CALVERT DEFOREST (1921-2007). Here's to the man best known as Larry "Bud" Melman. [ADDENDUM: Here's an insider's take on The Secret Origin of Larry "Bud" Melman, thanks to a tip from Anne.]

Here he introduces the first episode of Late Night with David Letterman with what I understand is a parody of the introduction to the James Whale movie Frankenstein.



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And here he welcomes arrivals to New York City at the midtown Port Authority terminal.



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