Directed credits
30
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
David Steinberg
Directing
Career Snapshot
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0.5
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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 22All crew credits: 40
TMDB ID: 15452
IMDb ID: nm0825731
Known for: Directing
Born: August 9, 1942
Age: 83
Place of birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2025
Years active: 78
Average TMDB rating: 6.97
Wikidata: Q3018825
Frequent jobs
Director (30)Executive Producer (4)Writer (4)Associate Producer (1)Producer (1)
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Steinberg (born August 9, 1942) is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer, director, and author. At the height of his popularity, during the late 1960s and early 1970s, he was one of the best-known stand-up comics in the United States. He appeared on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show more than 130 times (second only to Bob Hope in number of appearances) and served as guest host 12 times, the youngest person ever to guest-host. Steinberg directed several films and episodes of many of the most successful television situation comedies of the last twenty years, including Seinfeld, Friends, Mad About You, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and more than 35 episodes of Designing Women. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Steinberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by David Steinberg.
7.6
Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup
Director
2011 Movie
8.5
Carlos Mencia: No Strings Attached
Director
2006 Movie
5.9
Switching Goals
Director
1999 Movie
6.8
The Wrong Guy
Director
1997 Movie
9.0
Kevin Pollak: Stop With The Kicking
Director
1991 Movie
Casey at the Bat
Director
1986 Movie
5.1
Going Berserk
Director
1983 Movie
4.9
Paternity
Director
1981 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by David Steinberg.
4.5
Help Me Help You
Director • 1 eps
2006 Series
5.0
Sons & Daughters
Director • 2 eps
2006 Series
7.5
Weeds
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Director • 7 eps
2000 Series
7.0
Even Stevens
Director • 1 eps
2000 Series
Living in Captivity
Director • 2 eps
1998 Series
4.0
Ink
Director • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.3
The Parent 'Hood
Director • 5 eps
1995 Series
8.4
Friends
Director • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.0
It Had to Be You
Director • 3 eps
1993 Series
4.0
Daddy Dearest
Director • 2 eps
1993 Series
6.7
Mad About You
Director • 49 eps
1992 Series
7.4
Get a Life
Director • 1 eps
1990 Series
5.6
Evening Shade
Director • 7 eps
1990 Series
8.3
Seinfeld
Director • 2 eps
1989 Series
5.0
Eisenhower and Lutz
Director • 1 eps
1988 Series
5.0
Duet
Director • 3 eps
1987 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
5.4
Tall Tales & Legends
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.6
The Golden Girls
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
The Comedy Factory
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.1
Newhart
Director • 15 eps
1982 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with David Steinberg.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with David Steinberg.
8.4
Friends
Director • 1 eps
1994 Series
8.3
Seinfeld
Director • 2 eps
1989 Series
8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Director • 7 eps
2000 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.6
The Golden Girls
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.5
Weeds
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 12 eps
1962 Series
7.2
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Special Guest • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.1
The Oscars
Writer • 29 eps
1953 Series
7.0
Even Stevens
Director • 1 eps
2000 Series
6.7
Mad About You
Director • 49 eps
1992 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with David Steinberg.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with David Steinberg.
8.4
Friends
Director • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
8.3
Seinfeld
Director • 2 eps
1989 Series
8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Director • 7 eps
2000 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 12 eps
1962 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host • 6 eps
1961 Series
6.7
Mad About You
Director • 49 eps
1992 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.6
The Golden Girls
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.5
Weeds
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
1968 Series
7.1
The Oscars
Writer • 29 eps
1953 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for David Steinberg.
6.3
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
6.7
One by One
Associate Producer
2004 Movie
7.2
Cats Don't Dance
Executive Producer
1997 Movie
6.1
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
Executive Producer
1996 Movie
5.7
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
Executive Producer
1989 Movie
David Steinberg in Concert With John Candy
Writer
1984 Movie
The Return of the Smothers Brothers
Writer
Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for David Steinberg.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for David Steinberg.
6.7
From Darkness to Light
as Self (archive footage)
2025 Movie
7.9
Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
as Self
2018 Movie
6.9
The Last Laugh
as Self
2016 Movie
5.5
Being Canadian
as Self
2015 Movie
6.5
When Jews Were Funny
2013 Movie
7.0
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
as Self
2013 Movie
7.0
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self
2013 Movie
6.0
The Aristocrats
as Self
2005 Movie
2.0
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
as Self
2002 Movie
The One, the Only... Groucho
as Narrator
1991 Movie
Dad's A Dog
as Charles Dryden
1990 Movie
5.5
The Tommy Chong Roast
1986 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for David Steinberg.
7.2
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Special Guest • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.5
Inside Comedy
as Self - Host • 36 eps
2012 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self • 1 eps
1996 Series
6.7
Mad About You
as Director • 1 eps
1992 Series
5.4
Fridays
as Self - Guest Host • 1 eps
1980 Series
6.8
The Sonny and Cher Show
1 eps
1976 Series
6.7
Dinah!
as Self • 2 eps
1974 Series
The Bobby Darin Show
1 eps
1973 Series
7.8
The Odd Couple
as David Steinberg • 1 eps
1970 Series
4.6
The Flip Wilson Show
as Self • 3 eps
1970 Series
The Music Scene
17 eps
1969 Series
5.8
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self • 1 eps
1969 Series