Jeff Altman

Jeff Altman is an American standup comedian and actor who has appeared as a guest on Late Show with David Letterman 41 times. In a recent appearance , Altman played a card trick where, after Letterman displayed much doubt in the authenticity of the trick, he isolated and found the card that Letterman picked and signed. Altman mesmerized contemporaries like David Letterman and Jerry Seinfeld, and inspired future comedians like Judd Apatow.

Altman was born in Syracuse, New York. At Nottingham Senior High School in Syracuse, he played third singles on the schools tennis team and was on the wrestling team. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University in the early 1970s, showcasing his early show business flair to fellow members of the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity. Altman is a drummer, and a longtime fan of Buddy Rich, whom he once enticed to appear at Hopkins for one of his classes.

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