Larry "Bud" Melman Dies

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Larry "Bud" Melman Dies
American actor Calvert DeForest, David Letterman's former side-kick, has died after a long illness. He was 85. DeForest enjoyed a successful career as a TV character actor, but is most famous for playing oddball Larry 'Bud' Melman on Letterman's TV talk shows from 1982 to 2002. His death in a hospital in Long Island, New York on Monday was announced on the Late Show With David Letterman last night. Letterman says in a statement, "Everyone always wondered if Calvert was an actor playing a character, but in reality he was just himself - a genuine, modest and nice man. To our staff and to our viewers, he was a beloved and valued part of our show, and we will miss him."

May he RIP
 
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