Alan Kalter on the Late Show with David Letterman

Alan Kalter, or "Big Red," began his stint as the "voice" of The Late Show with David Letterman on September 5, 1995. He announces the guests at the top of each show and acts in occasional comedic sketches often while wearing an Elvis-style sequined jumpsuit. ImageMetadata File history File links Kalterhd. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Kalterhd. ... The Late Show with David Letterman is an hour-long weeknight comedy and talk show broadcast by CBS from the Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway in New York City. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), also known as The King of Rock n Roll, was an American singer, song producer and actor. ... Sequins on a hip-cloth Sequins are disk shaped beads used for decorative purposes. ...

Kalter has done hundreds of voiceovers for national radio and television commercials, and was also the lead continuity voice for the USA Network throughout much of the 1980s. Previously, he was the announcer for many New York-based television shows including To Tell the Truth, The $10,000 Pyramid, The Money Maze, and The $128,000 Question. Of note: all of those series (except The Money Maze) were taped at some point in the Ed Sullivan Theater, where The Late Show is now produced. A further coincidence: Kalter replaced the same man, Bill Wendell, as announcer on both Truth and Letterman. The USA Network is a popular cable TV network based in the United States with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... To Tell the Truth is a classic American television game show that has been seen in various forms on and off since 1956. ... Pyramid was an American television game show where contestants tried to guess a series of words or phrases, based on descriptions that were given to them, in the shortest amount of time. ... (The) Money Maze was an American television game show seen on ABC in 1974 and 1975. ... The $64,000 Question was a popular United States television game show from 1955-1958; The $64,000 Challenge (1956-1958) was its popular spinoff show. ... Ed Sullivan. ... Bill Wendell (born 22 March 1924 died 14 April 1999) was an NBC staff announcer. ...

Kalter is a native New Yorker, born in Brooklyn and raised in Little Necker and Cedarhurst. He was an English teacher at Baldwin High School on Long Island in the late 1960s, and was also the voice of the Michelin Man. He attended Hobart College in Geneva, New York and began his broadcasting career on local radio stations. Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... Cedarhurst is a village located in Nassau County, New York. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This article is about Long Island in New York State. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Michelin logo Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin, based in Clermont-Ferrand, France, is primarily a tire manufacturer. ... Hobart College is a senior secondary college, located on Mt. ... Geneva is a city located in Ontario County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 13,617. ...

On The Late Show with David Letterman, Kalter often performs in comedy bits where he is portrayed alternatively as a sexual deviant or as a powerless sap who is often beat-up to within inches of his life. Usually in these skits, Letterman will set up a premise based on a current event and ask Kalter about it. Kalter then begins a monologue where he speaks directly to the camera in a sexually provocative manner. Letterman then interrupts Kalter and chides him for behaving inappropriately. Kalter then says the punch-line of the bit by making a provocative quip to Letterman.

Kalter resides in Stamford, Connecticut. Nickname: The City that Works Motto: Official website: www. ...

Filmography

• Get Well Soon (2001) .... Announcer
• "Late Show with David Letterman" (1995 - Present) TV Series (announcer)
• 45th Annual Grammy Awards, The (2003) (TV) (voice) .... Announcer
• "To Tell the Truth" (1980) TV Series .... Announcer
• "The $50,000 Pyramid" (1981) TV Series .... Announcer
• "$128,000 Question, The" (1976) TV Series (uncredited) .... Announcer
• "Moneymaze, The" (1974) TV Series .... Announcer
• "$10,000 Pyramid, The" (1973) TV Series .... Guest Announcer (1979)
• "To Tell the Truth" (1969) TV Series .... Substitute Annoucer (1976-1978)

Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music...

Notable TV Guest Appearances

• "Ed" (2000) playing "Roger Gable" in episode: "Power of the Person" (episode # 2.20) 1 May 2002
• "Ed" (2000) playing "Principal Gable" in episode: "The Test" (episode # 1.18) 4 April 2001

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External links

• Alan Kalter at IMDB
• Official Late Show biography
• A San Francisco Chronicle article about Alan Kalter

See also

• Late Show with David Letterman
• David Letterman
• Paul Shaffer