David Tebet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Tebet

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1913

Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 07-Jun-2005

Profession: manager

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

David William Tebet (December 27, 1913 – June 7, 2005) was an American theater publicist, network executive and, early in his career, a press agent for Your Show of Shows starring Sid Caesar. After the end of Your Show of Shows, Tebet became the Vice President of Talent Relations for the National Broadcasting Company.
In his job title, Tebet was responsible for recruiting potential stars to NBC and once getting them there, Tebet then held the responsibility for not only keeping the talent with the network, but also keeping the talent “relatively pleased” with the network during their respective tenures. Tebet was responsible for the recruitment of Johnny Carson to The Tonight Show in 1962 and keeping him with the network for 30 years.
Along with Carson, Tebet was also responsible for the recruitment of Michael Landon, James Garner, Dean Martin and Redd Foxx to the NBC television network.