SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 23: Moderator Conan O’Brien speaks onstage at the Warner Bros. Presentation during Comic-Con International 2016 at San Diego Convention Center on July 23, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
Conan O’Brien
Conan O’Brien visits millions of Americans in their living rooms every night as the host of his eponymous late night show on TBS. He’s usually a very silly person, but he is actually deadly serious about politics. This towering entertainer is one of the smartest people around. Between that and his ability to talk to pretty much anyone, he’s a great candidate for President.
Full Name: Conan Christopher O’Brien
Date of Birth: April 18, 1963 (age 53)
Place of Birth: Brookline, MA
Height: 6’4”
Education and Experience:
- Valedictorian, Brookline High School, class of ‘81
- Majored in history and literature at Harvard and graduated magna cum laude
- Intern for Congressman Robert Drinan (D-MA) sophomore year of high school
- Dedicated Democrat who voted for the party in every election since 1984
- Experience with international relations from filming trips to Cuba, Qatar, Armenia, South Korea, Finland and more
- “So energetic, it’s kind of nerve-racking.” – longtime friend Norm Macdonald
- Converses with diverse people holding views ranging the sociopolitical spectrum on a nightly basis
- Original writer for The Simpsons, a show loved by a vast cross-section of Americans, at its height of brilliance.
- Extensive work in improv lays a sound basis for the many hats the president must wear.
Quotes:
"Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen."
"If life gives you lemons, make some kind of fruity juice."
"The beauty is that through disappointment you can gain clarity, and with clarity comes conviction and true originality."
"There’s good random, and there’s bad random. There’s good silly and there’s bad silly, and you’ve gotta know the difference."