Warren Beatty Collection on Letterman, 1985-1998

By request. All of Warren Beatty's appearances and pertinent references on Dave.
Movie clips deleted due to copyright caution.
Late Night:
1. February 12, 1985. New Gift Items.
2. May 5, 1987. Researching "Ishtar" with Rob Burnett and Laurie Guthrie.
3. June 13, 1990. Top Ten list.
4. June 14, 1990. On last night's appearance.
5. December 10, 1991. Stagehand Theatre ("Bugsy") and short chat, joined by Joe Montegna.
Late Show:
6. October 3, 1994. With Garry Shandling promoting "Love Affair." Two audience members watch the show in Dave's office.
7. October 7, 1994. Guest appearance ("Love Affair") and ad for "Big Ass Ham."
8. February 19, 1996 Celebrity Audience.
9. May 13, 1998. Guest appearance ("Bullworth").
10. May 22, 1998. CBS Mailbag.

[@OhSankYouDoktor]

This is special because Warren Beatty is notorious for being a bad interview, yet he feels comfortable enough with Letterman to be loose and let his guard down. Nice clips.

[@kennethrussell1158]

He's notorious for other things too

[@OhSankYouDoktor]

@@kennethrussell1158 No idea what you could mean...

[@kennethrussell1158]

@@OhSankYouDoktor If you know anything about Warren Beatty, You know exactly what I mean

[@muskinnovations]

Women? ​@@kennethrussell1158

[@hamupinhere]

Anytime I see a new collection go up, I always instinctively have to Google them to see if they're dead.

[@ericthatsme]

Wow-FANTASTIC JOB Don!! You roped in ALL the Beatty stuff-Fantastic! And very, very entertaining. Can’t believe he got Warren to do the Big Ass Ham fake advert. FOOD STUFF!!!

[@voicetube]

2 connections: A) my favorite film of all time was written directed and starred WB, "Heaven can Wait." Don't know if it's the "greatest film ever made" but it's my favorite film of all time. B) I had the opportunity to work 2 or 3 days as an extra on Bullworth (in the ballroom in I think what may have been a fundraiser scene - Bullworth gives a speech, as I recall) and had the opportunity to meet Warren and speak with him for a moment. Pretty wild. Thanks for posting these interviews!

[@41DRWS]

What was he like

[@tomlyons6482]

Im a big fan of Warren. I second Sadio What was he like

[@elizabethmcleod246]

I loved Heaven Can Wait to.

[@voicetube]

@@41DRWS sorry, but didn't know you had responded to my comment 10 months ago. He was pretty busy with everything going on with the filming (I think you directed the film as well) so he was in director mode - I don't know what he would be like in a "real-life" setting.

[@voicetube]

@@jonc3214 Apologies, but didn't know you had responded to my comment now 10 months ago. As I mentioned to the other Jon (Jonny) he was pretty busy with everything going on with the filming (I think you directed Bullworth as well) so he was in "director mode" - I don't know what he would be like in a "real-life" setting.

[@ebonymanley26]

Love Warren Beatty so handsome great actor. 😍😍❤️

[@mellow5123]

Utterly charming.

[@thegrimyeaper]

The Garry Shandling part is amazing. Haven't laughed out loud like this in a while.

[@JustinSosa]

Great stuff as usual Don! Can we expect a Garry Shandling collection at some point?

[@dongiller]

As I always say, in time.

[@flexmethodable]

24:40 Gary's MJ jokes are amazing. Damn, I miss Shandling.

[@KokoTheGorilla69]

You should put "Still Alive!" in the title of these videos for at least 48hrs 😏

[@dongiller]

But then folks will assume the worst once I remove it.

[@thegrimyeaper]

@@dongiller lol

[@voicetube]

@@dongiller D'oh!

[@dustanjhlady]

I didn't know Warren Beatty could read cue cards so well.

[@user-hm5zb1qn6g]

That is an excellent joke.

[@dhpbear2]

Also, during Madonna's notorious appearance in April 1994, after her ranting, Dave utters 'Now I know how Warren Beatty felt!" :)

[@dustanjhlady]

Took so long to get him on the show.

[@deborahcopifreemoviespola9323]

Peter coppola

[@spuzzlightyeartoo]

For some dumb reason, I was thinking that Sandra Bernhardt references to him would be included.

[@lindseycarribean5113]

What does she said ?

[@372zqp19]

thank-you don----cheers--

[@dustanjhlady]

Warren Beatty interviews are intense.

[@Julian-sr9dg]

@@3000_Year_Old_Man why? Lol what was the content of that interview

[@user-hm5zb1qn6g]

Garry Shandling always killed. So funny. And the great hair.

[@dhpbear2]

Don, you missed one of Dave's monologue jokes in the mid 80's that went something like: "Today I was walking in the streets of Manhattan and a guy walks up to me and asks for an autograph. I said 'sure'. He said 'great; you got Warren Beatty?' " :)

[@TANTRUMGASM]

Ishtar joke had to happen !

[@dustanjhlady]

Where do you get these? So great!

[@dongiller]

All from my collection.

[@dustanjhlady]

@@dongiller So great!

[@Faicchiocat]

​@@dongilleryou got Linda Fiorentino's interview?

[@dongiller]

@@Faicchiocat Yes.

[@Faicchiocat]

@@dongiller please post it, its so rare and shes so sassy to Dave in it

[@patriciamooney928]

Was the staffer in the commercial with Beatty the one Dave married?

[@dongiller]

No.

[@dustanjhlady]

Did David Letterman make fun of Warren Beatty's sister?

[@dongiller]

The history here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWnEioOipZ2Ar6c

[@Faicchiocat]

44:41 big ass ham

[@dustanjhlady]

Got a Twin Peaks joke in there.

[@elizabethcurrie4920]

Warren orchestrated the ten minute intro. What an ego.🙄

[@dimitrikorsakov2570]

How was this guy who barely speaks so successful with women? Maybe he was just being difficult on TV or was nervous or something.

[@jayeginn5963]

I read a quote in a magazine from early in his career from his big sister Shirley McLaine who said he was so shy that he put the family piano in a large closet and he only dared play it there. In another magazine it said his shyness bordered on autism.

[@artlover1477]

Umm, he is not that bad looking of a guy lol.

[@dimitrikorsakov2570]

@@jayeginn5963 Makes me wonder even more about his success with women!

[@dimitrikorsakov2570]

@@artlover1477 He's not, but I wouldn't say he's Brad Pitt and especially when you take into account his personality, I just don't get how he could have been so successful.

[@artlover1477]

@@dimitrikorsakov2570 I understand Dimitri, Beatty isn't everyone's cup of tea. I think he hated interviews and TV ones in general. Early Harrison Ford was the same way, like pulling teeth to get responses. They felt obligated to do so to plug a movie.

[@stevemorse108]

Notwithstanding his intelligence and talent as a director he is painfully shy which, as he admitted, is a form of vanity...its all about what are they thinking about me...it is shallow and tedious.

[@mvp1133]

Superficiale e noioso? Un uomo superficiale non avrebbe fatto mai un'opera come Reds. La promozione di sé non è il criterio di valutazione di un artista, e lui è un artista. Altri famosi in realtà fanno solo bene il marketing.

[@BillViets]

What a tedious man. You could tell he thought he was slimming it by going on tv.

[@dhpbear2]

"slimming it" ?

[@pronemanoldbutyoung5548]

So cringy

[@mvp1133]

Guarda i suoi film, quello è il suo talento