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Dick Cavett
Talk Show Host & New York Times Blogger
Dick Cavett was the host of “The Dick Cavett Show” and the co-author of two books, “Cavett” (1974) and “Eye on Cavett” (1983). He has appeared on Broadway in “Otherwise Engaged,” “Into the Woods” and as narrator in “The Rocky Horror Show,” and has made guest appearances in movies and on TV shows including “Forrest Gump” and “The Simpsons.” He currently operates a blog for the “Opinionator” section of the New York Times. Mr. Cavett lives in New York City and Montauk, N.Y.
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As Dick Cavett has discovered, there is no limit to the subjects one can find themselves covering when starting a blog; and there is similarly no limit to the unique […]
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Get professional help as fast as you can if you suffer from depression, says Dick Cavett, who wishes that he had received help earlier.
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Like many of the greats, Dick Cavett is not entirely sure just how he made it in the comedy business, but he does believe there are certain innate qualities that […]
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Both Johnny Carson and Dick Cavett started out as young magicians and maintained the craft throughout their careers. So which late-night legend was better?
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As Dick Cavett knows from personal experience, Nixon was remarkably intelligent, with a wrath that was incredibly stealthy. The president wanted to “screw” Cavett because the talk show host objected […]
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From the almost mythical presence of Groucho Marx and a surprisingly pleasant sit-down with Bobby Fischer to the unique intelligence of John Lennon, the legendary host has shared the stage […]
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Though Dick Cavett bagged some rare guests, he dropped the ball with a failed joke to Carey Grant and couldn’t quite penetrate Frank Sinatra’s entourage.
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NBC’s recent debacle elicits a long standing fact of late-night TV: whether it’s the mental state that occurs just before going to bed or the effect of having a couple […]
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Will Conan O’Brien’s move to TBS shake up the talk show format? Maybe not: Dick Cavett thinks some of the more monotonous late-night traditions are here to stay.
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The famous clash between the author and Dick Cavett was triggered, in part, by Mailer’s misunderstanding of what an “interview” is supposed to be.
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A conversation with the legendary talk show host.