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|name= Conan O'Brien
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|image=[[File:Conan O'Brien.jpg|225px]]
|gender= Male
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|gender= {{Male cast}}
 
|job= Producer<br>Supervising producer<br>Writer<br>Guest voice actor
 
|job= Producer<br>Supervising producer<br>Writer<br>Guest voice actor
 
|birthdate= {{birthdate|1963|4|18}}
 
|birthdate= {{birthdate|1963|4|18}}
|episodes= 54
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|status=Inactive
|Character= [[Conan O'Brien (character)|Himself]]
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|episodes= 32
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|seasons= [[Season 3|Seasons 3]] - [[Season 5|5]]
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|Character= {{Ch|Conan O'Brien|Himself}}
 
|first episode= "[[Stark Raving Dad]]"
 
|first episode= "[[Stark Raving Dad]]"
|latest episode= "[[All Singing, All Dancing]]"
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|latest episode= "[[Bart's Birthday]]"
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|first album= ''[[Songs in the Key of Springfield]]''
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|latest album= ''[[Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons]]''
 
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'''Conan Christopher O'Brien''' (born April 18, 1963) is an American talkshow host and writer. He is a former writer for ''[[The Simpsons]]'', writing episodes including "[[New Kid on the Block]]" and "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]".
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'''Conan Christopher O'Brien''' (born April 18, 1963) is an American television host, comedian, actor, writer, podcaster, and producer.
  
In fall of 1991, O'Brien signed on as a writer and producer for ''[[The Simpsons]]'', where he also became a supervising producer. In a speech he gave at Harvard on Class Day in 2000, O'Brien credited ''The Simpsons'' with "saving" him, a reference to the career slump he was experiencing prior to his hiring for that show.<ref name="commencement">[http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=692946 Text of O'Brien's 2000 commencement speech at Harvard] from Everything2</ref>
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In fall of 1991, he signed on as a producer and writer for ''[[The Simpsons]]'', where he also became a supervising producer. In a speech he gave at Harvard on Class Day in [[2000]], he credited ''The Simpsons'' with "saving" him, a reference to the career slump he was experiencing prior to his hiring for that show.<ref name="commencement">[http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=692946 Text of his 2000 commencement speech at Harvard] from Everything2</ref>
  
He wrote the episodes "[[New Kid on the Block]]", "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]", "[[Homer Goes to College]]" and the wraparounds of "[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]". He also wrote the [[unproduced episodes|unproduced sequel]] to "[[Stark Raving Dad]]", which was intended to revolve around {{w|Prince (musician|Prince}}.<ref>{{cite video | people=Reiss, Mike|year=2003|title=The Simpsons season 3 DVD Easter Egg commentary for the episode "Stark Raving Dad"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> He also created the character of [[Captain Horatio McCallister]] (the Sea Captain) and he named [[Patty and Selma Bouvier]]'s iguana [[Jub-Jub]] (something he would say during awkward silences while writing). Of the episodes he wrote while there, he considers "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]" to be his favorite. In the writer's room O'Brien used to act out jokes and other actions, entertaining the other writers.
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He wrote the episodes "[[New Kid on the Block]]", "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]", "[[Homer Goes to College]]" and the wraparounds of "[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]". He also wrote the [[unproduced episodes|unproduced sequel]] to "[[Stark Raving Dad]]", which was intended to revolve around [[Prince]].<ref>{{cite video | people=Reiss, Mike|year=2003|title=The Simpsons season 3 DVD Easter Egg commentary for the episode "Stark Raving Dad"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> He also created the character of [[Horatio McCallister]] (the Sea Captain) and he named [[Patty]] and [[Selma Bouvier]]'s iguana [[Jub-Jub]] (something he would say during awkward silences while writing). Of the episodes he wrote while there, he considers "[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]" to be his favorite. In the writer's room, O'Brien used to act out jokes and other actions, entertaining the other writers.
  
He left ''The Simpsons'' in 1993 to host ''{{w|Late Night With Conan O'Brien}}'', taking over after {{w|David Letterman}} left NBC for CBS.
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He left ''The Simpsons'' in [[1993]] to host ''{{W|Late Night With Conan O'Brien}}'', taking over after [[David Letterman]] left {{W|NBC}} for {{W|CBS}}. He was also interviewed in ''[[The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!]]'' and performed "[[The Monorail Song]]" with the [[Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles]] in ''[[The Simpsons Take the Bowl]]''.
  
 
== Credits ==
 
== Credits ==
=== Writer ===
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=== Written by ===
*{{ep|New Kid on the Block}}
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{{TO}}
*{{ep|Marge vs. the Monorail}}
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{{Season4A
*{{ep|Homer Goes to College}}
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|E8=yes
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror IV|(as Watch Conan O'Brien)}}
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|E12=yes
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}}
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{{Season5A
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|E3=yes
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|E5=yes
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|E5n=as Watch Conan O'Brien
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}}
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{{TC}}
  
 
=== Producer ===
 
=== Producer ===
 
{{Scroll|
 
{{Scroll|
*{{ep|Stark Raving Dad}}
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{{TO}}
*{{ep|Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington}}
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{{Season3A
*{{ep|When Flanders Failed}}
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|E24=yes
*{{ep|Bart the Murderer}}
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}}
*{{ep|Homer Defined}}
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{{Season4A|all=yes|E5n=as Creepy Conan O'Brien}}
*{{ep|Like Father, Like Clown}}
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{{Season5A
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror II}}
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|E1=yes
*{{ep|Lisa's Pony}}
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|E2=yes
*{{ep|Saturdays of Thunder}}
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}}
*{{ep|Flaming Moe's}}
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{{TC}}
*{{ep|Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk}}
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}}
*{{ep|I Married Marge}}
 
*{{ep| Radio Bart}}
 
*{{ep|Lisa the Greek}}
 
*{{ep|Homer Alone}}
 
*{{ep|Bart the Lover}}
 
*{{ep|Homer at the Bat}}
 
*{{ep|Separate Vocations}}
 
*{{ep|Dog of Death}}
 
*{{ep|Colonel Homer}}
 
*{{ep|Black Widower}}
 
*{{ep|The Otto Show}}
 
*{{ep|Bart's Friend Falls in Love}}
 
*{{ep|Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?}}
 
*{{ep|Kamp Krusty}}
 
*{{ep| A Streetcar Named Marge}}
 
*{{ep|Homer the Heretic}}
 
*{{ep|Lisa the Beauty Queen}}
 
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror III}}
 
*{{ep|Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie}}
 
*{{ep|Marge Gets a Job}}
 
*{{ep|New Kid on the Block}}
 
*{{ep|Mr. Plow}}
 
*{{ep|Lisa's First Word}}
 
*{{ep|Homer's Triple Bypass}}
 
*{{ep|Marge vs. the Monorail}}
 
*{{ep|Selma's Choice}}
 
*{{ep|Brother from the Same Planet}}
 
*{{ep|I Love Lisa}}
 
*{{ep|Duffless}}
 
*{{ep|Last Exit to Springfield}}
 
*{{ep|So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show}}
 
*{{ep|The Front}}
 
*{{ep|Whacking Day}}
 
*{{ep|Marge in Chains}}
 
*{{ep|Krusty Gets Kancelled}}
 
*{{ep|Homer's Barbershop Quartet}}  
 
*{{ep|Cape Feare}}
 
}}  
 
  
 
=== Supervising producer ===
 
=== Supervising producer ===
*{{ep|Homer's Barbershop Quartet}}
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{{TO}}
*{{ep|Cape Feare}}
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{{Season5A
*{{ep|Homer Goes to College}}
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|E1=yes
*{{ep|Rosebud}}
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|E2=yes
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror IV|(as Conan ''12: 30 NBC'' O'Brien)}}
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|E3=yes
*{{ep|Marge on the Lam}}
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|E4=yes
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|E5=yes
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|E5n=as Conan "12:30 NBC" O'Brien
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|E6=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
  
=== Guest starring ===
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=== Special guest voice ===
 
*{{ep|Bart Gets Famous}}
 
*{{ep|Bart Gets Famous}}
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*{{ep|Bart's Birthday}}
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*{{spec|Homer Simpson Conducts Conan's TBS Exit Interview}}
  
 
=== Soundtrack ===
 
=== Soundtrack ===
 
*{{ep|Marge vs. the Monorail|(writer of "[[The Monorail Song]]")}}
 
*{{ep|Marge vs. the Monorail|(writer of "[[The Monorail Song]]")}}
*{{ep|All Singing, All Dancing|(writer of "[[The Monorail Song]]")}}
 
  
== External links ==
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=== For The Simpsons ===
*{{IMDB|name/nm0005277/}}
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*{{alb|Songs in the Key of Springfield}}
*{{Wikipedialink|Conan O'Brien}}
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*{{alb|Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons}}
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=== Interviewee ===
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*{{spec|The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice!}}
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
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== External links ==
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*{{IMDb|name/nm0005277/}}
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*{{Wikipedialink}}
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*{{twitterpage|ConanOBrien}}
  
 
{{Season 5 Guest Stars}}
 
{{Season 5 Guest Stars}}
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{{Season 36 Guest Stars}}
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{{Writers|former=yes}}
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{{Supervising producers|former=yes}}
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{{Producers|former=yes}}
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{{20th Anniversary Special interviewees}}
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{{The Simpsons Take the Bowl performers}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:O'Brien, Conan}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:O'Brien, Conan}}
  
[[Category:Cast and crew]]
 
[[Category:Writers]]
 
[[Category:Producers]]
 
 
[[Category:Guest stars]]
 
[[Category:Guest stars]]
 
[[Category:Self-voicing guest stars]]
 
[[Category:Self-voicing guest stars]]
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[[Category:Songs in the Key of Springfield crew]]
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[[Category:Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons crew]]

Latest revision as of 19:51, September 29, 2024

This article is about the guest star. For the character, see Conan O'Brien (character).
Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien.jpg
Crew Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Job: Producer
Supervising producer
Writer
Guest voice actor
Birth date: April 18, 1963 (1963-04-18) (age 61)
Status:
Inactive
Number of episodes: 32
Character(s): Himself
Seasons active: Seasons 3 - 5
First episode: "Stark Raving Dad"
Most recent episode: "Bart's Birthday"
First album: Songs in the Key of Springfield
Latest album: Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons


Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an American television host, comedian, actor, writer, podcaster, and producer.

In fall of 1991, he signed on as a producer and writer for The Simpsons, where he also became a supervising producer. In a speech he gave at Harvard on Class Day in 2000, he credited The Simpsons with "saving" him, a reference to the career slump he was experiencing prior to his hiring for that show.[1]

He wrote the episodes "New Kid on the Block", "Marge vs. the Monorail", "Homer Goes to College" and the wraparounds of "Treehouse of Horror IV". He also wrote the unproduced sequel to "Stark Raving Dad", which was intended to revolve around Prince.[2] He also created the character of Horatio McCallister (the Sea Captain) and he named Patty and Selma Bouvier's iguana Jub-Jub (something he would say during awkward silences while writing). Of the episodes he wrote while there, he considers "Marge vs. the Monorail" to be his favorite. In the writer's room, O'Brien used to act out jokes and other actions, entertaining the other writers.

He left The Simpsons in 1993 to host Late Night With Conan O'Brien, taking over after David Letterman left NBC for CBS. He was also interviewed in The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice! and performed "The Monorail Song" with the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles in The Simpsons Take the Bowl.

Credits[edit]

Written by[edit]

Producer[edit]

Supervising producer[edit]

Special guest voice[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

For The Simpsons[edit]

Interviewee[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Text of his 2000 commencement speech at Harvard from Everything2
  2. Reiss, Mike. (2003). The Simpsons season 3 DVD Easter Egg commentary for the episode "Stark Raving Dad" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.


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