Connor O'Brien

Conan Christopher O'Brien (English: Conan Christopher O'Brien; April 18, 1963 -), American talk show host, comedian, writer, producer, and voice actor. He is best known for hosting late-night talk shows for nearly 28 years and served as host of NBC News' Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993-2009), The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009-2010) and TBS's The Conan Show (2010–2021). O'Brien was born in Brooklyn, Massachusetts, and raised in an Irish Catholic family. While studying at Harvard University, he served as the editor-in-chief of the Harvard Satirist magazine. After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles, where his first comedy-related job was as a writer for a comedy series, and he also worked as a writer for several talk shows. O'Brien then moved to New York, where he worked as a writer for "Saturday Night Live" and the cartoon "The Simpsons." Until he was commissioned by NBC to replace David Reitman as late-night host. O'Brien's original late-night run was virtually unknown to the public, and the show generally improved over time and was highly regarded when it concluded its run in 2009. O'Brien then moved from New York to Los Angeles and hosted his own "Tonight Show" for seven months until a host change in 2010. After his departure, O'Brien toured on a live comedy tour in approximately 32 cities across the United States and became the subject of the documentary "Can't Stop Conan O'Brien." From 2010 to 2021, he hosted "The Conan Show". He also hosted events such as the Emmy Awards and Christmas in Washington. O'Brien was a guest speaker at the 2013 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. Known for his spontaneous hosting style, which The New York Times described as "awkward, self-deprecating humor," O'Brien's late-night show combines "raunchiness and weirdness with more elegant, narrative-driven shorts." With David Letterman's retirement on May 20, 2015, O'Brien became the longest-serving active late-night talk show host in the United States. This active streak ended with O'Brien's retirement from late-night television in June 2021, having lasted nearly 28 years throughout his career as a late-night host. In 2010, he was named one of the 100 most influential people by Time magazine. In March 2025, he will serve as the 97th Oscars