David Steinberg

David Steinberg is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, director, and author. At the height of his popularity, during the late 1960s and mid 1970s, he was one of the best-known comics in the United States. He appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson more than 130 times and served as guest host 12 times, the youngest person ever to guest-host. Steinberg directed several films and episodes of television situation comedies, including Seinfeld, Friends, Mad About You, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Golden Girls, and Designing Women. Steinberg also hosted the interview program Inside Comedy on the Showtime network.

9 August 1942

Born on the same birth day (9 August): Archduke Joseph August of Austria • Audrey Tautou • Bernhard Schott • Bulle Ogier • Derek Fisher • Eileen Gray • Hoda Kotb • Jean Tirole • John Varley (author) • Kevin Mack • King Von • Kirill Reznik • Milt Bolling • P. L. Travers • Vincent Hanna

Born in the same month (August 1942): Cleon Jones • Daryl Dragon • David Lange • Fred Thompson • Giancarlo Giannini • Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt • Hissène Habré • Pervez Sajjad • Sterling Morrison • Vardo Rumessen • Wendy Davies