Dick Cavett

talk-show host, entertainer
Born: 11/19/1936
Birthplace: Gibbon, Nebraska

Cavett began his career as a writer forJack Paar,Merv Griffin,Jerry Lewis, andJohnny Carson. His series of talk-shows began withThe Dick Cavett Show(1969–74) for ABC and his show has run in various incarnations on different networks ever since: CBS, 1975: PBS, 1977–82; USA, 1985–86; ABC, 1986–87; CNBC, 1989–present. Cavett has been nominated for elevenEmmysand has won three. He has also appeared in such movies asAnnie Hall(1977) andForrest Gump(1994)。