Conan Christopher O'Brien, born on April 18, 1963, is a multifaceted American personality, recognized as a television host, comedian, writer, and also a producer. His fame is largely attributed to his role as the host of late-night talk shows like Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, and simply Conan.
On May 1, 2007, O'Brien, following a conversation with Star Wars creator George Lucas regarding Lucas's cameo appearance in _Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith](/article/star_wars:_episode_iii_revenge_of_the_sith) and Lucas's sentiments about completing the Star Wars saga at that time, prompted his associate producer, Jordan Schlansky, to inquire with Lucas about the name of the Imperial officer who is strangled by Darth Vader in the Death Star conference room scene from _Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope](/article/star_wars:_episode_iv_a_new_hope).
After a period of reflection, Lucas revealed that the character, already known as Admiral Motti, had the full name "Conan Antonio Motti," which was a tuckerization based on O'Brien's own name. Subsequently, the name was canonized, and O'Brien expressed his surprise the following day when he noticed the name had been rapidly adopted by Wookieepedia.
- Conan O'Brien on Wikipedia
- Conan O'Brien at the Internet Movie Database
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