Conan O’Brien Mourns Death Of Mom, Days After Father Died
Television host Conan O’Brien recently endured a family tragedy that came out as a double loss. The comedian’s mother has recently passed away. Notably, this comes out just days after O’Brien’s father had also died.
Conan O’Brien’s Parents Had Been Married For Sixty-Six Years
The comedian’s mother, Ruth O’Brien, passed away on December 12, 2024. She was 92 years old at the time of her death.
Notably, this comes out just three days after the death of the late night host’s father, Dr. Thomas O’Brien. He had been 95 at the time of his passing.
An obituary was published for Ruth on the Bell O’Dea Funeral Home’s website. It was noted that she “passed away peacefully” and had been married to her husband for “sixty-six” years.
As a graduate of Yale Law School, the obituary also noted that Ruth “was only one of four women in her law school class and was elected vice president of the student government.
Ruth’s work in the legal field, from serving as a law clerk to a real estate attorney, was also highlighted. It was noted that “she became the second woman to be a partner at the firm” in 1978.
Conan Previously Talked About His Family In A 2017 Video
Back in 2017, Conan also shared a look into his family in a video after his mother earned the iRelaunch Pioneering Relauncher Award. As he noted, “There were six kids, two dogs, a cat, my grandmother and a parakeet.”
“I’m not kidding. That house was madness sometimes, lovely madness, but madness. I don’t know how they worked it out, but they worked it out pretty well.”
Thomas worked as a physician, epidemiologist and professor at Harvard Medical School for around three decades. Speaking with The Boston Globe, Conan noted that, “Science has said there’s no such thing as perpetual motion, but my father was proof that that was wrong.”
Conan also emphasized how his father introduced him to comedy. Reportedly, his father became a fan of comedy films during his time in medical school. As he noted, “The loudest I’ve ever heard anybody laugh was sitting next to him in a theater watching Peter Sellers in a Pink Panther movie.”
The TV show host also noted, “For the rest of my time on earth I will be hearing from people who want to talk with me about my dad,” He continued, “I’ve never met anyone like him, and he happens to be my father. If I met him randomly in a hotel lobby, I’d think, ‘Who the hell is this guy? He’s the most interesting person I’ve ever met.'”
As noted by E! News, in addition to Conan, Ruth and Thomas shared five kids together. These include Neal, Jane, Justin, Kate and Luke.
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