Conan O’Brien’s parents pass away days apart from each other
nme.comBoston Globe, his death followed a period of declining health.Days later, on Thursday (December 12), his wife of 66 years, Ruth Reardon O’Brien, also passed away at the age of 92.
She died “peacefully” according to an obituary shared by the Bell-O’Dea Funeral Home in Brookline, Massachusetts.The couple were married for 66 years and had six children, including Conan, 61.
The comedian attributes his love for stand-up to his father, who introduced the family to the likes of Charlie Chaplin and Jack Benny.Speaking to the newspaper about his father, O’Brien recalled: “My father was in constant motion.
And he was interested in everything — absolutely everything.”He also said: “The loudest I’ve ever heard anybody laugh was sitting next to him in a theatre watching Peter Sellers in a Pink Panther movie.“[My dad] was often the funniest guy in the room.
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