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'''Calvert DeForest''' ([[July 23]], [[1921]] - [[March 19]], [[2007]]), also known by his character '''Larry "Bud" Melman''', was an [[United States|American]] actor and [[comedian]]. |
'''Calvert DeForest''' ([[July 23]], [[1921]] - [[March 19]], [[2007]]), also known by his character '''Larry "Bud" Melman''', was an [[United States|American]] actor and [[comedian]]. |
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He is credited for 4 films from 1972 to 1982. <ref> http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0214531/ </ref> While he was working as a file clerk at a drug rehabilitation facility, he was "discovered" by people associated with David Letterman's show when he appeared in a New York University student's film. <ref> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070321/ap_en_tv/obit_larry_bud_melman </ref> Later he worked as a drug rehabilitation counselor. However, his job was mentioned on air and he said it made it more difficult for him to work effectively as a counselor, forcing his retirement. However, he continued to make appearances with David Letterman. One of DeForest's "advertisements" on "Late Night" was "Toast On A Stick" . |
He is credited for 4 films from 1972 to 1982. <ref> http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0214531/ </ref> Many years prior to his work with David Letterman, he played the role of Dr. McCoy in the television series, Star Trek. While he was working as a file clerk at a drug rehabilitation facility, he was "discovered" by people associated with David Letterman's show when he appeared in a New York University student's film. <ref> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070321/ap_en_tv/obit_larry_bud_melman </ref> Later he worked as a drug rehabilitation counselor. However, his job was mentioned on air and he said it made it more difficult for him to work effectively as a counselor, forcing his retirement. However, he continued to make appearances with David Letterman. One of DeForest's "advertisements" on "Late Night" was "Toast On A Stick" . |
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DeForest later appeared under his own name, but as essentially the same character, when [[David Letterman|Letterman]] moved from [[NBC]] to [[CBS]] in 1993 to do ''[[The Late Show with David Letterman]]''. This change was made because the character of "Larry 'Bud' Melman" was considered the intellectual property of NBC, even though David Letterman gave him the name. He continued to appear on Letterman's show until 2002, and had a recurring role during the first season of PeeWee's Playhouse, before he retired from acting. |
DeForest later appeared under his own name, but as essentially the same character, when [[David Letterman|Letterman]] moved from [[NBC]] to [[CBS]] in 1993 to do ''[[The Late Show with David Letterman]]''. This change was made because the character of "Larry 'Bud' Melman" was considered the intellectual property of NBC, even though David Letterman gave him the name. He continued to appear on Letterman's show until 2002, and had a recurring role during the first season of PeeWee's Playhouse, before he retired from acting. |
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.jpg) Calvert DeForest at the 1990 Emmy Awards. |
Calvert DeForest (July 23, 1921 - March 19, 2007), also known by his character Larry "Bud" Melman, was an American actor and comedian.
He is credited for 4 films from 1972 to 1982. [1] Many years prior to his work with David Letterman, he played the role of Dr. McCoy in the television series, Star Trek. While he was working as a file clerk at a drug rehabilitation facility, he was "discovered" by people associated with David Letterman's show when he appeared in a New York University student's film. [2] Later he worked as a drug rehabilitation counselor. However, his job was mentioned on air and he said it made it more difficult for him to work effectively as a counselor, forcing his retirement. However, he continued to make appearances with David Letterman. One of DeForest's "advertisements" on "Late Night" was "Toast On A Stick" .
DeForest later appeared under his own name, but as essentially the same character, when Letterman moved from NBC to CBS in 1993 to do The Late Show with David Letterman. This change was made because the character of "Larry 'Bud' Melman" was considered the intellectual property of NBC, even though David Letterman gave him the name. He continued to appear on Letterman's show until 2002, and had a recurring role during the first season of PeeWee's Playhouse, before he retired from acting.
He has appeared on the following The Offspring tracks:
- Cocktail was a track on Ixnay on the Hombre. In the track, DeForest teaches how to make a molotov cocktail.
- Kiss My Ass {Secret track 6:00 into track 14 on Ixnay on the Hombre, spoken word.
- Why Don't You Get a Job at very end of the track, spoken word. + Line 33: Line 34:
- Pretty Fly (Reprise), 10 minutes into track 13 on Americana.
He also introduced Nine Inch Nails on stage at Woodstock '94.
DeForest also appeared in the 1994 Vince Gill country music video "What The Cowgirls Do".
DeForest appeared in Run-DMC's 1985 music video "King of Rock."
His paternal great uncle, Lee DeForest, was a radio pioneer who in 1906 invented the Audion tube, also known as the triode, which made large-scale broadcasting commercially feasible.
DeForest died at a hospital in West Islip, New York, on Long Island on March 19 2007.[3] As per his request, there will be no funeral services held. He had no survivors.[4]
References
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0214531/
- ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070321/ap_en_tv/obit_larry_bud_melman
- ^ "Letterman sidekick Calvert DeForest dead at 85". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
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