{"id":562240,"date":"2023-03-11T06:03:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T03:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rick-scheckman-david-lettermans-longtime-film-coordinator-dies-at-67\/"},"modified":"2023-03-11T06:03:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T03:03:48","slug":"rick-scheckman-david-lettermans-longtime-film-coordinator-dies-at-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rick-scheckman-david-lettermans-longtime-film-coordinator-dies-at-67\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rick Scheckman, David Letterman\u2019s Longtime Film Coordinator, Dies at 67"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3581468fdce\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3581468fdce\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rick-scheckman-david-lettermans-longtime-film-coordinator-dies-at-67\/#Rick_Scheckman_David_Lettermans_Longtime_Film_Coordinator_Dies_at_67\" >Rick Scheckman, David Letterman\u2019s Longtime Film Coordinator, Dies at 67<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rick_Scheckman_David_Lettermans_Longtime_Film_Coordinator_Dies_at_67\"><\/span>Rick Scheckman, David Letterman\u2019s Longtime Film Coordinator, Dies at 67<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Rick \u201cShecky\u201d Scheckman, who for more than 30 years came up with oddball footage for David Letterman\u2019s late-night programs while also finding his way on camera for wacky comedy bits, has died. He was 67.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Scheckman had \u201cmultiple health issues\u201d and died early Friday morning at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, his friend Leonard Maltin told <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The Queens native was an avid film collector who had acquired obscure footage from decades and decades of celluloid that could be repurposed for commercials, TV shows and the like.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cThis meant organizing and cataloging hundreds upon hundreds of 16mm reels and figuring out a way to provide quick access to individual shots,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/leonardmaltin.com\/losing-a-friend\/\">Maltin noted in a blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Scheckman joined <em>Late Night With David Letterman <\/em>in March 1982, a month after the show debuted on NBC. The writers called on Scheckman so often, he was given a full-time job as film coordinator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cIf 20 minutes before tape time, the writers suddenly came up with a bit that required film of a monkey washing a cat, Shecky knew where to find it,\u201d writer <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsfromme.com\/2023\/03\/10\/rick-scheckman-r-i-p\/\">Mark Evanier wrote on his blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    When Letterman moved to CBS in 1993, Scheckman came along and remained with the <em>Late Show<\/em> through its 2015 conclusion. For those 33-plus years, his stuff was referred to as \u201cShecky Footage,\u201d Letterman archivist Don Giller pointed out in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y4i97vEk2_4\">tribute post<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    As did many Letterman behind-the-scenes staffers, Scheckman often wound up in front of the camera, playing, for example, Elvis Presley; a naked man in the shower with a copy machine; a fan of <em>Star Wars<\/em> and <em>Pok\u00e9mon<\/em>; and himself, getting shot by Bruce Willis (\u201cYippee ki yay, Shecky!!\u201d), as seen in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dbZokshpZyA\">another tribute video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Giller wrote that Scheckman \u201cwas one of <em>Late Show<\/em>\u2018s producers, though never titled as such, sitting in the back row of the control room during the tapings, being at the ready for any Shecky Footage that might be required ASAP. He was also responsible for distributing clips to legitimate parties requesting them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Born Dec. 1, 1955, Richard Scheckman went to NYU and Baruch College, where he earned his master\u2019s degree.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    He landed on <em>Late Night<\/em> with the help of writer Stephen Winer and early on shared a 30 Rock office with Chris Elliott and Edd Hall, though the office \u201cwas actually just the coffee\/supply room,\u201d he said in 1997.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Scheckman was chairman of F.I.L.M. Archives since 1986 and director of film programming for Cinefest, which brings together fans of classic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> in Syracuse, New York, from 1980-2015.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cIf you arrived at a dealer\u2019s room at a convention like Cinefest after he did, you lost out on the real goodies,\u201d Maltin wrote. \u201cThe dealers might as well have placed a \u2018Ricky Was Here\u2019 sign on their tables.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Scheckman recently donated his large 16mm film collection to the Library of Congress, Evanier said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Survivors include his brother, Michael.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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