Dick Cavett

About Dick Cavett

With prominent guests such as Marlon Brando and Jerzy Kosinski, he developed an intellectual tone on his talk show. He also wrote a blog for the New York Times and starred in the 1994 film Forrest Gump as himself.

Richard Alva Cavett is an American television personality, comedian and former talk show host, who is known for his style of conversation and in-depth discussions. He appeared regularly on national television in the United States for five decades, from the 1960s to the 2000s. Then, Cavett wrote an online column for the New York Times, promoting DVDs of old shows. as well as from a book in his Times columns. and held his television interviews with Salvador Dalí, Groucho Marx, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Garland, Marlon Brando, Orson Welles, Woody Allen, Ingmar Bergman, Jean-Luc Godard, John Lennon, George Harrison, Richard Burton, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni and more on Turner Classic Movies.

Born	Richard Alva Cavett, November 19, 1936, Gibbon, Nebraska, U.S.
Years active	1959–present
Occupation	Talk show host, comedian
Alma mater	Yale University

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Trivia

He once interviewed Groucho Marx.

Dick Cavett before fame

He used to be the state gymnastics champion in Nebraska.

Achievement of Dick Cavett

He once conducted an interview with Groucho Marx.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$100 Million

Dick Cavett family life

In June of 1964, he married Carrie Nye, and then remarried to Dr. Martha Rogers.

Associations of Dick Cavett

He performed famous television interviews with Katharine Hepburn and other celebrities.

Dick Cavett Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

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Height	169 cm
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