• Conan O'Brien hosted the variety series Late Night with Conan O'Brien from September 13, 1993, to February 20, 2009. On June 1, 2009, he replaced Jay Leno as host of the Tonight Show. Before becoming a talk show host, he worked as a writer on The Simpsons and Saturday Night Live.

• Fast Facts:

  1. Full Name: Conan Christopher O'Brien
  2. Born April 18, 1963 in Brookline, Massachusetts
  3. Emmy Awards: 1
  4. September 13, 1993-February 20, 2009: Host of Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  5. June 1, 2009-Present: Host of The Tonight Show
  6. Hosted the Emmy Awards Show twice
  7. Second man in history to serve two terms as president of Harvard Lampoon
  8. Shared a Chicago apartment with Jeff Garlin
  9. Founded production company Conaco
  10. Also known as: Coco

• 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.)

• Simpsons Episodes Written by O'Brien

  1. New Kid on the Block
  2. Marge vs. the Monorail
  3. Homer Goes to College
  4. Treehouse of Horror IV

• 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. After O'Brien was replaced by Jimmy Fallon as host of Late NightE! Online: [E! Online: NBC Reveals Conan Exit Date, Jimmy Start Date (January 15, 2009), O'Brien became the fifth host of the Tonight Show on June 1, 2009.

• The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

  On June 1, 2009, O'Brien began hosting the Tonight Show, along with former sidekick Andy Richter as his announcer. The Max Weinberg 7 also made the transfer, but they added a new permanent member (James Wormworth on percussion) and officially became known as The Tonight Show Band. O'Brien's very first guest was Will Ferrell, and the first musical guest was Pearl Jam. O'Brien has revived several sketches from Late Night, including "Celebrity Survey" and "Noches de Pasion con Señor O'Brien." The popular Late Night sketch "In the Year 2000" was changed to "In the Year 3000" for The Tonight Show.

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