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by Matt Webb Mitovich
Letterman's Calvert "Larry Bud" DeForest Dead at 85
Entertainer Calvert DeForest, perhaps best known for the "Larry 'Bud' Melman" character he played on David Letterman's late-night NBC and CBS talk shows off on on for the past 25 years, died on Monday, at age 85. Says Letterman in a statement, "Everyone always asked if Calvert was an actor playing a character, but in reality he was just himself — a genuine, modest and nice man. He was a beloved part of our show, and we will miss him."
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