David Steinberg
Actor
Biography
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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.
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Filmography
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
as Self 2018
The Aristocrats
as Self 2005
The End
as Marty Lieberman 1978
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self 2013
Being Canadian
as Self 2015
The Last Laugh
as Self 2016
Nothing Personal
as Talk Show Host 1980
When Jews Were Funny
2013
Something Short of Paradise
as Harris Sloane 1979
The Lost Man
as Photographer 1969
The Tommy Chong Roast
1986
Fearless Frank
as The Rat 1969
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
as Self 2013
From Darkness to Light
as Self (archive footage) 2025
Showbiz Goes to War
as Self - Host 1982
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
as Self 2002
A Night Train to Terror
as Paul 1973