Rudd
Self - Guest
13 Episodes
Edd Hall
'A Message For Allergy Sufferers' Voiceover (voice)
1 Episodes
Robert Downey Jr.
Self - Guest
12 Episodes
Renée Zellweger
Self - Guest
10 Episodes
Dolly Parton
Self - Top Ten Presenter
1 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
Jennifer Garner
Self - Guest
7 Episodes
