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Conan O'Brien

Conan O'Brien

Acting1963Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer and performer. He is known for being the host of the late night shows: Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993-2009), The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009-2010) and Conan (2010-2021), he is currently the host of the podcast Conan O'Brien needs a friend.

O'Brien was born in Brookline, Massachusetts and raised in an Irish Catholic family. He landed his first comedy job as a writer for the sketch comedy series Not Necessarily the News, after first serving as president of the Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard University. After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles, where he wrote for several comedy shows, and later moved to New York City to work on the writing staff of Saturday Night Live, and later for The Simpsons. O'Brien went on to serve as host of Late Night with Conan O'Brien from 1993 to 2009, before going on to host the short-lived The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien for seven months. He is the only personality to ever serve as host for both the NBC Late Night and Tonight Show franchises.

In 2010, it was announced that O'Brien would begin hosting a new late-night talk show on TBS called Conan, which ran from 2018 to 2021. During the time this show was in hiatus, he started the podcast Conan O'Brien needs a friend, which he hosts with his producer Matt Gourley and his assistant Sona Movsesian. Besides this, Conan also starred in Conan O'Brien Must Go, a series on Max in which he visits countries from around the world and meets up fans whom he talked to on the podcast.

Acting History

2026
Toy Story 5
as Smarty Pants (voice)
2025
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Comedian & Podcast Host
Everybody's Live with John Mulaney
TVas Self (Pre-Tape Segment) (uncredited)1 eps
The Oscars
TVas Self - Host2 eps
American Masters
TVas Self - Interviewee1 eps
The Beast in Me
TVExecutive Producer8 eps
2024
BRATS
as Self (archival footage) (uncredited)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TVas Conan O'Brien1 eps
Hot Ones
TVas Self1 eps
2023
Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Playboy Murders
TVas Self (archive footage)
2022
Murderville
TVas Conan O'Brien1 eps
History 101
TVas Self (archive footage)1 eps
2021
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
as Glaxxon 5000 (voice)
2020
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
as Self (archive footage)
Becoming
as Self
2019
Fyre Fraud
as Himself (Archival Footage)
Fyre
as Self (archive footage)
Dads
as Self
Silicon Valley
TVas Conan O'Brien1 eps
Final Space
TVas Clarence (voice)13 eps
2018
Kidding
TVas Conan O'Brien1 eps
What the Fit
TVas Self - Guest
Final Space
TVExecutive Producer36 eps
2017
Sandy Wexler
as Testimonial
The Lego Batman Movie
as The Riddler (voice)
2015
Clipped
TVas Red-Head Customer
2014
Clear History
as Conan O'Brien
Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda
as Conan O'Brien
Talking Dead
TVas Himself1 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TVas Self / Host1 eps
2013
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
as David Endocrine (voice)
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
as David Endochrine (voice)
Now You See Me
as Conan O’Brien
Maron
TVas Himself
Arrested Development
TVas Conan O'Brien1 eps
Family Guy
TVas Conan O'Brien (voice)1 eps
2012
How I Met Your Mother
TVas Bar Patron (uncredited)1 eps
Web Therapy
TVas Conan O'Brien2 eps
Inside Comedy
TVas Self
The Penguins of Madagascar
TVas Kuchikukan (voice)1 eps
2011
Public Speaking
as Self (archive footage)
Web Therapy
TVas Conan O'Brien3 eps
Eagleheart
TVExecutive Producer
2010
Love & Other Drugs
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
I'm Still Here
as Conan O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)
Conan
TVas Self - Host
Outlaw
TVProducer8 eps
Conan
TVWriter
2008
2007
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
as Zuckuss / Ponda Baba's Boss (voice)
2006
30 Rock
TVas Conan O'Brien2 eps
The Office
TVas Conan O'Brien1 eps
2004
2001
Pootie Tang
as Conan O’Brien (uncredited)
Vanilla Sky
as Conan O'Brien
Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
as Self (archive footage)
Storytelling
as Himself
2000
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
as Self (archive footage)
DAG
TVas Conan O'Brien (uncredited)
1999
Futurama
TVas Conan O'Brien1 eps
1998
Tomorrow Night
as Himself
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
as Self (uncredited)
Veronica's Closet
TVas Conan O'Brien1 eps
Spin City
TVas Conan O'Brien1 eps
1997
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
TVas Conan (voice)2 eps
The Chris Rock Show
TVas Self1 eps
The View
TVas Self
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
TVAdditional Writing2 eps
1996
The Single Guy
TVas Cameron Duncan1 eps
Arli$$
TVas Conan O'Brien1 eps
1995
Mr. Show with Bob and David
TVas Conan O'Brien1 eps
1994
The Simpsons
TVas Conan O'Brien (voice)2 eps
1991
The Dick Cavett Show
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
1989
The Simpsons
TVWriter
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Sean the Doorman (uncredited) / Cowboy / Patron (uncredited) / Caller (voice) (uncredited) / Paul Sean (voice) (uncredited) / Reporter (uncredited) / Stagehand (uncredited) / Guest on Nude Talk Show (uncredited) / Alien (voice) (uncredited) / Restaurant Patron (uncredited) / Deputy Andy Brennan (uncredited) / Self - Host / Son (uncredited) / Student (uncredited) / Stage Manager (uncredited) / Drummer (uncredited) / Cowboy (uncredited) / Jehovah's Witness (uncredited) / Drunk Irishman (uncredited)
1968
60 Minutes
TVas Self
1962
1953
The Oscars
TVWriter

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
4/18/1963(62 years old)
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA