Born Conan Christopher O'Brien ( April 18, 1963), an American television host, comedian, writer, producer and performer. He is currently the host of Conan, a late-night talk show that airs on the American cable television station TBS. After graduating from Harvard University, O'Brien 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. Between 1993 to 2009, O'Brien went on to serve as host of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, before going on to host the short-lived The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. He is the only personality to ever serve as host for both the NBC Late Night and Tonight Show franchises.