Dick Cavett
Milestones
- Birthplace: Gibbon, Nebraska, USA
- Birthday: November 19, 1936
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2000
Served as narrator of the Broadway revival of "The Rocky Horror Show"
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1997
Narrated "Elvis Meets Nixon" (Showtime)
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1989
Performed "Love Letters" on the NY stage
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1988
Played character other than himself in feature film for first time, "Beetlejuice"
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1988
Succeeded Tom Aldredge as the Narrator in the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical "Into the Woods"
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1987
Began hosting "College Bowl" for The Disney Channel
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1983
Published second memoir, "Eye on Cavett"
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1977
Appeared for first time in a feature film (playing himself), "Annie Hall"
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1977
Made Broadway acting debut, "Otherwise Engaged"
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1976
Hosted "Live From Lincoln Center" and "Great Performances" specials for PBS
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1975
Returned to network TV as star of the CBS talk show "Dick Cavett Show"
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1974
Published autobiography, "Cavett"
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1963
Wrote for "The Jerry Lewis Show" (ABC)
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1960 to 1962
Was staff writer for Jack Paar and "The Tonight Show" (NBC)
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1960
Worked as copyboy for TIME magazine
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"The Dick Cavett Show" moved to ABC
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Hosted "Cavett", an interview show on cable's CNBC
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Hosted "Time Was", a series of specials for HBO
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Hosted PBS version of "The Dick Cavett Show"
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Hosted the ABC late-night talk show "The Dick Cavett Show"
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Hosted the PBS series "Feeling Good"
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Performed in nightclubs
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Spent one season on cable's USA Network as host of "The Dick Cavett Show"
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Staff writer for "The Merv Griffin Show" (NBC)
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Was host of ABC's "This Morning"
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