Conan O'Brien

Conan Christopher O'Brien was born on April 18, 1963 in Brookline, Massachusetts. Conan O'Brien is an American television host, television writer, comedian and the former host of The Tonight Show on NBC. Originally a writer for Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons he rose to fame as the host of NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien from 1993 to 2009. He got the job at Late Night after being invited by Lorne Michaels to audition to host the successor show to Late Night with David Letterman. Conan is known for his more active and spontaneous hosting style - self-deprecation, dramatic expressions, various impressions, use of awkward pauses or responses....and his trademark String Dance.