David Letterman, the Late Show With David Letterman staffers and fans are saddened by Antonio Emilio Mendez Jr.’s passing, better known as Tony Mendez, a popular member of the show that became famous thanks to his regular onscreen presence.
The Cuban native worked holding the cue cards besides the camera for Letterman for 21-years. Besides his job as the “cue card boy,” Mendez hosted The Tony Mendez Show for the Late Show website.
According to Deadline, he started handling cue cards for Letterman during the NBC’s Late Night With David Letterman era.Mendez knew how valuable his job at the show was and how it could affect the person talking to the camera. “The flipping of the cards is very important,” he told The New Yorker in 2001. “If you.
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