He died on October 6, 2003 in Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA. Timothy Treadwell (born Timothy William Dexter ; April 29, 1957 – October 5, 2003) was an American bear enthusiast, environmentalist, and documentary filmmaker and founder of the bear-protection organization Grizzly People. See full bio » He is known for his work on Late Show with David Letterman (1993). The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and was produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants, and CBS Television Studios. He lived among grizzly bears of … Late Show with David Letterman is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS, the first iteration of the Late Show franchise.
Timothy Treadwell was born on April 29, 1957 in Long Island, New York, USA as Timothy Dexter. He gloried in his nickname of "the bear whisperer" and attracted widespread attention when he told the US talk- show host David Letterman that ferocious grizzlies were …