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William "Bill" Maher, Jr. (; born January 20, 1956)〔 is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, media critic, and television host. As a television host, he is well known for the HBO political talk show ''Real Time with Bill Maher'' (2003–present). Maher previously hosted a similar late-night show called ''Politically Incorrect'', originally on Comedy Central and later on ABC. Maher is known for his sarcastic attitude, political satire and sociopolitical commentary. He targets many topics including religion, politics, bureaucracies, political correctness, and the mass media. Maher supports the legalization of cannabis and same-sex marriage. His critical views of religion were the basis for the 2008 documentary film ''Religulous''. He is a supporter of animal rights, having served on the board of PETA since 1997, and is an advisory board member of Project Reason. In 2005, Maher ranked at number 38 on Comedy Central's 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time.〔. Comedy Central. April 4, 2005〕 He received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star on September 14, 2010. ==Early life== Maher was born in New York City. His father, William Maher, Sr., was a network news editor and radio announcer, and his mother, Julie (Berman) Maher, was a nurse. He was raised in his Irish American father's Roman Catholic religion. Until his early teens, he was unaware that his mother, whose family was from Hungary, was Jewish. Owing to his disagreement with the Catholic Church's doctrine about birth control, Maher's father stopped taking Maher and his sister to Catholic church services when Maher was thirteen. Maher was raised in River Vale, New Jersey, and graduated from Pascack Hills High School in Montvale in 1974.〔〔 He then attended Cornell University where he double majored in English and history and graduated in 1978.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Entertainment; Ivy League Celebrities )〕 Maher has said: "selling pot allowed me to get through college and make enough money to start off in comedy".〔(Bill Maher: How did I get here? ); Bloomberg BusinessWeek; September 5, 2013; Real Life with Bill Maher, November 7, 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Maher」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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