Letterman coming back to Ball State

MUNCIE — David Letterman will return to Ball State University on Nov. 30 with filmmakers Spike Jonze and Bennett Miller, the university announced on Wednesday.

Free tickets may be picked up from Emens Auditorium at the following times, depending on who you are:

Students: 7 a.m. Friday, Nov. 13

Faculty and staff: noon Friday, Nov. 13

General public: Monday, Nov. 16

Jonze won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Screenplay for the 2013 film “Her,” starring Joaquin Phoenix, a film he also directed. Jonze also directed “Being John Malkovich” in 1999, “Adaptation” in 2002 and “Where the Wild Things Are” in 2009.

Jonze also has collaborated on music videos with Fatboy Slim, Weezer, Beastie Boys and Kanye West, and was a co-creator of MTV’s “Jackass.” 

Miller is an Academy Award nominated film director best known for his narrative features, “Moneyball,” “Capote” and “Foxcatcher.” In 2005, he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Director for “Capote,” starring Philip Seymour Hoffman in his Oscar-winning performance as Truman Capote. Miller’s 2011 feature, “Moneyball,” was also praised by critics and went on to receive six Academy Award nominations. For his most recent feature, “Foxcatcher,” Miller was honored at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival with the Best Director Prize and received a second Academy Award nomination for Best Director.

Letterman, who retired six months ago as host of The Late Show on CBS, often gave Ball State valuable national recognition during his reign as the longest-serving late night talk show host in TV history.

Letterman shared the stage at Emens with Oprah Winfrey in 2012, Rachel Maddow in 2011 and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone in 2010.

 Contact Seth Slabaugh at (765) 213-5834.