Portrait of David Steinberg

David Steinberg

Directing

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Steinberg (born August 9, 1942) is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, director, and author. At the height of his popularity, during the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was one of the best-known stand-up comics in the United States. He appeared on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show more than 130 times (second only to Bob Hope in number of appearances) and served as guest host 12 times, the youngest person ever to guest-host. Steinberg directed several films and episodes of many of the most successful television situation comedies of the last twenty years, including Seinfeld, Friends, Mad About You, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and more than 35 episodes of Designing Women. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Steinberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: August 9, 1942

Place of Birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Filmography

2025
From Darkness to Light

as Self (archive footage)

2016
2015
2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

as Self - Special Guest

2012
Inside Comedy

as Self - Host

2005
1996
1992
Mad About You

as Director

1992
Mad About You

as Bad Eulogizer

1990
Dad's A Dog

as Charles Dryden

1982
Showbiz Goes to War

as Self - Host

1982
Showbiz Ballyhoo

as Self / Host & Narrator (voice)

1980
Nothing Personal

as Talk Show Host

1979
1978
The End

as Marty Lieberman

1974
Dinah!

as Self

1973
1970
The Odd Couple

as David Steinberg

1969
Fearless Frank

as The Rat

1969
The Lost Man

as Photographer

1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Guest Host