Trivia

Cousin of Bebe Daniels and DeForest Kelley.

Calvert's uncle, Lee De Forest, invented the 3-element vacuum tube which helped usher in the age of radio and television.

Shortly after David Letterman discovered him in a student movie, he went on to introduce Letterman's very first late-night TV talk show on NBC in February 1982. In this capacity he became best-known as Larry (Bud) Melman, Dave's fumbling sidekick who would frequently upstage Letterman himself.

Calvert received an average of 200 fan letters and 2 dozen interview requests per week.

Before getting his big break in television, DeForest worked as a file clerk at drug rehab center.

The stage name of "Larry 'Bud' Melman" was the creation of David Letterman and his then-girlfriend, Merrill Markoe.

The character name of "Larry 'Bud' Melman" was the intellectual property of NBC and could not be used when David Letterman's show moved to CBS.