Conan O'Brien

Conan O'Brien

Conan O'Brien hosts the variety series Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Before becoming a talk show host, he worked as a writer on The Simpsons and Saturday Night Live.

Fast Facts:

Born April 18, 1963 in Brookline, Massachusetts
Emmy Awards: 1
Hosted the Emmys twice
Second man in history to serve two terms as president of Harvard Lampoon
Shared a Chicago apartment with Jeff Garlin
Founded production company Conaco

Writing Career

While attending Harvard University, O'Brien write for the humor magazine Harvard Lampoon. After graduation, he took a job in Los Angeles as a staff writer for the satirical HBO series, Not Necessarily the News.

He was then hired for three seasons as a Saturday Night Live writer, working largely with TV Funhouse creator Robert Smigel, who would later contribute characters and scenes to Late Night, including Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.

From 1991 to 1993, O'Brien worked as a writer and producer on The Simpsons, though he's credited with writing only four episodes. (He cites "Marge vs. the Monorail" as his favorite.)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

On September 13, 1993, O'Brien debuted on Late Night in the time slot recently vacated by David Letterman. Relatively unknown by the general public, and appearing somewhat awkward and nervous during his monologues and interviews, O'Brien struggled as the show began, but eventually started to build a fan base, along with co-host Andy Richter. Richter left the show in 2000.

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Blog Post: Conan O'Brien's Harvard Commencement Speech
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Conan O'Brien News and Articles

The New York Times: Late Night Hosts, Can You Do Improv? (December 31, 2007)
The New York Times: Leno and O’Brien Shows to Resume (December 17, 2007)
ABC News: Leno, O'Brien Returning to Work Jan. 2 (Dec. 17, 2007)
New York Magazine: "Conan on the Couch" (2005)
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Interviews with Conan O'Brian

The AV Club: Conan O'Brien Interview (2006)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

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Official Site: Triumph The Insult Comic Dog
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Show Sketches

Pistol Wimp: Triumph vs Star Wars
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Conan O'Brien Photos

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Conan O'Brien Videos

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CollegeHumor: Conan's Commencement Speech at Stuyvesant High School
YouTube: Conan's Emmy intro
Google Video: Charlie Rose - An hour with Conan O'Brien
ConanMusical.com: Conan: The Musical
YouTube: Conan O' Brien on the Jon Stewart Show (Time 7:42)

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Conan O'Brien Timeline

April 18, 1963: Born
1988-1991: writer for Saturday Night Live
1989: Emmy Award
1991-1994: Writer for The Simpsons
1993: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2009: The Tonight Show

Conan O'Brien Merchandise

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