Conan O'Brien
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.
70Credits40 TV · 30 films
1953–2026Years activefirst to latest
8.6 Highest ratedThe Office
7.2 Average ratingacross 70 titles
Top TV shows 40best Conan O'Brien shows
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The OfficeConan O'Brien · 1 ep · 2005 - 2
Don't Hug Me I'm ScaredExecutive Producer · 6 eps · 2011 - 3
Final SpaceClarence (voice) · 13 eps · 2018 - 4
FuturamaConan O'Brien · 1 ep · 1999 - 5
Stargate SG-11 ep · 1997 - 6
Silicon ValleyConan O'Brien · 1 ep · 2014 - 7
How I Met Your MotherBar Patron (uncredited) · 1 ep · 2005 - 8
Curb Your EnthusiasmConan O'Brien · 1 ep · 2000 - 9
The SimpsonsConan O'Brien (voice) · 2 eps · 1989 - 10
Conan O'Brien Must GoCreator · Executive Producer · 4 eps · 2024 - 11
Daniel Sloss: Live ShowsExecutive Producer · 2 eps · 2018 - 12
O'Grady1 ep · 2004 - 13
SmartLess: On the Road1 ep · 2023 - 14
Arrested DevelopmentConan O'Brien · 1 ep · 2003 - 15
Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistConan (voice) · 2 eps · 1995 - 16
KiddingConan O'Brien · 1 ep · 2018 - 17
Mr. Show with Bob and DavidConan O'Brien · 1 ep · 1995 - 18
Web TherapyConan O'Brien · 3 eps · 2008 - 19
Ros na RúnDelivery Man · 1 ep · 1996 - 20
30 RockConan O'Brien · 2 eps · 2006 - 21
The Penguins of MadagascarKuchikukan (voice) · 1 ep · 2008 - 22
Family GuyConan O'Brien (voice) · 1 ep · 1999 - 23
LookwellCreator · Writer · 1 ep · 1991 - 24
Andy Barker, P.I.Creator · Writer · 6 eps · 2007 - 25
Late Night with Conan O'BrienCreator · Writer · 2627 eps · 1993 - 26
Andy Richter Controls the Universe1 ep · 2002 - 27
The Beast in MeExecutive Producer · 8 eps · 2025 - 28
ConanCreator · Writer · 1510 eps · 2010 - 29
Sesame Street1 ep · 1969 - 30
Spin CityConan O'Brien · 1 ep · 1996 - 31LateLine1 ep · 1998
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DAGConan O'Brien (uncredited) · 1 ep · 2000 - 33
The OscarsWriter · 2 eps · 1953 - 34
EagleheartExecutive Producer · 34 eps · 2011 - 35
Saturday Night LiveWriter · 71 eps · 1975 - 36
Not Necessarily the NewsWriter · 5 eps · 1983 - 37
Arli$$Conan O'Brien · 1 ep · 1996 - 38
Web TherapyConan O'Brien · 2 eps · 2011 - 39
MurdervilleConan O'Brien · 1 ep · 2022 - 40
The Single GuyCameron Duncan · 1 ep · 1995
Top movies 30best Conan O'Brien movies
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Moses Storm: Trash WhiteExecutive Producer · 2022 - 2
Batman: The Dark Knight ReturnsDavid Endochrine (voice) · 2013 - 3
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil HartmanWriter · 1998 - 4
LookwellWriter · Producer · 1991 - 5
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2David Endocrine (voice) · 2013 - 6
The Mitchells vs. the MachinesGlaxxon 5000 (voice) · 2021 - 7How to Lose Weight in 4 Easy Steps!Craig · 2016
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Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode IIZuckuss (voice) · 2008 - 9
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode IIIZuckuss (voice) · 2010 - 10
Toy Story 5Smarty Pants (voice) · 2026 - 11
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary SpecialWriter · 2003 - 12
Now You See MeConan O’Brien · 2013 - 13
Robot Chicken: Star WarsZuckuss / Ponda Baba's Boss (voice) · 2007 - 14
The Lego Batman MovieThe Riddler (voice) · 2017 · Animation - 15
The Secret Life of Walter MittyConan O'Brien · 2013 - 16Triumph's Summer Election Special 2016Executive Producer · 2016
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Vanilla SkyConan O'Brien · 2001 - 18
Weird: The Al Yankovic StoryAndy Warhol · 2022 - 19
If I Had Legs I'd Kick YouTherapist · 2025 - 20
ThunderstruckConan O'Brien (uncredited) · 2012 - 21
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy MountainFarley · 2023 - 22
Clear HistoryConan O'Brien · 2013 - 23
The Great Buck HowardConan O’Brien · 2008 - 24
I'm Still HereConan O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2010 - 25
James Veitch: Straight to VHSExecutive Producer · 2020 - 26
Chris Fleming: Live at The PalaceExecutive Producer · 2026 - 27
Sandy WexlerTestimonial · 2017 - 28
Pootie TangConan O’Brien (uncredited) · 2001 - 29
Rory Scovel: Religion, Sex and a Few Things In BetweenExecutive Producer · 2024 - 30
BewitchedConan O'Brien · 2005
