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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...promptly--and according to his father, appropriately--made him change his uniform. The local act of defiance turned into a media maelstrom when a New York paper picked up the story. The school began receiving harassing calls, while the Dunwoodys' answering machine recorded messages on behalf of David Letterman, Rosie O'Donnell and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. "I thought it was a cute little story," says Brendan's father George. "But then the Governor of New York called from his car phone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 19, 1998 | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

...Sadness as a Trigger for Disinhibited Eating Among Dieting Women scrutinizes this cultural phenomenon in exhaustive detail. It takes two to tango, but, in the highly competitive circles of fox-trotting and waltzing, there is a science to Accurately Judging Success in Ballroom Dance Couples. It might amuse Dave Letterman to know about the mechanical differences between the airy hip-swaying stride of Richard Simmons and the brusque swagger of Sylvester Stallone; the information is right at his finger-tips in Gait Differences and Sexual Orientation: Evidence from Dynamic Point-Light Displays...

Author: By Eloise D. Austin, | Title: JUMPING THROUGH HOOPES | 10/15/1998 | See Source »

When most people look at Ally Loeb, they would never guess that a loud and horrific screech could exit her lips. However, Ally's ability to imitate the Manx Shearwater birdcall not only got her on the Dave Letterman show, but gave her the coveted opportunity to meet George Clooney and Steve Isaacson...

Author: By Avra VAN Der zee and Carlin E. Wing, S | Title: OH THE PLACES YOU'LL GO! | 10/15/1998 | See Source »

...been cleared away, and a few dinner guests were hanging out waiting for the President to come back from taking a phone call. Just as he was returning, the First Lady noticed out of the corner of her eye that the TV was on, tuned to the David Letterman show. Casually, she leaned over, picked up the remote control and switched the set off before the President could hear a barrage of scandal jokes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Shadow Of Her Smile | 9/21/1998 | See Source »

...public while Emmanuel Lewis (TV's Webster) signed autographs and veteran dork-for-hire comic Kevin Meaney dropped his fake high voice to brag about a development meeting. The business of comedy was summed up by festival standout Mitch Hedberg, who was introduced as a comedian "seen on David Letterman." He said, "Four million people watch that show, and I don't know where the hell they are. I believe more people have seen me at the store. Which would be a better introduction: 'You might have seen this next comedian at the store.' And people would say, 'Hell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Funny: The Next Generation | 8/10/1998 | See Source »

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