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David Steinberg

Directing 83 years old Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ★ 0.4
Born: August 9, 1942

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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Known For

Friends
Friends Director 1994
Seinfeld
Seinfeld Director 1989
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm Director 2000
Weeds
Weeds Director 2005
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Director 1985

Filmography

Acting Credits (53)

From Darkness to Light
From Darkness to Light Self (archive footage) 2025
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind Self 2018
The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh Self 2016
Being Canadian
Being Canadian Self 2015
When Jews Were Funny
When Jews Were Funny 2013
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story Self 2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic Self 2013
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Self - Special Guest 2012
Inside Comedy
Inside Comedy Self - Host 2012
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg Self - Host 2005
The Aristocrats
The Aristocrats Self 2005
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Self 2002
Big Sound
Big Sound 2000
The Daily Show
The Daily Show Self 1996
Mad About You
Mad About You Director 1992
Mad About You
Mad About You Bad Eulogizer 1992
The One, the Only... Groucho
The One, the Only... Groucho Narrator 1991
Dad's A Dog
Dad's A Dog Charles Dryden 1990
The Tommy Chong Roast
The Tommy Chong Roast 1986
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy Self 1984
Showbiz Goes to War
Showbiz Goes to War Self - Host 1982
Showbiz Ballyhoo
Showbiz Ballyhoo Self / Host & Narrator (voice) 1982
Fridays
Fridays Self - Guest Host 1980
Nothing Personal
Nothing Personal Talk Show Host 1980
Something Short of Paradise
Something Short of Paradise Harris Sloane 1979
The End
The End Marty Lieberman 1978
The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show
The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show Self - Host 1977
On Location: David Steinberg
On Location: David Steinberg Self 1976
The Sonny and Cher Show
The Sonny and Cher Show 1976
Dinah!
Dinah! Self 1974
Energy Crisis
Energy Crisis Self - Comedian 1974
The Jews of Winnipeg
The Jews of Winnipeg Himself 1973
A Night Train to Terror
A Night Train to Terror Paul 1973
The Bobby Darin Show
The Bobby Darin Show 1973
The David Steinberg Show
The David Steinberg Show 1972
The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple David Steinberg 1970
The Flip Wilson Show
The Flip Wilson Show Self 1970
Fearless Frank
Fearless Frank The Rat 1969
The Music Scene
The Music Scene 1969
The Lost Man
The Lost Man Photographer 1969
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour Self 1969
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Self (uncredited) 1968
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self - Guest Host 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self - Co-Host 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self - Guest Host 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
The David Susskind Show
The David Susskind Show Self 1959
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948
The Return of the Smothers Brothers
The Return of the Smothers Brothers Self
Information Processing
Information Processing Self - Host

Directing Credits (36)

Writing Credits (5)

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