The 61-year-old comedian will host the Oscars for the first time over the weekend, just months after the tragic death of his parents, Dr Thomas O'Brien and Ruth Reardon O'Brien

Oscars 2025 producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan share why Conan O'Brien is the 'perfect' Academy Awards host, and the reasons for show changes.

Emmy-winning comedian Conan O'Brien, whose parents Dr. Thomas O'Brien and Ruth Reardon O'Brien died within days of each other in December, shares with PEOPLE that he'll still be 'trying to get them laugh' when he hosts the 97th Academy Awards on March 2.

Conan O’Brien is no stranger to hard work. He’s composed a daunting thesis at Harvard, written sketch comedy, produced an animated series and eventually hosted his own talk shows. He’s also famous for his fearless approach to pushing the humorous envelope.

Conan O’Brien had his world turned upside down after both his parents died just three days apart in December 2024, and a source exclusively tells Closer that he’s taking his Oscars hosting duty seriously and steering "away" from his usual "antics.

Conan O'Brien spoke to Lara Spencer about what to watch at the Oscars. Conan O'Brien is giving Oscars viewers a sneak peek into some of the antics he may try as host of the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday.

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