At the age of 80, filmmakerJim Abrahamshas sadly passed away.
While that might have been a brilliant casting choice, another decision could have ended in disaster.
Letterman took some big steps and some missteps in 1980.
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David Letterman Was Talked Into Auditioning for ‘Airplane!’
BeforeAirplane!, Jim Abrahams and the Zucker brothersfirst made their mark writingJohn Landis’The Kentucky Fried Moviein 1977.
The trio knew that they had to cast such a movie just right.
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Nielsen nailed his part so well that parodies became what he’d be known for.
Surely you missed some of these classic gags.
The host looked highly uncomfortable as he watched the clip.
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David Letterman actually looks like he’s in pain doing it.
He said, “It was embarrassing.
David Letterman ended up being okay despite the failure.
He only went on to become one of the biggest late-night show hosts of all time.
