Bill Maher

@Talk Show Host, Birthday and Childhood

Bill Maher is a well-known American talk show host and political satirist

Jan 20, 1956

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Biography

Personal Details

  • Birthday: January 20, 1956
  • Nationality: American
  • Famous: Talk Show Host, Atheists, Jewish Comedians, Cornell University, Media Personalities, ENTP
  • City/State: New Yorkers
  • Known as: William Maher
  • Universities:
    • Cornell University
    • Cornell University
    • Pascack Hills High School
  • Notable Alumnis:
    • Cornell University

Bill Maher born at

New York City

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Birth Place

In 2003, he became romantically involved with Coco Johnsen, a model and their relationship came to an end in the year 2004.

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Personal Life

He briefly dated author and model Karrine Steffans, after which he was in a relationship with neuroscientist and science educator, Cara Santa Maria from 2009 to 2011.

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Personal Life

Bill Maher was born in New York City, United States to William Maher and Julie Berman. His father was a radio announcer and network news editor, while his mother was a nurse. He was raised as a Catholic and was not aware of his mother’s Jewish identity until he was a teenager.

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Childhood & Early Life

He grew up in the neighbourhood of the River Vale, New Jersey, where he attended the Pascack Hills High School, after which he graduated from Cornell University with a B.A in English in 1978.

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Childhood & Early Life

In 1979, he began his career in the genre of stand-up comedy as a host in the New York City’s comedy club ‘Catch a Rising Star’. Soon, he regularly appeared on TV comedians Johnny Carson's and David Letterman’ shows.

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Career

In 1983, he made his debut with the future film ‘D.C Cab’, directed by Joel Schumacher. The film received controversial reviews after it released and it did not do much for his career.

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Career

In the 1980s, he appeared in minor roles in television shows like ‘Sara’, ‘ Max Headroom’ and the films ‘Ratboy’ and ‘Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death’

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Career

In 1991, he appeared in the sitcom ‘Charlie Hoover’ and that year he also played the role of ‘Elmo Bunn’ in the comedy film ‘Pizza Man’, directed and written by J.F. Lawton.

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In 1993, he was seen in the American sitcom ‘Married... with Children’, which was broadcast on Fox Network and he also played the role of a photographer in the ABC sitcom ‘Roseanne’.

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Career

He was the host of the late-night political talk show ‘Politically Incorrect’, which was awarded the Emmy Award in the year 2000. The talk show also received two CableACE Awards for ‘Best Talk Show Series’ and was nominated for the ‘Writers Guild of America’ award.

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Major Works

He is the host of the talk show ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’, which has earned ten Primetime Emmy Awards and has also been a six time nominee of ‘Writers Guild of America’ award.

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Major Works