
Conan O'Brien was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on April 18, 1963. O'Brien did his first comedy work in college, writing for the Harvard Lampoon. After graduating, O'Brien spent several years as a writer, working on HBO's Not Necessarily the News, NBC's Saturday Night Live, where he wrote several recurring sketches, and Fox's The Simpsons, where he was responsible for such episodes as "Homer Goes to College" and "New Kid on the Block."
In 1993, SNL creator Lorne Michaels invited O'Brien to audition for NBC's Late Night to replace outgoing host David Letterman. O'Brien clinched the role, and Late Night With Conan O'Brien premiered in September of that year. Conan hosted the show for 16 years, and over that time had guests and music artists such as Bruce Springsteen, Jim Carrey, Will Ferrell, and many more. On June 1, 2009, O'Brien took over The Tonight Show from long-time host Jay Leno. He hosted the show for six months before stepping down to let Leno return.
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