Background
Henderson was born in Durham, North Carolina, in the Hayti District. He acquired the nickname "Biff" from his mother when her friend had a dream involving a boy named "Biff".
Henderson was born in Durham, North Carolina, in the Hayti District. He acquired the nickname "Biff" from his mother when her friend had a dream involving a boy named "Biff".
He graduated from Hillside High School in Durham, and earned a degree in business administration from Hampton Institute.
He was the show"s stage manager and appeared in occasional humorous segments, which often involved interviewing people at public places and events. He also served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Henderson worked as a stage manager on the 1969 version of To Tell the Truth.
He joined National Broadcasting Company in the early 1970s, working first for the National Broadcasting Company Radio sales department and then as stage manager during National Broadcasting Company"s coverage of the World Series and coverage of various National Aeronautics and Space Administration missions.
His association with David Letterman, which spanned 35 years, began in 1980 as a stage manager on The David Letterman Show (National Broadcasting Company). He rejoined Letterman with the launch of Late Night with David Letterman (National Broadcasting Company) in 1982, remaining with it and Late Show with David Letterman (Columbia Broadcasting System) for their entire runs.
Henderson frequently participated in the on-screen antics and sometimes was the star of short segments recounting his humorous adventures in New New York Henderson"s "theme" music on the show was "Milestones" by Miles Davis.
Henderson took part in a Jimmy Kimmel Live! skit honoring Back to the Future during a Kimmel broadcast from Brooklyn in October 2015.
When Michael J. Fox (as Marty McFly) and Christopher Lloyd (as Emmett Brown) ask Kimmel what became of their nemesis Biff, Henderson came onstage, prompting "Marty" to tell Kimmel, "no, not that Biff.".