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Our Eight Favorite TV Davids
by Jane Murphy, posted Mar 3rd 2011 4:00PM
The name David is king on TV, or nearly. Remember 'Starsky & Hutch'? Starsky's first name was David (who knew?). 'Dave' has had its own sitcom ('Dave's World', the '90s show starring Harry Anderson), and it is a go-to name for talk (nighttime's David Letterman and David Susskind, 'This Week''s David Brinkley and 'Today''s founding father, Dave Garroway).One of the biggest TV stars of the last two decades, David Duchovny, (at right) once scored an Emmy nomination playing "David Duchovny." The 'X Files' and 'Californication' star made a riotous appearance on 'The Larry Sanders Show,' playing a side of "himself" that was strangely attracted to Larry.
Let's take a look at more TV Davids, Daves and, yes, even Davys.
Super Dave is back!
by Brad Trechak, posted Mar 4th 2009 12:03PM
Yet another '80s icon is getting a second chance. Bob Einstein will be reviving his character Super Dave Osborne and will be getting a series of four half-hour shows on SpikeTV during the summer.I used to watch Super Dave back when he was a fixture on the Showtime television show Bizarre starring John Byner (Bob Einstein was a producer) and continued watching when he spun-off into his own program called Super Dave. Einstein is a master of dry humor, which he used to the fullest in his recurring appearances on Arrested Development.
Still, he's kind of old to get back into stunts (both as an actor and a character). To get an idea of how old Bob Einstein is, he was a writer on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour back in the 60's.
However, the concept of an aging stuntman is comedy gold that this new program will hopefully mine. I wonder if his stunt coordinator from way back when, Fuji Hakayito, will make an appearance.
Funnyman Albert Brooks cast on Weeds
by Allison Waldman, posted Apr 15th 2008 11:44AM
One of the funniest guys in show business is coming to TV; and not just voices like he's done on The Simpsons. E! News has reported that Albert Brooks will appear in four episodes of Weeds for in the upcoming season. The Showtime comedy returns with new episodes beginning June 16. Albert Brooks -- whose real name is Albert Einstein (and his brother is comic Bob Einstein, aka Super Dave Osborne) -- has been making people laugh for nearly four decades. I distinctly remember his bits on Love, American Style and his hilarious films on Saturday Night Live circa 1975.
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