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Late Show With David Letterman

The 53 Least Likely Replacements For David Letterman

Literally anyone can come up with the ten most likely candidates to replace David Letterman on The Late Show. We went a different way.

Tara Ariano
 
  1. Sam Waterston
  2. Loretta Devine
  3. Melissa Leo
  4. Simon van Kempen
  5. Lindsay Frost
  6. Chita Rivera
  7. Gunther from Friends
  8. James Brolin
  9. Sean Penn
  10. Melanie Griffith
  11. Freddie Prinze Jr.
  12. Maggie Q
  13. Toby Jones
  14. Grace Jones
  15. Billy Zane
  16. Delta Burke
  17. Joey Lawrence
  18. Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth
  19. Anne Archer
  20. Hershel from The Walking Dead
  21. Laura San Giacomo
  22. Ashley Judd
  23. Steve Harvey
  24. Sharon Needles
  25. Gwyneth Paltrow
  26. Greg Louganis
  27. Beck
  28. Ellen Cleghorne
  29. Brass from C.S.I.
  30. Sheryl Crow
  31. Paul Bettany
  32. Dorota from Gossip Girl
  33. George Pataki
  34. Brian Posehn
  35. Will Smith
  36. The lady from The Queen Of Versailles
  37. Gillian Anderson
  38. Tom Stoppard
  39. Andie MacDowell
  40. Rick Warren
  41. Ellen Page
  42. Stevie Nicks
  43. Fred Savage
  44. Rihanna
  45. Tom Friedman
  46. Morgan Freeman
  47. Lourdes Leon
  48. Laura Prepon
  49. Jeff Dunham
  50. Sandra Day O'Connor
  51. Harrison Ford
  52. Chris Evert
  53. McLovin
Tara Ariano