Conan O'Brien
Born: 1963-04-18 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2026
- Toy Story 5 as Smarty Pants (voice)
- Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! as Self - Comedian
- Lorne as Self
- Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model as Self Host, Late Night with Conan O'Brien (archive footage)
- Chris Fleming: Live at The Palace ... (Executive Producer)
2025
- The Beast in Me ... (Executive Producer)
- Everybody's Live with John Mulaney as Self - Comedian
- If I Had Legs I'd Kick You as Therapist
- John Candy: I Like Me as Self - Comedian & Podcast Host
- This Is the Tom Green Documentary as Self (archive footage)
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self - SNL Writer 1988 - 1991
- Downey Wrote That as Self
- Starring Dick Van Dyke as Self
- Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor as Self - Honoree
- Mutineer
2024
- Mr. McMahon as Self (archive footage)
- Conan O'Brien Must Go as Self - Host
- BRATS as Self (archival footage) (uncredited)
- Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley as Self
- Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Rory Scovel: Religion, Sex and a Few Things In Between ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- Money Shot: The Pornhub Story as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Playboy Murders as Self (archive footage)
- SmartLess: On the Road
- Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain as Farley
- Albert Brooks: Defending My Life as Self
- Gary Gulman: Born on 3rd Base ... (Executive Producer)
2022
- Murderville as Conan O'Brien
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story as Andy Warhol
- Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special as Self
- Turn Every Page - The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb as Self
- Moses Storm: Trash White ... (Executive Producer)
- Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of Life as Self (archive footage)
- Show Business Is My Life (But I Can't Prove It) as Self
2021
- The Mitchells vs. the Machines as Glaxxon 5000 (voice)
- The Game of Thrones Reunion Hosted by Conan O'Brien as Host
- The Story of Late Night as Self
- Sam & Mattie Make a Zombie Movie as Self
2020
- History 101 as Self (archive footage)
- Becoming as Self
- You Cannot Kill David Arquette as Self (archive footage)
- James Veitch: Straight to VHS ... (Executive Producer)
2019
- Fyre as Self (archive footage)
- Dads as Self
- Fyre Fraud as Himself (Archival Footage)
2018
- Final Space as Clarence (voice)
- Kidding as Conan O'Brien
- What the Fit as Self - Guest
- The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling as Self
- Daniel Sloss: Live Shows ... (Executive Producer)
- Sobreviví as Self
2017
- The Lego Batman Movie as The Riddler (voice)
- The History of Comedy as Self
- Sandy Wexler as Testimonial
- This Is Bob Hope... as Self
- Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That? as The Riddler (voice)
2016
- One More Happy Ending as Goldfish/ as himself
- The Last Laugh as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- How to Lose Weight in 4 Easy Steps! as Craig
- George Fest: A Night to Celebrate the Music of George Harrison as Self
- Laurie Kilmartin: 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad as Self
- Triumph's Summer Election Special 2016 ... (Executive Producer)
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones as Self
- Being Canadian as Self
- Clipped as Red-Head Customer
- The Jack and Triumph Show ... (Executive Producer)
- Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Silicon Valley as Conan O'Brien
- Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest
- Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda as Conan O'Brien
2013
- Now You See Me as Conan O’Brien
- The Secret Life of Walter Mitty as Conan O'Brien
- Maron as Himself
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 as David Endocrine (voice)
- Super Fun Night ... (Creator)
- Clear History as Conan O'Brien
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns as David Endochrine (voice)
- Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life as Self
- Inequality for All as Self (archive footage)
- Eagleheart: Paradise Rising ... (Executive Producer)
2012
- Inside Comedy as Self
- NFL Honors as Himself
- Thunderstruck as Conan O'Brien (uncredited)
- Vanilla Ice Archive as Self (archive footage)
- George Lopez: It's Not Me, It's You as Self
- Johnny Carson: King of Late Night as Self
2011
- Talking Dead as Himself
- Web Therapy as Conan O'Brien
- Eagleheart ... (Executive Producer)
- Don't Hug Me I'm Scared ... (Executive Producer)
- Conan O'Brien Can't Stop as Self
- Public Speaking as Self (archive footage)
- Give It Up for Greg Giraldo as Self
2010
- Conan as Self - Host
- Love & Other Drugs as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- I'm Still Here as Conan O'Brien (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Outlaw ... (Executive Producer)
- Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III as Zuckuss (voice)
- The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice! as Self
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
- The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien as Self - Host
- Scenes from a Parish as Himself
2008
- The Penguins of Madagascar as Kuchikukan (voice)
- Web Therapy as Conan O'Brien
- Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis as Self
- Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II as Zuckuss (voice)
- The Great Buck Howard as Conan O’Brien
- VH1 Rock Honors: The Who as Self
2007
- Andy Barker, P.I. ... (Producer)
- Robot Chicken: Star Wars as Zuckuss / Ponda Baba's Boss (voice)
2006
- 30 Rock as Conan O'Brien
- Queer Duck: The Movie as Conan O'Brien (voice)
- Pittsburgh as Self
2005
- The Office as Conan O'Brien
- How I Met Your Mother as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- The Colbert Report
- Bewitched as Conan O'Brien
- Earth to America as Self
- Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found as Self
2004
- O'Grady
- Foster Hall ... (Executive Producer)
- Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? as Self (archive footage)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog as Himself
2003
- Arrested Development as Conan O'Brien
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- Comedy Central Roasts as Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special as Self
- Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles as Self - Interviewee
- Comedy Central Roast of Denis Leary as Self
- Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) as Self
2002
2001
- Vanilla Sky as Conan O'Brien
- Primetime Glick
- Pootie Tang as Conan O’Brien (uncredited)
- Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy as Self (archive footage)
- Storytelling as Himself
- America | A Tribute to Heroes as Self
2000
- Curb Your Enthusiasm as Conan O'Brien
- DAG as Conan O'Brien (uncredited)
- Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 as Self (archive footage)
1999
- Family Guy as Conan O'Brien (voice)
- Futurama as Conan O'Brien
- Mark Twain Prize as Self
1998
- LateLine
- The Entertainment Biz as Self
- Tomorrow Night as Himself
- Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! as Self (uncredited)
- Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman ... (Writer)
1997
- Stargate SG-1
- The View as Self
- Veronica's Closet as Conan O'Brien
- The Chris Rock Show as Self
- Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast as Self
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Spin City as Conan O'Brien
- Arli$$ as Conan O'Brien
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self
- Ros na Rún as Delivery Man
1995
- Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist as Conan (voice)
- The Single Guy as Cameron Duncan
- Mr. Show with Bob and David as Conan O'Brien
- National Lampoon's Favorite Deadly Sins as Self (uncredited)
1994
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Host
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self / Host
1989
- The Simpsons as Conan O'Brien (voice)
1986
- American Masters as Self - Interviewee
1984
- Jeopardy! as Self - Clue Presenter
1983
- Not Necessarily the News ... (Writer)
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Good Morning America as Self - Guest
1969
1968
- 60 Minutes as Self
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1962
- The Late Late Show as Self
1953
- The Oscars as Self - Host
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self