What's become of Larry "Bud" Melman...?

[dolo amber]

:shrug:

[eyesroll]

1. I know that when Letterman moved to CBS, he couldn't use the name anymore

NBC owned the trademark.

He's Calvert deForest now -- still alive, last I heard.

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2. Real name "Calvert DeForest"--died years ago.

[dolo amber]

5. According to this

http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/pages/main

He's very much alive. :)

[Beware the Beast Man]

6. Actually, according to the IMDB, he's still with us!

http://imdb.com/name/nm0214531/

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13. Perhaps I fell for a joke.

I seem to remember a "Late Show" from when I was able to watch it all the time where they had a "in memory of" segment on him. Letterman is enough of a smart ass to do that: God bless him.

[eyesroll]

14. If I had to guess...

They were mourning the loss of the Larry "Bud" Melman trademark.

[lpbk2713]

16. I wonder if you could be thinking of Leonard Tepper

Leonard was a semi-regular in various skits, often with Rupert. Dave did a special segment on his passing a few years back.

Link: http://www.angelfire.com/wy/leonardtepper/

[Gothic Sponge]

3. I was wondering the same thing a few weeks ago.

[Magrittes Pipe]

4. I just remember New Year's eve, '85 or so...

...when he was handing out cartons of menthol cigarettes to children in Times Square.

[trotsky]

7. Hey, he's got a web page!

http://www.calvertdeforest.com/

[dolo amber]

8. YAY!

:D

Thanks! :hi:

[lpbk2713]

9. He did a walk-on about a year or so ago.

He looked rather frail then.

[OneBlueSky]

10. he changed his name and is now . . .

U.S. Attorney General . . .

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11. I wondered that too.

I named my cat after him in the 80s.

Drove my mom crazy! "I'll call that cat Larry, but I won't call him Larry Bud. What a stupid name!"

Poor Larry was not long for this world. He got hit by a car after only 2 years. I loved that little spaz.

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[Union Thug]

12. For a snack that's easy and quick...

try Mr. Larry's Toast on a Stick.

[ReadTomPaine]

15. I still think...

... That "Larry" aka Calvert is an old woman in drag. What can I say?

RTP

[Misunderestimator]

17. He's gay you know.... Just thought I'd add that.

And I got them from very reliable sources.