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Date of Birth
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19-November-1936
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Place of Birth
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Gibbon
(Nebraska, United States of America, Buffalo County)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Richard Alva Cavett, Richard Alva "Dick" Cavett, Cavett, Dick
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Profession
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Comedian, Screenwriter, Actor, Voice Actor, Presenter
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Quotes
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- There’s so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?
- I went to a Chinese-German restaurant. The food is great, but an hour later you're hungry for power.
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Richard Alva "Dick" Cavett is a former American television talk show host known for his conversational style and in-depth discussions. Cavett appeared regularly on nationally broadcast television in the United States in five consecutive decades, the 1960s through the 2000s.
In recent years, Cavett has written a column for the online New York Times, promoted DVDs of his former shows as well as a book of his Times columns, and hosted replays of his classic TV interviews with Groucho Marx, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, Marlon Brando, John Lennon and others on Turner Classic Movies channel.
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