Farewell to a Friend

I just found out yesterday that Calvert had died. What a sweet man. Even when he was at the top of his game he was pleasant and kind to his fans. I had the opportunity to work on his management teams 15 years ago while he was working on the David Letterman Show and in the feature film "Kingpin." We traveled many places around the country making television appearances.

Three weeks ago me and another great comedianne friend of his, Marilyn Dobrin, tried to look him up to check on him. We contacted his manager but couldn't get any information of his whereabouts. The unfortunate thing is that he didn't need to die alone. Rest well my "Bud"

Bio below provided by Wikipedia
Calvert DeForest (July 23, 1921 - March 19, 2007), also known by his character Larry "Bud" Melman, was an American actor and comedian.
He is credited for four films from 1972 to 1982 and, after his first appearance with David Letterman, appeared in fifteen other films or television shows.[1] While he was working as a file clerk at a drug rehabilitation facility, he was "discovered" by Stephen Winer and Karl Tiedemann, writers for David Letterman's show, when he appeared in their New York University student film, KING of the Zs.[2] Later he worked as a drug rehabilitation counselor. However, his job was mentioned on air and he said it made it more difficult for him to work effectively as a counselor, forcing his retirement. However, he continued to make appearances with David Letterman. One of DeForest's "advertisements" on Late Night was "Toast On A Stick".
DeForest later appeared under his own name, but as essentially the same character, when Letterman moved from NBC to CBS in 1993 to do The Late Show with David Letterman. This change was made because the character of "Larry 'Bud' Melman" was considered the intellectual property of NBC, even though David Letterman gave him the name. He continued to appear on Letterman's show until 2002, before retiring from acting.
DeForest died at a hospital in West Islip, New York, on Long Island on March 19, 2007.[3] As per his request, there will be no funeral services held.