David Steinberg

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Biography

A Canadian comedian, actor and director who appeared for the Tonight Display Starring Johnny Carson a lot more than 130 instances. He has aimed shows of sitcoms such as for example Seinfeld, Mad About You, and LIMIT YOUR Excitement. In 2012 his interview display Inside Humor premiered on Showtime. He researched theology and British Literature before getting interested in humor. He hosted the ABC tv program, The Music Picture more than other people from 1969 to 1970. He was wedded to Judy Marcione from 1973-1997 and wedded Robyn Todd in 2005. He interviewed acting professional, Mike Myers on his interview-style display, SIT BACK Comedy with David Steinberg.

Quick Facts

Date Of Birth August 9, 1942

Died March 16, 2010, Valencia, California, United States

Place Of Birth Winnipeg, Canada

Profession Comedian

Education The Second City

Nationality Canadian

Spouse Robyn Todd, Judy Marcione

Children Sasha Steinberg, Rebecca Steinberg

Parents Yasha Steinberg, Ruth Steinberg

Siblings Fishy Steinberg, Hymie Steinberg, Tammy Steinberg

Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TheDavidSteinberg

Twitter http://www.twitter.com/david_steinberg

IMDB http://imdb.com/name/nm0825731

Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series

Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series, WGA Award for Best Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials - Television, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Comedy Series, Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series, Canadian Comedy Award for Multimedia / Best Direction in a Feature

Movies Switching Goals, Going Berserk, The Wrong Guy, Paternity, Something Short of Paradise, Fearless Frank, Carlos Mencia: No Strings Attached, Nothing Personal, The Uncle Devil Show, The Last Laugh, The End, The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave, Rick Reynolds: Only the Truth Is Funny, Showbiz Goes to War, Night Train to Terror

TV Shows Inside Comedy, Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg, The Music Scene, The David Steinberg Show, Big Sound, Mud Show

Star Sign Leo

#	Fact
1	Release of his book, "The Book of David". [2007]
2	Has a sister named Tammy and a brother in law named Harry Lazer. Had a brother named Fishy and had a brother named Hymie.
3	Comedian Director Writer and producer.
4	Has two children: Sasha and Rebecca.
5	Third husband of Brynn Thayer. This is incorrect. This David Steinberg (Comedian., Director) was never married to Brynn Thayer. This David Steinberg was never married to Brynn Thayer. This David Steinberg was married to Judy Marcione from 1974 until 1997. He is married to Robyn Todd. He married Robyn Todd in 2005. Please change this.
6	The Smothers Brothers' first CBS variety show was put on notice not to have Steinberg do any more of his notoriously irreverent impromptu biblical sketches after a piece on Moses was aired. Tom Smothers ignored this, and asked Steinberg to do another piece (on Jonah) which was taped, but CBS refused to air the show, and canceled the series.

Director

Title	Year	Status
The Wonderful World of Disney	1999	TV Series 1 episode
Mad About You	1994-1999	TV Series 50 episodes
Living in Captivity	1998	TV Series 2 episodes
Seinfeld	1991-1998	TV Series 4 episodes
Friends	1998	TV Series 1 episode
The Wrong Guy	1997
Ink	1997	TV Series 1 episode
The Parent 'Hood	1995-1996	TV Series 5 episodes
Daddy Dearest	1993	TV Series 2 episodes
It Had to Be You	1993	TV Series 4 episodes
Designing Women	1987-1993	TV Series 37 episodes
Rick Reynolds: Only the Truth Is Funny	1993	TV Movie
The Rick Reynolds Show	1992	TV Series
Coconut Downs	1991	TV Movie
Evening Shade	1990-1991	TV Series 8 episodes
Get a Life	1990	TV Series 1 episode
The Fanelli Boys	1990	TV Series 1 episode
I Love Lucy: The Very First Show	1990	TV Movie
Newhart	1986-1990	TV Series 15 episodes
It's Garry Shandling's Show.	1989	TV Series 2 episodes
Annie McGuire	1988-1989	TV Series 6 episodes
CBS Summer Playhouse	1988	TV Series 1 episode
Eisenhower & Lutz	1988	TV Series 1 episode
Family Man	1988	TV Series 5 episodes
Duet	1987	TV Series 3 episodes
The Popcorn Kid	1987	TV Series 2 episodes
One Big Family	1986-1987	TV Series 5 episodes
The Golden Girls	1986	TV Series 1 episode
The Ellen Burstyn Show	1986	TV Series 1 episode
Comedy Factory	1986	TV Series 1 episode
Tall Tales & Legends	1986	TV Series 1 episode
The Twilight Zone	1985	TV Series 1 episode
The Richard Belzer Show	1984	TV Series 1 episode
Going Berserk	1983
Paternity	1981
Inside Comedy	2012-2015	TV Series 36 episodes
Curb Your Enthusiasm	2000-2011	TV Series 7 episodes
Single White Spenny	2011	TV Series 1 episode
Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup	2011	TV Special
Living in Your Car	2010	TV Series 4 episodes
Weeds	2008	TV Series 1 episode
Frangela	2007	TV Movie
Help Me Help You	2006	TV Series 1 episode
Sons & Daughters	2006	TV Series 2 episodes
Campus Ladies	2006	TV Series 3 episodes
Carlos Mencia: No Strings Attached	2006	TV Special documentary
Cooked	2005	TV Movie
Go Kinky	2005	TV Series
The Comeback	2005	TV Series 2 episodes
Wild Card	2005	TV Series 1 episode
Good Girls Don't...	2004	TV Series 1 episode
Even Stevens	2000-2001	TV Series 2 episodes
What's Up, Peter Fuddy?	2001	TV Movie

Producer

Title	Year	Status
Inside Comedy	2012-2015	TV Series executive producer - 36 episodes
Single White Spenny	2011	TV Series executive producer
Whatever with Alexis & Jennifer	2010	TV Series executive producer
Living in Your Car	2010	TV Series executive producer - 11 episodes
Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction	2009	TV Special documentary executive producer
Little Britain USA	2008	TV Series executive producer - 6 episodes
Down and Dirty with Jim Norton	2008	TV Series executive producer - 4 episodes
Jim Norton: Monster Rain	2007	TV Special documentary executive producer
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg	2005-2007	TV Series executive producer - 12 episodes
Go Kinky	2005	TV Series executive producer
The Greatest Game Ever Played	2005	executive producer
This Thing of Ours	2003	executive producer
Robin Williams Live on Broadway	2002	TV Special documentary executive producer
Big Sound	2000-2001	TV Series executive producer - 21 episodes
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave	2000	Video producer
Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story	1999	executive producer
Lost on Earth	1997	TV Series executive producer - 6 episodes
Carver's Gate	1996	TV Movie executive producer
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy	1996	executive producer
Women of the Night IV	1995	TV Special executive producer
Jocks	1994	TV Series executive producer - 1994
The Paula Poundstone Show	1992-1993	TV Series executive producer - 2 episodes
It Had to Be You	1993	TV Series executive producer - 3 episodes
Designing Women	1992-1993	TV Series executive producer - 22 episodes
Women of the Night 3	1991	TV Special executive producer
The 14th Annual Young Comedians Special	1991	TV Special executive producer
Good Grief	1990-1991	TV Series executive producer - 13 episodes
Cats, Cops and Stuff	1990	TV Movie documentary executive producer
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood	1989	TV Movie executive producer
Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow	1989	TV Special documentary executive producer
An Evening with Sammy Davis, Jr. & Jerry Lewis	1988	TV Movie executive producer
The 12th Annual Young Comedians Special	1988	TV Special executive producer
The 11th Annual Young Comedians	1987	TV Special executive producer
Women of the Night	1987	TV Special executive producer
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Billy Crystal Special	1986	TV Special documentary executive producer
Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met	1986	TV Special documentary executive producer
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion	1986	TV Special executive producer

Writer

Title	Year	Status
The 84th Annual Academy Awards	2012	TV Special special material written by
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg	2005-2007	TV Series creator - 12 episodes
The 76th Annual Academy Awards	2004	TV Special special material
CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival	2002	TV Series writer - 1 episode
Big Sound	2000-2001	TV Series creator - 21 episodes
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards	2000	TV Special special material
The 70th Annual Academy Awards	1998	TV Special special material
The 69th Annual Academy Awards	1997	TV Special special material
Designing Women	1993	TV Series written by - 2 episodes
The 65th Annual Academy Awards	1993	TV Special special material
The 64th Annual Academy Awards	1992	TV Special special material by
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards	1991	TV Special special material
The Earth Day Special	1990	TV Special segment "Dustin Hoffman - Robin Williams"
Going Berserk	1983	written by
The David Steinberg Show	1976-1977	TV Series writer - 24 episodes
The Midnight Special	1974	TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Return of the Smothers Brothers	1970	TV Movie
Music Scene		TV Series written by - 8 episodes, 1969 - 1970 writer - 6 episodes, 1969
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour	1968	TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Summer Brothers Smothers Show	1968	TV Series writer - 2 episodes

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Comedians	2015	TV Series	Billy's Agent
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	2013	TV Series	Party Guest
Big Sound	2000	TV Series	Gabe Moss
Mad About You	1997-1998	TV Series	Director / Bad Eulogizer
The Wrong Guy	1997		Outpatient
Dad's a Dog	1989	TV Movie	Charles Dryden
Nothing Personal	1980		Talk Show Host
Something Short of Paradise	1979		Harris Sloane
The End	1978		Marty Lieberman
The Wide World of Mystery	1973	TV Series	Paul
The Lost Man	1969		Photographer
Fearless Frank	1967		The rat

Miscellaneous

Title	Year	Status
Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie	2005	Documentary much love for
The 65th Annual Academy Awards	1993	TV Special special material
The 64th Annual Academy Awards	1992	TV Special special material
Newhart	1989	TV Series creative consultant - 1 episode

Cinematographer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Air Combat	1993	TV Series

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America	2009	TV Series documentary special thanks - 1 episode
But... Seriously	1994	TV Special documentary acknowledgment

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Last Laugh	2016/I	Documentary	Himself
The Eighties	2016	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself - Comedian
Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg	2016	Documentary	Himself
Inside Comedy	2012-2015	TV Series	Himself - Host
The Talk	2015	TV Series	Himself
Charlie Rose	2015	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	2015	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Being Canadian	2015	Documentary	Himself
Today	2014	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	2013-2014	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Guest
When Jews Were Funny	2013	Documentary	Himself
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic	2013	Documentary	Himself
The Hour	2013	TV Series	Himself
American Masters	2012-2013	TV Series documentary	Himself
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story	2013	Documentary	Himself
Tavis Smiley	2013	TV Series	Himself - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	2013	TV Series	Himself
Uncle Bob	2010	Documentary	Himself
Curb: The Discussion	2010	TV Series	Himself
25 Things You Didn't Know About Curb Your Enthusiasm	2010	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Battle for Late Night	2010	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel	2009	Documentary	Himself: Comedian / Writer
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America	2009	TV Series documentary	Himself - Comedian / Director / Himself
The Daily Show	2007	TV Series	Himself
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg	2005-2007	TV Series	Himself - Host
History of Curb Your Enthusiasm: Even Further	2006	Video documentary short	Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	2005	TV Series	Himself
Comedy Gold	2005	TV Short documentary	Himself
NewsNight with Aaron Brown	2005	TV Series	Himself
The Aristocrats	2005	Documentary	Himself
E! True Hollywood Story	2003	TV Series documentary	Himself
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour	2002	TV Movie documentary	Himself - Interviewee (uncredited)
CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival	2002	TV Series	Himself - Host
TV's Most Censored Moments	2002	TV Special documentary	Himself
The 2000 Canadian Comedy Awards	2000	TV Special	Himself
Biography	1995	TV Series documentary	Himself
Comedy: Coast to Coast	1994	TV Movie	Himself - Host
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	1968-1992	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Guest Host / Himself - Guest / ...
The One, the Only... Groucho	1991	TV Movie documentary	Narrator
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1991	TV Special	Himself - Co-Winner: Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
Late Night with David Letterman	1986-1991	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Guest
The Tommy Chong Roast	1989	TV Movie	Himself
Showtime's Comedy Close-Up	1984	TV Series	Himself - Host
Showbiz Goes to War	1982	TV Movie	Himself - Host
The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell	1982	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Fridays	1981	TV Series	Himself - Guest Host
The Alan Hamel Show	1977-1979	TV Series	Himself - Guest Host / Himself
Canada After Dark	1979	TV Series	Himself - Host / Himself - Guest Host
Live Wednesday	1978	TV Series	Himself
The Mike Douglas Show	1971-1978	TV Series	Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Comedian / Himself - Guest Host / ...
The Big Laff Off	1978	TV Series	Himself - Host
On Location	1977	TV Series documentary	Himself - Host
The David Steinberg Show	1972-1977	TV Series	Himself - Host
The Sonny and Cher Show	1977	TV Series	Himself
The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show	1977	TV Special	Himself - Host
Dinah!	1974-1976	TV Series	Himself
The Hollywood Squares	1972-1976	TV Series	Himself
The Smothers Brothers Show	1975	TV Series	Himself
The Midnight Special	1974	TV Series	Himself - Host
Energy Crisis	1974	TV Movie	Himself - Comedian
The Bobby Darin Show	1973	TV Series	Himself
Flip	1971-1972	TV Series	Himself
The Odd Couple	1971	TV Series	Himself
Laugh-In	1971	TV Series	Himself
The David Frost Show	1970-1971	TV Series	Himself - Substitute Host / Himself - Guest Host / Himself
Information Processing	1971	Documentary short	Narrator
The Ed Sullivan Show	1970	TV Series	Himself - Comedian
The Return of the Smothers Brothers	1970	TV Movie	Himself
The John Davidson Show	1970	TV Series	Himself
Music Scene	1969-1970	TV Series	Himself - Host
This Is Tom Jones	1969	TV Series documentary	Himself
Playboy After Dark	1969	TV Series	Himself
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour	1968-1969	TV Series	Himself
The Dean Martin Show	1967	TV Series	Himself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Second City: First Family of Comedy	2006	TV Mini-Series documentary
Johnny Carson's 18th Anniversary Special	1980	TV Movie	Himself

Won awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
1992	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program	The 64th Annual Academy Awards (1992)	· Hal Kanter (writer) · Buz Kohan (writer) · Billy Crystal (writer: special material) · Marc Shaiman (writer: special material) · Robert Wuhl (writer: special material) · Bruce Vilanch (writer: special material)
1992	CableACE	CableACE Awards	Stand-Up Comedy Special	Cats, Cops and Stuff (1990)	· Robin Shlien (producer) · Sue Wolf (producer) · Paula Poundstone (performer/writer)
1991	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program	The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991)	· Hal Kanter (writer) · Buz Kohan (writer) · Billy Crystal (special material) · Bruce Vilanch (special material) · Robert Wuhl (special material)
1988	ACE	CableACE Awards	Comedy Special	Robin Williams: Live at the Met (1986)	· Buddy Morra (executive producer) · Larry Brezner (executive producer) · Vic Kaplan (co-producer)

Nominated awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
2014	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Variety Special	700 Sundays (2014)	· Billy Crystal (executive producer/performer) · Janice Crystal (executive producer) · Larry Magid (executive producer) · Des McAnuff (co-executive producer) · Alan Zweibel (co-executive producer) · Benn Fleishman (supervising producer)
2012	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special	The 84th Annual Academy Awards (2012)	· Jon Macks (written by) · Dave Boone (written by) · Carol Leifer (written by) · Tim Carvell (special material written by) · Jeff Cesario (special material written by) · Billy Crystal (special material written by) · Ed Driscoll (special material written by) · Billy Martin (special material written by) · Ben Schwartz (special material written by) · Marc Shaiman (special material written by) · Eric Stangel (special material written by) · Justin Stangel (special material written by) · Mason Steinberg (special material written by) · Colleen Werthmann (special material written by)
2012	DGA Award	Directors Guild of America, USA	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series	Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
2011	DGA Award	Directors Guild of America, USA	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series'	The Divorce (2011)	· Dale Stern (associate director) · Tim Gibbons (associate director) · Jonathan Harris (stage manager)
2011	Gemini	Gemini Awards	Best Comedy Program or Series	Living in Your Car (2010)	· Debbie Nightingale · Dani Romain · George F. Walker
2010	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special	Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction (2009)	· Marty Callner (produced by) · Randall Gladstein (producer) · Mason Steinberg (producer) · Robin Williams (producer)
2003	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
2003	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special	Robin Williams Live on Broadway (2002)	· Marsha Garces Williams (executive producer) · Marty Callner (producer) · Randall Gladstein (producer)
2003	DGA Award	Directors Guild of America, USA	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series'	Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
2002	DGA Award	Directors Guild of America, USA	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series'	Mary, Joseph and Larry (2002)
2001	Gemini	Gemini Awards	Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series	Big Sound (2000)
2000	Canadian Comedy Award	Canadian Comedy Awards	Film - Directing	The Wrong Guy (1997)
1997	DGA Award	Directors Guild of America, USA	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series'	Mad About You (1992)
1995	CableACE	CableACE Awards	Comedy Special	Jocks (1994)	· Tim Braine (executive producer) · Kevin Meagher (executive producer) · Ted Schachter (executive producer) · Steve Natt (producer)
1995	CableACE	CableACE Awards	Stand-Up Comedy Special or Series	Women of the Night IV (1995)	· Robin Shlien (producer) · Sue Wolf (director)
1994	CableACE	CableACE Awards	Stand-Up Comedy Special	Rick Reynolds: Only the Truth Is Funny (1993)	· Rick Reynolds (performer/writer) · Charles H. Joffe (executive producer) · Jack Rollins (executive producer) · Ed Micone (executive producer) · Scott Sanders (executive producer) · Vic Kaplan (producer) · Robert B. Weide (producer)
1992	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Comedy Series	Seinfeld (1989)
1992	DGA Award	Directors Guild of America, USA	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series'	Seinfeld (1989)
1990	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special	Midnight Train to Moscow (1989)	· Billy Crystal (executive producer) · Robert Dalrymple (producer) · Carmi Zlotnik (co-producer) · Jay Roewe (line producer)
1987	ACE	CableACE Awards	Comedy Special	Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Billy Crystal Special (1986)	· Buddy Morra (executive producer) · Larry Brezner (executive producer) · Billy Crystal (producer/director/writer) · Vic Kaplan (producer)
1987	ACE	CableACE Awards	Program Interviewer	Showtime's Comedy Close-Up (1984)