Conan O'Brien was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on April 18, 1963. His father was a physician and professor of medicine at Harvard, and his mother is an attorney. He graduated from Harvard magna cum laude with a thesis about the use of children as symbols by William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor. He was a writer for various comedy programs, including Saturday Night Live, and got his own show, Late Night in 1993. In 2009, he took over the Tonight Show for 7 months after host Jay Leno retired, then changed his mind and took the show back. After a legal period of being "prohibited from being funny on television" as part of a settlement, Conan debuted in his TBS late night show, Conan, in November 2010. He is married and has two children.
Recommended Resources
The official website of the Conan O'Brien film which details his transition and days of being legally barred from being funny. Includes information about the filmmaker, reviews of the movie, and photographs.
http://www.conanobriencantstop.com/
This fan site is devoted to Conan O'Brien shared information about the show, Conan's biography, the Max Weinberg 7, and a transcript of his commencement speech to the Harvard Class of 2000. Also offers a poll about the readers' favorite late night talk show hosts.
http://kkconanobrien.tripod.com/
The official web page of Team Coco shares photographs and videos of Conan, clips of segments of the show, and tweets and Facebook posts from Team Coco.
http://teamcoco.com/
