Conan O'Brien, the dominant late-night host for the past 14 seasons, will
succeed Jay Leno as host of the preeminent series on late-night television,
NBC's "The Tonight Show," in June of 2009. Beginning in Spring 2009, Jimmy
Fallon will step in as the "Late Night" host. The announcement was made today
by Ben Silverman, Co-Chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios
and Marc Graboff, Co-Chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios.
"The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" will begin on Monday, June 1, 2009 with
Leno's last "Tonight Show" telecast airing Friday, May 29, 2009.
Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor. Prominent roles
of his career include the title role in Doogie Howser, M.D., the womanizing
Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother, a fictionalized version of himself in
the Harold & Kumar series, and the title role in Joss Whedon's Emmy Award-
winning musical web series Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. He also hosted the
63rd Tony Awards on June 7, 2009, and the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on
September 20, 2009.
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