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David Steinberg

Directing

Born August 9, 1942 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Steinberg (born August 9, 1942) is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, director, and author. At the height of his popularity, during the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was one of the best-known stand-up comics in the United States. He appeared on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show more than 130 times (second only to Bob Hope in number of appearances) and served as guest host 12 times, the youngest person ever to guest-host. Steinberg directed several films and episodes of many of the most successful television situation comedies of the last twenty years, including Seinfeld, Friends, Mad About You, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and more than 35 episodes of Designing Women. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Steinberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Canada's Walk of Fame · 2003
  • Member of the Order of Canada
  • Primetime Emmy Award

Filmography39 titles

Carlos Mencia: No Strings Attached

2006Director

Friends

1994Director

Seinfeld

1989Director

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000Director

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

2018as Self

The Odd Couple

1970as David Steinberg

Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup

2011Director

The Golden Girls

1985Director

Weeds

2005Director

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

The Comeback

2005Director

Get a Life

1990Director

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

2012as Self - Special Guest

The Parent 'Hood

1995Director

Cats Don't Dance

1997Executive Producer

The Last Laugh

2016as Self

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

2013as Self

Even Stevens

2000Director

Designing Women

1986Director, Writer

The Dick Cavett Show

1968as Self - Guest

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

as Self

Mad About You

1992as Director

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1967as Self (uncredited)

When Jews Were Funny

2013

Inside Comedy

2012as Self - Host

The Daily Show

1996as Self

The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up

2022Executive Producer

The Aristocrats

2005as Self

Switching Goals

1999Director

Fridays

1980as Self - Guest Host

Being Canadian

2015as Self

Nothing Personal

1980as Talk Show Host

The End

1978as Marty Lieberman

Fearless Frank

1969as The Rat

Going Berserk

1983Director, Writer

Paternity

1981Director

Flip

1970as Self

Something Short of Paradise

1979as Harris Sloane