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David Letterman Says He Has 'Greater Humanity' After Leaving Hollywood for His Home State of Indiana

David Letterman opens up about leaving Hollywood for his home state Indiana. “In show business, I find that I have pretended to be someone I’m truly not,” the comedian told 'GQ' during a December 2024 interview.

The former host of the Late Show with David Letterman, 77, officially signed off from his popular late-night gig of 22 years in 2015 and has since left his glamorous lifestyle behind, ultimately relocating to where it all began: Indiana. However, when GQ asked him if he was glad he was out of show business because the industry was making him a “worse person,” the comedian responded honestly. Since leaving the Late Show, Letterman left his Hollywood lifestyle behind and opted for the small-town life in Indiana.

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