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David Letterman


David Letterman grew up in a small town in eastern Indiana. He
was born to Joseph and Dorothy Letterman. After reading the novel, "David
Letterman: On Stage and Off" by Rosemarie Lennon, I have learned about all his
struggles and joys. Because of this book, I feel sorry towards one of the
funniest people on Earth, David Letterman. I also admire him for his good acts
and abilities.
To realize why I feel what I feel toward Letterman, you have to look at
some of the main points in his life. First of all, Dave was exactly an A
student. He struggled all of his life through grade school to college. He also
wasn't very popular. He stated, " I remember standing around. . . with the
other losers, watching all the athletes play sports. All we could do is make
fun and ridicule them." He was never good at anything until high school. "All
I ever knew how to do was to make people laugh. In high school I was the class
clown, making fun of everything and everyone."......

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