Conan Christopher O'Brien, born April 18, 1963, in Brookline, Massachusetts, is a late-night talk show host and comedian raised in a large Irish Catholic family. He developed an early interest in comedy and attended Harvard University, graduating magna cum laude in 1985 with an AB degree in history and literature. During his time at Harvard, he served as president of the Harvard Lampoon, honing his comedic writing skills. O'Brien began his professional career as a writer for the HBO sketch comedy series Not Necessarily the News in 1983, followed by stints on Saturday Night Live (1988-1991) and The Simpsons (1991-1993). He transitioned to hosting with Late Night with Conan O'Brien on NBC from 1993 to 2009, briefly hosted The Tonight Show in 2009-2010, and then Conan on TBS from 2010 to 2021. Since 2018, he has hosted the podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, and in 2024 starred in the Max travel show Conan O'Brien Must Go.