David Letterman calls Teri Garr one of his 'all-time favorite guests' as he pays tribute to late actress

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: David Letterman paid tribute to veteran actress Teri Garr on her death at age 79.

The popular talk show host posted on Instagram, remembering the ‘Tootsie’ star and captioned, "Teri Garr’s many appearances on Late Night gave it a cache and importance not possible without her.” 

David Letterman's emotional tribute to actress Teri Garr

The 77-year-old host added, “She was a first class actor and comedian and a lovely human being. A bright star and a real friend to the show. I was lucky to know her. She elevated all, and I’m sad she is gone,” per People.

Letterman also shared a throwback video of his interview with Garr ahead of the 1983 Academy Awards, in which she was nominated for best supporting actress (Tootsie), "Remembering one of our all-time favorite guests Teri Garr #RIP," he captioned.

Others pay tribute to Teri Garr after her death at 79

Meanwhile, Michael Keaton, Teri Garr’s ‘Mr Mom’ co-star, also took to Instagram, “This is a day i feared and knew was coming. Forget about how great she was as an actress and comedienne. She was a wonderful woman. not just great to work with but great to be around. AND go back and watch her comedic work – Man, was she great!! RIP girl.”

Producer Gale Anne Hurd wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “A truly fantastic actor and person…we worked together briefly on Dick and I’ll never forget her. Valiant as she dealt with the ravages of MS, never complaining, terrified she’d lose her SAG health insurance. We live in a country where #TerriGarr had to worry about that.”

Paul Feig, Garr's director in 'Unaccompanied Minors', wrote, “Oh man, this is devastating. Teri was a legend. So funny, so beautiful, so kind. I had the honor of working with her in 2006 and she was everything I dreamed she would be. Truly one of my comedy heroes. I couldn’t have loved her more. This is such a loss.”

In 2002, Garr shared her health struggle for the first time with a chronic disease that damages the central nervous system (CNS). The actress was later hit with an aneurysm disease in 2006.