Because of his witty, self-effacing comedic style, Conan O’Brien rose to the top of late night television... (Learn more)
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Conan O'Brien’s Milestones
| Acted in industrial films | |
| Began performing with the Groundlings improv group in Los Angeles | |
| Grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts | |
| Wrote for "Saturday Night Live" | |
| 1985 - 1987 | Began working as a writer for "Not Necessarily the News" |
| 1985 | Moved to Los Angeles |
| 1987 | Wrote for the "The Wilton North Report" |
| 1988 | Mounted a stage show entitled "Happy Happy Good Show" in Chicago and Los Angeles during the 1988 Writers Guild strike |
| 1991 | Co-wrote and produced (with Robert Smigel) an unsold TV pilot entitled "Lookwell", starring Adam West |
| 1991 | Left "SNL" with fellow writer Robert Smigel |
| 1992 | Became a writer and producer for "The Simpsons" |
| 1993 | Became a supervising producer on "The Simpsons" |
| 1993 - 0 | Tapped on the strength of his audition tape by producer Lorne Michaels to be David Letterman's successor on NBC's "Late Night" program; "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" premiered September 13 |
| 2001 | Had cameo in "Storytelling", directed by Todd Solondz |
| 2002 | Hosted the 2002 Emmy Awards and show was also nominated for Outstanding Writing for a Variet, Music or Comedy Program |
| 2004 | Announced (September) that he would take over from Jay Leno as host of the "Tonight" show, starting in 2009 |
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