David Letterman Through the Years: Comedian, Late-Night TV Host and More
usmagazine.comTake a seat! David Letterman has made his name as a popular comedian and late-night TV host.“I knew exactly what I wanted to be.
My sophomore year in high school they offered a public speaking class. So I signed right up,” the Indiana native recalled during a May 2015 appearance on CBS Sunday Morning. “First day of class, everybody has to stand up and give an impromptu speech about themselves.
And I got up when it was my turn and I gave the speech, it had to be, like, two minutes or something. And I sat down and I said, ‘Wow that was easy,’ to myself.
And I had never said that about any other class in my academic career prior or after. …I couldn’t do it in any other class.”The Mark Twain Prize winner, who got his start on TV as a local weatherman in Indianapolis, rose to fame in the 1970s when he started pursuing a career in stand-up comedy.
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