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Northern Calloway

1948–1990

United States

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Northern James Calloway (September 10, 1948 – January 9, 1990) was an American actor and singer who played David on Sesame Street from 1971 to 1989. He was institutionalized in a psychiatric hospital and died less than eight months after his last appearance on the show.

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