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- Steve O'Donnell (July 19, 1954) is an American television writer. His credits include Late Night with David Letterman, The Simpsons, Seinfeld, and The Chris Rock Show.
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Steve O'Donnell (July 19, 1954) is an American television writer. His credits include Late Night with David Letterman, The Simpsons, Seinfeld, and The Chris Rock Show. [1] Biography. Steve O'Donnell was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated with an A.B. degree from Harvard College in 1976.
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- Mark O'Donnell (twin brother)
- Hal Gurnee unbuttons his shirt to welcome spring (1980s) “The Number One is never the best one,” Top Ten viewers routinely complain. But in this case I believe this minimalist ritual, deliberately mundane — with director Hal Gurnee unbuttoning his shirt on an empty set — stands for what the Letterman show could be at its idiosyncratic best.
- The opening monologue for the first show after 9/11 (2001) “Eloquent,” “quirky,” “bewildered” and “inspiring” are words rarely combined to describe a single speech, but Letterman’s heartfelt and apparently improvised remarks after the terrorist attacks were all those things, and more.
- Dave devotes an entire show to Warren Zevon (2002) The simpatico relationship between Letterman and Warren Zevon was easy to figure: Both shared a flair for brilliant verbal turns, a taste for dark themes and an intense wry wit.
- Paul McCartney performs on the marquee (2009) Few television events were as genuinely sublime as Paul McCartney’s return to the Ed Sullivan Theater, where the Beatles made their American TV debut 45 years earlier.
Steve O'Donnell. Writer. Producer. Additional Crew. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Steve O'Donnell was born on 19 July 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Chris Rock Show (1997), The Bonnie Hunt Show (2008) and The Downer Channel (2001). More at IMDbPro.
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- Writer, Producer, Additional Crew
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Steve O'Donnell
May 7, 2015 · The New York Times. Steve O’Donnell, the head writer on " Late Show with David Letterman " from 1983 to 1992, shares his favorite moments from the host’s more than 6,000 hours of programming. The “Late Show” host’s best gags, guests and monologues, as chosen by his former head writer.
Jan 3, 2017 · Veteran late-night writer Steve O’Donnell will receive the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence at the Writers Guild Awards’ New York ceremony. From 1983 to 1992, O’Donnell served as...
Nov 15, 2016 · Comedy writer and Harvard alumnus Steve M. O’Donnell ’76 was the head writer for the late night comedy shows “Late Night with David Letterman” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” He has also written...
