Conan O’Brien was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, and started his path in comedy when he served twice as the president of The Harvard Lampoon. Conan went on to become a writer and producer on several television shows, including "Saturday Night Live" and "The Simpsons," until 1993, when NBC tapped him to take over as host of "Late Night." Since then, he's won six Emmy Awards, seven Writers Guild Awards, the People's Choice Award for "Favorite Television Host,” The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and has been inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.