Conan O'Brien

**Conan Christopher O'Brien** (born April 18, 1963) is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer, musician, and voice actor. He is best known for hosting several  late-night talk shows, the most recent of which, is _Conan_, premiered on American cable television station TBS in 2010, and ended in 2021.

## Early life

O'Brien was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. His father, Thomas Francis O'Brien (January 28, 1929 - December 9, 2024), was a physician, epidemiologist, and professor of medicine at Harvard. His mother, Ruth O'Brien (née Reardon) (December 16, 1931 - December 12, 2024), was an attorney and partner at the Boston firm Ropes & Gray. He is the third of six children. O'Brien's family is Irish Catholic; some of his Irish ancestors immigrated before the American Civil War. In a _Late Night_ episode, O'Brien paid a visit to County Kerry, Ireland, where his ancestors originated.

## Comedian career

Conan got his first start in comedy as a writer for _Saturday Night Live_ and _The Simpsons_.  Conan hosted _Late Night_ from 1993 to 2009.  In 2009, he replaced Jay Leno as host of _The Tonight Show_.  In 2010, NBC decided to give _The Tonight Show_ back to Leno, which led to Conan leaving NBC.  Many people were upset that Conan had to leave.  After leaving _The Tonight Show_, Conan grew a beard and went on a comedy tour.  On November 8, 2010, he hosted a late-night talk show on TBS called _Conan_, which ended in 2021.

## Awards and nominations

|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Year|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Award|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Work|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Category|style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Result|
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|1989|Emmy Award|rowspan="3"|_Saturday Night Live_|Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program|style="background:#dfd;"|Won||||
|1990|Emmy Award|Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated||||||
|1991|Emmy Award|Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated||||||
|1996|Emmy Award|rowspan="18"|_Late Night with Conan O'Brien_|Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated||||
|rowspan="2"|1997|Emmy Award|Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated|||||
|Writers Guild of America Award|Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series|style="background:#dfd;"|Won|||||||
|1998|Emmy Award|Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated||||||
|rowspan="2"|1999|Emmy Award|Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated|||||
|Writers Guild of America Award|Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated|||||||
|rowspan="2"|2000|Emmy Award|Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated|||||
|Writers Guild of America Award|Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series|style="background:#dfd;"|Won|||||||
|rowspan="2"|2001|Emmy Award|Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated|||||
|Writers Guild of America Award|Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated|||||||
|rowspan="2"|2002|Emmy Award|Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated|||||
|Writers Guild of America Award|Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series|style="background:#dfd;"|Won|||||||
|rowspan="2"|2003|Emmy Award|Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated|||||
|Writers Guild of America Award|Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series|style="background:#dfd;"|Won|||||||
|rowspan="2"|2004|Emmy Award|Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated|||||
|Writers Guild of America Award|Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated|||||||
|rowspan="4"|2005|Emmy Award|Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated|||||
|People's Choice Award|Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated|||||||
|Telvis Award|For the color spot of the year|Special Telvis|style="background:#dfd;"|Won||||||
|Writers Guild of America Award|rowspan="9"|_Late Night with Conan O'Brien_|Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series|style="background:#dfd;"|Won|||||
|rowspan="3"|2006|Emmy Award|Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated|||||
|People's Choice Award|Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated|||||||
|Writers Guild of America Award|Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series|style="background:#dfd;"|Won|||||||
|rowspan="2"|2007|Emmy Award|Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program|style="background:#dfd;"|Won|||||
|Writers Guild of America Award|Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated|||||||
|2008|Emmy Award|Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated||||||
|rowspan="2"|2009|Emmy Award|Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Variety or Music Program|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated|||||
|Writers Guild of America Award|Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated|||||||
|rowspan="3"|2010|rowspan="2"|Emmy Award|rowspan="3"|_The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien_|Outstanding Comedy, Music or Variety Series|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated||
|Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated||||||||
|Writers Guild of America Award|Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) – Series|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated|||||||
|rowspan="5"|2011|People's Choice Award|rowspan="4"|_Conan_|Favorite TV Talk Show Host|style="background:#dfd;"|Won|||
|rowspan="4"|Emmy Award|Outstanding Comedy, Music or Variety Series|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated||||||
|Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated||||||||
|Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated||||||||
|American Express|Outstanding Commercial|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated|||||||
|2012|People's Choice Award|rowspan="4"|_Conan_|Favorite TV Talk Show Host|style="background:#fdd;"|Nominated||||

## Other websites

- I'm With Coco Facebook

## Infobox (comedian)

- **image**: Conan O'Brien by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
- **caption**: O'Brien at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
- **birth name**: Conan Christopher O'Brien
- **birth place**: Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
- **active**: 1983–present
- **children**: 2
- **relatives**: Denis Leary (third cousin)
- **signature**: Conan O'Brien Signature.svg
- **education**: Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, AB)