Life is full of challenges, and Conan O'Brien faced many. Discover key struggles and how they were overcome.
Conan O'Brien is a prominent American television personality renowned for his long-running career as a late-night talk show host. He helmed Late Night and The Tonight Show on NBC, followed by Conan on TBS. Prior to his hosting endeavors, O'Brien honed his comedic writing skills on Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons. Since 2018, he has hosted the podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend. His latest venture is the travel show Conan O'Brien Must Go.
On September 13, 1993, Late Night with Conan O'Brien premiered to unfavorable reviews from critics.
In 1994, Late Night with Conan O'Brien was constantly at risk for cancellation, with NBC threatening to put Conan on a week-to-week contract.
Starting in September 2006, Conan O'Brien was stalked by Father David Ajemian of the Archdiocese of Boston, who sent letters signed as "your priest stalker" despite warnings to stop.
In 2007, a mock feud crossed over between Conan O'Brien, Jon Stewart of The Daily Show and Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report during the Writers Guild of America strike.
On April 8, 2008, Father David Ajemian pleaded guilty to stalking Conan O'Brien and was later laicized.
On September 25, 2009, Conan O'Brien suffered a mild concussion after slipping and hitting his head during a comedy sketch with Teri Hatcher on The Tonight Show. He was released from the hospital the same day and returned to work the following Monday.
By November 2009, ratings for Conan O'Brien's The Tonight Show had declined by approximately 2 million viewers compared to the previous year when Jay Leno was the host.
On January 7, 2010, NBC executive Jeff Zucker met with Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien to discuss moving Leno back to late night and keeping O'Brien on The Tonight Show at 12:05 am.
On January 21, 2010, Conan O'Brien reached an agreement with NBC to exit The Tonight Show the following day. The deal included a $45 million settlement, with $12 million allocated for his staff.
In 2010, highly publicized network politics prompted a host change at The Tonight Show after Conan O'Brien had hosted it for seven months.
Starting March 30, 2020, Conan's program transitioned to a remotely produced format from his home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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