# David Letterman is a Daddy! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 5, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-letterman-is-a-daddy/211460 "2003-11-05T01:39:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-letterman-is-a-daddy/211460/1 "2003-11-05T01:39:18Z")
[Here](http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/11/04/entertainment/main581713.shtml) > [@](#): > > Letterman, 56, said the baby — his first child — is named after his father, Harry Joseph Letterman, who died at 57. > > “So God bless dad and God bless Harry,” Letterman said. I am very happy for him and his new family. ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-letterman-is-a-daddy/211460/2 "2003-11-05T03:07:41Z")
> [@](#): > > “First thing I took him home and dangled him over the balcony.” Welcome back Dave. And congrats! Thought it was gonna be a girl, but I guess not. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-letterman-is-a-daddy/211460/3 "2003-11-05T06:32:10Z")
I’m glad to hear that Letterman has had a child. I wonder if he will marry Regina now? ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-letterman-is-a-daddy/211460/4 "2003-11-05T11:55:14Z")
Highschool is hard enough. Can you imagine starting your highschool years with a **70yr old** father??? That’s what little Harry has to look forward to. God Bless and Good Luck to Dad Mom and Baby. ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-letterman-is-a-daddy/211460/5 "2003-11-05T15:47:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bienville \* > \*\*Highschool is hard enough. Can you imagine starting your highschool years with a **70yr old** father??? > That’s what little Harry has to look forward to. > > God Bless and Good Luck to Dad Mom and Baby. \*\* He’s six years ahead of the game compared to the littlest McCartney though. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-letterman-is-a-daddy/211460/6 "2003-11-05T17:49:30Z")
I think they should have used names from both sides of the family. Harry Regina would have been nice. ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-letterman-is-a-daddy/211460/7 "2003-11-05T19:39:23Z")
How would high school be harder with a 70-year-old father? I can’t think of any reason why. The baby was over 9 pounds, so I’m presuming it wasn’t premature. Dave must have waited until pretty late in the pregnancy to tell us. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-letterman-is-a-daddy/211460/8 "2003-11-05T20:22:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bienville \* > **Highschool is hard enough. Can you imagine starting your highschool years with a 70yr old father???** One of my friends started _life_ with a seventy-year-old father. Damned if he wasn’t the most respected father anyone had ever known.