Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an American
television host, comedian, writer, podcaster, and producer. He is best
known for hosting the late-night talk shows Late Night with Conan
O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, and since 2010, Conan on
the cable channel TBS. Prior to his hosting career, he was a writer
for Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons.Born in Brookline,
Massachusetts, O'Brien was raised in an Irish Catholic family. He
served as president of The Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard
University, and was a writer for the sketch comedy series Not
Necessarily the News. After writing for several comedy shows in Los
Angeles, he joined the writing staff of Saturday Night Live. O'Brien
was a writer and producer for The Simpsons for two seasons until he
was commissioned by NBC to take over David Letterman's position as
host of Late Night in 1993. A virtual unknown to the public, O'Brien's
initial Late Night tenure received unfavorable reviews and remained on
a multiweek renewal cycle during its early years. The show generally
improved over time and was highly regarded by the time of his
departure in 2009. Afterwards, O'Brien relocated from New York to Los
Angeles to host his own incarnation of The Tonight Show for seven
months until network politics prompted a host change in 2010.
television host, comedian, writer, podcaster, and producer. He is best
known for hosting the late-night talk shows Late Night with Conan
O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, and since 2010, Conan on
the cable channel TBS. Prior to his hosting career, he was a writer
for Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons.Born in Brookline,
Massachusetts, O'Brien was raised in an Irish Catholic family. He
served as president of The Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard
University, and was a writer for the sketch comedy series Not
Necessarily the News. After writing for several comedy shows in Los
Angeles, he joined the writing staff of Saturday Night Live. O'Brien
was a writer and producer for The Simpsons for two seasons until he
was commissioned by NBC to take over David Letterman's position as
host of Late Night in 1993. A virtual unknown to the public, O'Brien's
initial Late Night tenure received unfavorable reviews and remained on
a multiweek renewal cycle during its early years. The show generally
improved over time and was highly regarded by the time of his
departure in 2009. Afterwards, O'Brien relocated from New York to Los
Angeles to host his own incarnation of The Tonight Show for seven
months until network politics prompted a host change in 2010.
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