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Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer, musician, and voice actor. He is best known for hosting several late-night talk shows; since 2010 he has hosted ''Conan'' on the cable channel TBS. O'Brien was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, and was raised in an Irish Catholic family. He served as president of ''The Harvard Lampoon'' while attending Harvard University, and was a writer for the sketch comedy series ''Not Necessarily the News''. After writing for several comedy shows in Los Angeles, he joined the writing staff of ''Saturday Night Live''. O'Brien was a writer and producer for ''The Simpsons'' for two seasons until he was commissioned by NBC to take over David Letterman's position as host of ''Late Night'' in 1993. A virtual unknown to the public, O'Brien's initial time on ''Late Night'' tenure received unfavorable reviews and remained on a multiweek renewal cycle during its early years. The show generally improved over time and was highly regarded by the time of his departure in 2009. Afterwards, O'Brien relocated from New York to Los Angeles to host his own incarnation of ''The Tonight Show'' for seven months until network politics prompted a host change in 2010. Known for his spontaneous hosting style, which has been characterized as "awkward, self-deprecating humor", O'Brien's late-night programs combine the "lewd and wacky with more elegant, narrative-driven short films (remotes)". He has hosted ''Conan'' since 2010 and has also hosted such events as the Emmy Awards and ''Christmas in Washington''. O'Brien has been the subject of a documentary, ''Conan O'Brien Can't Stop'' (2011), and has also hosted a 32-city live comedy tour. With the retirement of David Letterman on May 20, 2015, O'Brien became the longest-working of all current late-night talk show hosts in the United States, at 22 years. ==Early life== O'Brien was born on April 18, 1963 in Brookline, Massachusetts.〔 His father, Thomas Francis O'Brien, is a physician, epidemiologist, and professor of medicine at Harvard.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/42/Conan-O-Brien.html )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/celeb/obrien.htm )〕〔 His mother, Ruth O'Brien (née Reardon), is an attorney and partner at the Boston firm Ropes & Gray.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.law.stanford.edu/library/womenslegalhistory/papers/ObrienR-Peddie97.pdf )〕 He is the third of six children. O'Brien's family is Irish Catholic; some of his Irish ancestors immigrated before the American Civil War.〔Stated on ''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2009〕 In a ''Late Night'' episode, O'Brien paid a visit to County Kerry, Ireland, where his ancestors originated. O'Brien attended Brookline High School, where he served as the managing editor of the school newspaper, The Sagamore.〔 In his second year, O'Brien was an intern for Congressman Robert Drinan and in his senior year, he won the National Council of Teachers of English writing contest with his short story, "To Bury the Living". After graduating as valedictorian in 1981, he entered Harvard University. At Harvard, O'Brien lived in Holworthy Hall during his first year〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.fdo.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k3806&pageid=icb.page101294 )〕 and Mather House during his three upper-class years. He concentrated in history and literature and graduated ''magna cum laude'' in 1985.〔("@Google & YouTube present A Conversation with Conan O'Brien" ), AtGoogleTalks, May 7, 2010.〕 O'Brien's senior thesis concerned the use of children as symbols in the works of William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor. During college O'Brien briefly served as the drummer in a band called "The Bad Clams", was a writer for the ''Harvard Lampoon'' humor magazine,〔O'Brien, Conan. ''The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien'', NBC, January 15, 2010.〕 and developed a spoof of the popular video game ''One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird'' in which the Boston Celtics play against a classical ballet troupe. During his sophomore and junior years he served as the ''Lampoons president. At this time, O'Brien's future boss at NBC, Jeff Zucker, was serving as President of the school's newspaper ''The Harvard Crimson''. 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「Conan O'Brien」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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