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Conan O'Brien made his debut as host of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in 1993. In its 11 years, "Late Night" has dominated its time period's ratings, averaging nearly one million more viewers than its nearest competitor and leads by a 50% margin among adults. Since 1996 he and the "Late Night" writing team have won four Writer's Guild Awards and consistently been nominated for an Emmy Award. Entertainment Weekly named him one of the "50 Funniest People Alive." Recently, Jeff Zucker, president of NBC Universal Television, announced that O'Brien will continue to host "Late Night" and in 2009 will replace Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show." In 1988 he became a writer for "Saturday Night Live," where he produced the recurring sketches "Mr. Short-Term Memory" and "The Girl Watchers." In 1989 he was recognized for his work on "SNL" with an Emmy Award. Just prior to his selection as "Late Night" host, he served as a writer and producer for the Fox series, "The Simpsons," and later became the show's supervising producer. He is married and resides in New York City.
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