The tensions between O'Brien and NBC became known as the "Tonight Show conflict." NBC SettlementĬonan was ultimately paid a reported $32.5 million settlement when he left NBC. A combination of low ratings for O'Brien, as well as low ratings for Jay Leno in his new prime time slot, resulted in Leno returning to the late night slot and "The Tonight Show" in 2010. Subsequently, O'Brien took over "The Tonight Show" from Jay Leno, and remained in the position for seven months between 20. "Late Night" officially aired for the last time on February 20, 2009, ending O'Brien's 15-year run with the show. By October 2005, the show was consistently attracting an average audience of 2.5 million viewers.
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They would also win the Writers Guild Award for Best Writing in a Comedy/Variety Series several times. Beginning in 1996, the show's writing team along with O'Brien himself would be nominated annually for the Emmy Award for Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Series, willing the award for the first and only time in 2007. Eventually though, things gradually improved, and the show grew in popularity. Things got so bad that at one point NBC threatened O'Brien with a weekly contract, and interns had to fill in empty seats in the audience. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" premiered on September 13, 1993, and was initially poorly received by critics. He still has a contract with Fox, however, to work on "The Simpsons," so O'Brien and "Late Night" network NBC split the cost to get him out of it. A test audition was arranged, and O'Brien was selected as the new "Late Night" host in April 1993.
He initially approached O'Brien to produce, but O'Brien's agent highlighted that he wanted to perform, not just produce and write. the Monorail" and "Homer Goes to College." In the meantime, David Letterman was getting ready to depart the talk show "Late Night," so executive producer Lorne Michaels was searching for a new host to take over.
He worked as writer and producer for "The Simpsons" from 1991 to 1993, writing some of the most acclaimed episodes of the series, including "Marge vs. He was subsequently offered a job writing for the animated sitcom "The Simpsons," a highly-coveted rare opportunity. Following the failure of the Lookwell pilot and the ending of his engagement, he quit SNL in 1991. The pilot aired on NBC in 1991, but was not picked up by the network. During this time, he also wrote the television pilot for "Lookwell" with Robert Smigel, starring Adam West. He occasionally appeared as an extra in SNL sketches, such as his role as a doorman in a sketch with Tom Hanks. In 1989, he actually received an Emmy Award together with fellow SNL writers for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Variety Series. He joined the "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) writing team in January 1988, and spent three years there. Television CareerĪfter graduating from Harvard, O'Brien moved to Los Angeles, where he joined the writing staff of HBO show "Not Necessarily the News." In his own time, he also performed with improvisational groups like the Groundlings. He continued his education at Harvard University, where he studied History and Literature, graduating in 1985. O'Brien attended Brookline High School, graduating in 1981 as valedictorian. His father is a physician and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and his mother is a retired attorney and former partner at Boston firm Ropes & Gray.
Conan Christopher O'Brien was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on April 18, 1963.
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