Television PersonalityComedianConan O'Brienemmy_awardOutstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Programemmy_award2007 Late Night with Conan O'Brienemmy_award1989 Saturday Night LivespouseElizabeth Ann Powell (since 2002) (2 children)subjectself-deprecation, pop culturegenreImprovisational comedy, Sketch comedy, Physical comedy, Surreal humor, self-deprecationsource_urlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan_O'Brienwikipedia_paragraphConan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an American television host, television writer, comedian and the current host of The Tonight Show on NBC. He rose to fame as the host of NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien from 1993 to 2009, before leaving to succeed Jay Leno to The Tonight Show helm, airing his first broadcast on June 1, 2009. Prior to his hosting career, O'Brien was a writer for Saturday Night Live and the animated series The Simpsons.nameO'Brien, ConannameConan O'BriennationalityAmericanyears_active1985–presentwikipedia_inbound_page_count471name_birthConan Christopher O'Brienbirth_placeBrookline, Massachusetts, U.S.birth_placeBrookline, Massachusettsknown_forThe Simpsonsknown_forLate Night with Conan O'Brienknown_forThe Tonight Show with Conan O'BrienwebsiteThe Tonight Show with Conan O'Brieninfluenced_byJohnny Carson, Bob Hope, Woody Allen, David Letterman, Robin Williams, Rodney Dangerfield, Mel Brooks, Bob Newhart, Bill Murraybirth_date1963-04-18 00:00:00.0birth_date1963-04-18 00:00:00.0PERSON