David Letterman Jokes About Son's 'Devastating' Move to College on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Photo: Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube David Lettermanis opening up about becoming an empty nester!OnJimmy Kimmel LiveTuesday, the legendary funnyman, 75,sharedhow he recently sent his son, Harry, away to college.“Harry is my son, and all reports indicate that he’s okay,” Letterman toldKimmel. “They tell me he’s in college.“But the transition has not been as seamless as the formerLate Showhost thought it would be.“I thought it would be nothing, but it’s devastating,” he said.

David Letterman Says He Has 'Greater Humanity' Away from Hollywood: ‘I Am Probably the Person I Actually Am’

David Letterman in May 2017.Photo:James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty UPDATE: This story previously stated that Letterman relocated to his home state. A representative for Letterman clarified that he does not currently reside there. There’s no place like home forDavid Letterman. The former host of theLate Show with David Letterman, 77, officially signed off from his popular late-night gig of 22 years in 2015 and has since left much of his glamorous lifestyle behind.

David Letterman, 77, Says 'Retirement Is Nonsense': 'I’m Surprised That I’m Still Doing It at My Age'

David Letterman, May 2016.Photo:Randy Brooke/WireImage Randy Brooke/WireImage David Lettermandoesn’t have plans of retiring anytime soon. Speaking toGQin an interview published Wednesday, Dec. 11, the 77-year-old former talk show host denied he would be slowing down his career. David Letterman, 1984.R. M. Lewis jr./NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty R. M. Lewis jr./NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Letterman’sLate Night with David Lettermanaired on NBC in 1982, before moving toTheLate Show with David Lettermanon CBS in 1993.

David Lynch Found Hope for 'Divided' Country in Last PEOPLE Interview: 'This World Is Supposed to Be Beautiful' (Exclusive)

Director David Lynch in 2017.Photo:Stefania D’Alessandro/Getty Stefania D’Alessandro/Getty In one of his final interviews,director David Lynchsaid he was “very upset with us on this planet right now” but believed we could find a way to get along.“People in the United States are divided, and one side almost literally and truly hates the other side,” Lynch, who died Jan. 16 at the age of 78, told PEOPLE in a Nov. 1 interview.

David Lynch Was Proud of All of His Projects Except This One Iconic Film He Deemed a 'Total Failure'

David Lynch in London on March 7, 1984.Photo:william karel/Sygma via Getty william karel/Sygma via Getty David Lynchrevealed one of his biggest career regrets years before his death.The celebrated director ofMulholland Drive,Blue VelvetandTwin Peaksdied just days before his 79th birthday, his familyannouncedon Thursday, Jan. 16.Before his death, he revealed on his YouTube channel in June 2020 that despite the cult status of his 1984 film,Dune, it was the project he is the least proud of.