In October , Letterman was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor which "recognizes people who have had an impact on American society in ways similar to the distinguished 19th century novelist and essayist best known as Mark Twain.
Two years after his retirement, the longtime host announced his return to television in a new talk show series on Netflix, titled My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman. Thanks for watching, drive safely. With musical contributions from his old bandleader, Shaffer, and sporting a massive gray beard, Letterman debuted My Next Guest Needs No Introduction on January 12, , with former President Barack Obama as his first guest.
Following its six-episode first season, season 2 arrived in May Letterman is known for successfully keeping his romantic and private life under tight wraps from the media. He then began a relationship with production manager Regina Lasko in the mid '80s. Letterman and Lasko celebrated the birth of their son in , and named him after the TV host's father, Harry Joseph Letterman. On March 19, , the couple wed in a private courthouse ceremony in Choteau, Montana, and Letterman announced his nuptials during the taping of his March 23rd show.
Only months later, their relationship was rocked by a cheating scandal. On October 1, , Letterman announced on his show that he was the victim of an extortion attempt related to his infidelity. In , Halderman pleaded guilty to attempted grand larceny and was sentenced to six months in jail, but was released after four months. The couple reconciled and now resides with their son on a acre estate in North Salem, New York.
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Letterman assumed for years that when Carson retired, he'd get the prime p. Instead, after Carson made his last "Tonight Show" appearance on May 22, , Jay Leno took over the job as host and a feud was born. While Letterman was furious about not getting "The Tonight Show" gig, his career didn't falter.
Instead, he blamed NBC. While Carson's brand of comedy was more straight-laced, Letterman could be more offbeat and outrageous and NBC worried he wouldn't capture the audience that Carson could. Letterman also had a habit of criticizing NBC executives on air, which did not make him a favorite of the network when it was time to pick a new "Tonight Show" host.
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