{"id":138249,"date":"2024-12-13T16:23:10","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T16:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/13\/conan-obrien-loses-both-parents-in-a-single-week\/"},"modified":"2024-12-13T16:23:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T16:23:10","slug":"conan-obrien-loses-both-parents-in-a-single-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/13\/conan-obrien-loses-both-parents-in-a-single-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Conan O&#8217;Brien Loses Both Parents In a Single Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>We have some tragic news to report about one of the world\u2019s best-loved comics, Conan O\u2019Brien.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple sources have now confirmed that both of Conan\u2019s parents passed away within the past week.<\/p>\n<p>Longtime fans of Conan\u2019s comedy know how frequently the former late night host referenced his close-knit, Massachusetts-based Irish-Catholic family.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1491026128-1024x715.jpg\" alt=\"Conan O'Brien visits SiriusXM at SiriusXM Studios on May 17, 2023 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-515145 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1491026128-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1491026128-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1491026128-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1491026128-2048x1430.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1491026128-960x670.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1491026128-1080x754.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1491026128-1200x838.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1491026128-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Conan O\u2019Brien visits SiriusXM at SiriusXM Studios on May 17, 2023 in New York City.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-a-devastating-week\">A Devastating Week<\/h2>\n<p>Conan\u2019s dad, Dr. Thomas O\u2019Brien, was the first to pass away. He died on Monday at the age of 95. According to a report from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2024\/12\/12\/metro\/dr-thomas-obrien-obituary-conan-obrien\/?event=event12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Boston Globe<\/a><\/em>, \u201chis health had been failing,\u201d for some time before his death.<\/p>\n<p>Just three days after that sad development, Conan\u2019s mother, Ruth Reardon O\u2019Brien, died at her home in Brookline, Massachusetts<\/p>\n<p>Just four days shy of her 93rd birthday, Ruth passed away \u201cpeacefully,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellodeafuneralhome.com\/obituary\/ruth-obrien\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an obituary<\/a> released by the Bell-O\u2019Dea Funeral Home.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1784148215-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Conan O'Brien performs onstage during a live taping of Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend at Brooklyn Academy of Music on November 08, 2023 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-515146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1784148215-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1784148215-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1784148215-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1784148215-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1784148215-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1784148215-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1784148215.jpg 1310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1784148215-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Conan O'Brien performs onstage during a live taping of Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend at Brooklyn Academy of Music on November 08, 2023 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-515146 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1784148215-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1784148215-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1784148215-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1784148215-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1784148215-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1784148215-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1784148215.jpg 1310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1784148215.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Conan O\u2019Brien performs onstage during a live taping of Conan O\u2019Brien Needs a Friend at Brooklyn Academy of Music on November 08, 2023 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Theo Wargo\/Getty Images for SiriusXM)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A graduate of Yale Law School, Ruth served as a clerk on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and was later a real estate attorney at the law firm of Ropes &amp; Gray in Boston.<\/p>\n<p>The O\u2019Briens were married for 66 years, and they welcomed six children together. <\/p>\n<p>Thomas was the director of the infectious diseases division at what is now Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital and an associate professor at Harvard.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1175606089-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Conan O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Brien closes out day three of The Relevance Conference, hosted by Xandr, AT&amp;T\u00e2\u0080\u0099s advanced advertising and analytics company. \" class=\"wp-image-515143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1175606089-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1175606089-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1175606089-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1175606089-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1175606089-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1175606089-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1175606089-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1175606089-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Conan O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Brien closes out day three of The Relevance Conference, hosted by Xandr, AT&amp;T\u00e2\u0080\u0099s advanced advertising and analytics company. \" class=\"wp-image-515143 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1175606089-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1175606089-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1175606089-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1175606089-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1175606089-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1175606089-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1175606089-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1175606089-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Conan O\u00e2\u0080\u0099Brien closes out day three of The Relevance Conference, hosted by Xandr, AT&amp;T\u00e2\u0080\u0099s advanced advertising and analytics company. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Rich Polk\/Getty Images for Xandr)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>His medical career spanned 60 years \u2014 but for millions of fans, his greatest achievement might have been schooling his son Conan on the divine art of making people laugh.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-conan-s-fond-memories-of-his-father\">Conan\u2019s Fond Memories of His Father<\/h2>\n<p>\u2018<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe loudest I\u2019ve ever heard anybody laugh was sitting next to him in a theater watching Peter Sellers in a Pink Panther movie,\u201d Conan once recalled in an interview with The Boston Globe (via <em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/conan-obrien-parents-dr-thomas-obrien-ruth-obrien-dead-8760977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People<\/a><\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[My dad] was often the funniest guy in the room. And when he would laugh, his whole body would convulse and he would almost hug himself.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1341344617-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Conan O'Brien attends the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards at L.A. LIVE on September 19, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-515144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1341344617-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1341344617-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1341344617-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1341344617-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1341344617-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1341344617-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1341344617-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1341344617-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1341344617-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Conan O'Brien attends the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards at L.A. LIVE on September 19, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. \" class=\"wp-image-515144 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1341344617-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1341344617-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1341344617-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1341344617-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1341344617-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1341344617-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1341344617-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1341344617-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-1341344617-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Conan O\u2019Brien attends the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards at L.A. LIVE on September 19, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Rich Fury\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Conan \u2014 who, along with wife Liza, raised daughter Neve, 21, and son Beckett, 19 \u2014 further recalled that his dad was a man of seemingly boundless energy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScience has said there\u2019s no such thing as perpetual motion, but my father was proof that that was wrong,\u201d Conan said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy father was in constant motion. And he was interested in everything \u2014 absolutely everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>News of his parents\u2019 passing comes during a time of transition in Conan\u2019s career.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-532009640-1024x727.jpg\" alt=\"Conan O'Brien speaks onstage during TBS Night Out at The New Museum on May 17, 2016 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-515142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-532009640-1024x727.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-532009640-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-532009640-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-532009640-2048x1453.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-532009640-960x681.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-532009640-1080x766.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-532009640-1200x852.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-532009640-1024x727.jpg\" alt=\"Conan O'Brien speaks onstage during TBS Night Out at The New Museum on May 17, 2016 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-515142 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-532009640-1024x727.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-532009640-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-532009640-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-532009640-2048x1453.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-532009640-960x681.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-532009640-1080x766.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-532009640-1200x852.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-532009640-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Conan O\u2019Brien speaks onstage during TBS Night Out at The New Museum on May 17, 2016 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Paul Zimmerman\/Getty Images for TBS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After nearly 30 years as a host, he said goodbye to the world of late night in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>But thanks to his podcasts and travel shows, he\u2019s as popular as ever. And in 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/11\/who-will-host-the-oscars-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">O\u2019Brien will host the Academy Awards<\/a> for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>In short, Conan remains one of the world\u2019s most popular comics \u2014 and we\u2019re sure he\u2019d say that he owes much of that success to his loving and supportive parents.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts go out to the entire O\u2019Brien family during this enormously difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/12\/conan-obrien-loses-both-parents-in-a-single-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have some tragic news to report about one of the world\u2019s best-loved comics, Conan O\u2019Brien. Multiple sources have now confirmed that both of Conan\u2019s parents passed away within the past week. Longtime fans of Conan\u2019s comedy know how frequently the former late night host referenced his close-knit, Massachusetts-based Irish-Catholic family. Conan O\u2019Brien visits SiriusXM [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":138250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-138249","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}