Steven Wright October 16, 2010

Academy Award Winner Steven Wright is a prototype comedian that many others continually try to follow. Wright's big break and was an appearance on The Tonight Show. The king of late night enjoyed Steven's performance so much that he invited him to appear within a week, a rarity on The Tonight Show. His back-to-back appearances helped put his fledging career into high gear. Steven soon found himself performing his offbeat routines on Saturday Night Live, Late Night With David Lettermen with numerous trips back to The Tonight Show. Since he has earned a Grammy nomination, won an Academy Award, filmed multiple HBO Specials and appeared in many movies, including Desperately Seeking Susan and Natural Born Killers.

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