From TheWeek.com:
Imagine a quiet, unassuming, rather short man who:
— was already considered a legendary standup in the 1960s;
— was responsible for getting the Smothers Brothers kicked off the air at CBS;
— made Richard Nixon’s enemies list, becoming the only comedian to do so (“In America, anyone can become President. I think we bend over backwards to prove it.”);
— logged more Tonight Show appearances than any other entertainer, save for Bob Hope;
— hosted the Tonight Show when he was 26;
— had a mobster for a best friend;
— directed hundreds of television commercials;
— whose imprint on TV comedies ranging from Bob Newhart’s shows to Mad About You to Seinfeld to Curb Your Enthusiasm is as indelible as the show’s creators themselves;
— continues to work today, as revered as ever by his peers.
How could David Steinberg not be a household name?
David Steinberg. That David Steinberg. Oh?
[Some of us of a certain age who do know David Steinberg also will remember The Existential Psychiatrist.]
