It all came down to the gap between his two front teeth. When David Letterman first appeared as a talk show host on network television in the early 1980s, the idea that this glib, goofy new guy ...

Speaking on the news of his upcoming new gig on CBS, Colbert commented I'm thrilled and grateful that CBS chose me. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go grind a gap in my front teeth.

The gap-toothed have long been among us, as musicians (Madonna, Elton John, Amy Winehouse) and goofballs (Eddie Murphy, David Letterman, ... Gap teeth have been all those through the ages.

David Letterman, the Gap-Toothed Man-Pig. What female subordinate could resist the fugly man with heart problems and balding pate? TheWrap Staff. October 7, 2009 @ 11:20 AM. Share on Social Media.