David Brenner

Born

February 4, 1936 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

March 15, 2015

• Actor
• Writer
• Producer

David Norris Brenner (February 4, 1936 – March 15, 2014) was an American stand-up comedian, actor and author. The most frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in the 1970s and 1980s, Brenner "was a pioneer of observational comedy." His friend, comedian Richard Lewis, described Brenner as "the king of hip, observational comedy."