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Biography

Bill Maher is a comedian, actor, writer, producer, and political satirist. He's best known for his: Stand up routines Politically Incorrect TV series on…more

Born

1/20/1956, New York, New York, USA

Birth Name

William Maher Jr.

Gender

Male

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Star (9)

Role
- Real Time with Bill Maher
  Host
  - S 9: Ep 25 July 29, 2011
    7/29/11
  - S 9: Ep 24 July 22, 2011
    7/22/11
  - S 8: Ep 1 February 19, 2010
    2/19/10
  - S 7: Ep 30 October 9, 2009
    10/9/09
  - S 7: Ep 28 September 25, 2009
    9/25/09
  - + 20 More Credits
- Real Time with Bill Maher
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 23 July 15, 2011
    7/15/11
  - S 7: Ep 31 October 16, 2009
    10/16/09
  - S 7: Ep 29 October 2, 2009
    10/2/09
  - S 7: Ep 27 September 18, 2009
    9/18/09
  - S 7: Ep 26 September 11, 2009
    9/11/09
  - + 144 More Credits
- Iconoclasts
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 4 Bill Maher + Clive Davis
    11/6/08
- Politically Incorrect
  Host
  - S 9: Ep 193 Ann Coulter, Christopher Reid, Arianna Huffington, Michelle Phillips
    6/28/02
  - S 9: Ep 192 Larry Miller, Tim Robbins, Michael Moore, Genevieve Wood
    6/27/02
  - S 9: Ep 191 Margaret Cho, Alan Thicke, Floyd Brown, Lynne Redgrave
    6/26/02
  - S 9: Ep 190 Rob Schneider, Julie Brown, Esai Morales, Trace Adkins
    6/25/02
  - S 9: Ep 189 Jay Mohr, Peter Roff, Sydney Hay, Holland Taylor
    6/24/02
  - + 203 More Credits
- Politically Incorrect
  Self
  - S 9: Ep 162 Tommy Davidson, Mary-Louise Kurey, Leslie Hope, Dr. Drew Pinsky
    5/8/02
- Politically Incorrect
  Host (1994-2002)
  - S 8: Ep 202 August 9, 2001
    8/9/01
  - S 8: Ep 203 August 7, 2001
    8/7/01
  - S 8: Ep 204 5/12/01
    5/12/01
  - S 8: Ep 201 March 27, 2001
    3/27/01
  - S 8: Ep 198 Feb 13, 2001
    2/13/01
  - + 69 More Credits
- Charlie Hoover
  Elliot Wheedle
  - S 1: Ep 7 Roll One For Ed
    12/29/91
  - S 1: Ep 6 Old Flame
    12/21/91
  - S 1: Ep 5 Out of the Frying Pan
    12/7/91
  - S 1: Ep 4 Mother-In-Law
    11/30/91
  - S 1: Ep 3 Two For The Road
    11/23/91
  - + 2 More Credits
- Hard Knocks (1987)
  Star
  - S 1: Ep 13 Hammerhead Is Out
    8/6/87
  - S 1: Ep 12 Sap Cops
    7/30/87
  - S 1: Ep 11 Captain Justice
    7/16/87
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Hits
    7/9/87
  - S 1: Ep 9 Highway to Hard Knocks
    6/26/87
  - + 8 More Credits
- Sara
  Marty Lang
  - S 1: Ep 13 Brief Encounter
    5/8/85
  - S 1: Ep 12 A Night at the Ballet
    5/1/85
  - S 1: Ep 11 Girls Just Want to Have Fun
    4/24/85
  - S 1: Ep 10 Meet Mr. Cooper
    4/17/85
  - S 1: Ep 9 Sara's Short Story
    4/10/85
  - + 8 More Credits
Recurring Role (7)

Role
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 36 Show #2843
    1/3/08
  - S 13: Ep 151 Show #2564
    5/26/06
  - S 12: Ep 191 Show #2410
    8/9/05
  - S 6: Ep 133 Show #1198
    4/9/99
  - S 3: Ep 129 Show #0568
    4/4/96
  - + 1 More Credits
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 200 Bill Maher; Sig & Edgar Hansen; Amy Whinehouse
    4/24/07
  - S 14: Ep 1004 2006 Olympic Show #4 - Bill Maher
    2/16/06
  - S 13: Ep 194 Show #2915
    4/18/05
  - S 13: Ep 26 Show #2747
    7/20/04
  - S 12: Ep 198 Show #2694
    4/21/04
  - + 9 More Credits
- Larry King Live
  Guest Host
  - S 22: Ep 135 Is Zawahiri Dead?; Celebrity Obsession; Scandal and Politics
    1/13/06
- The View
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 87 Maher/Iglesias
    1/8/04
  - S 6: Ep 211 July 17, 2003
    7/17/03
  - S 6: Ep 157 April 30, 2003
    4/30/03
  - S 6: Ep 51 November 13, 2002
    11/13/02
  - S 4: Ep 12 July 31, 2001
    7/31/01
- The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 200 October 30, 1997
    10/30/97
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 92 Show #1676
    8/27/92
  - S 10: Ep 147 Show #1575
    1/7/92
  - S 9: Ep 35 Show #1289
    4/11/90
  - S 8: Ep 15 Show #1100
    2/21/89
  - S 5: Ep 79 Show #0737 (860722)
    7/22/86
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 30: Ep 28 Show #4439
    11/22/91
  - S 29: Ep 91 Show #4321
    4/3/91
  - S 29: Ep 37 Show #4267
    12/17/90
  - S 28: Ep 141 Show #4186
    7/10/90
  - S 28: Ep 63 Show #4108
    2/6/90
  - + 4 More Credits
Guest Star (69)

Role
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 116 Bill Maher/Eloise Mumford
    2/21/12
  - S 5: Ep 104 Bill Maher/Chris Klein
    2/17/09
  - S 3: Ep 110 Bill Maher/Jacinda Barrett/Razorlight
    3/8/07
  - S 1: Ep 71 Bill Maher/Rain Pryor/Stewart Francis
    5/3/05
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 1351 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 11/17/2011
    11/17/11
- The View
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 46 November 15, 2011
    11/15/11
  - S 12: Ep 20 September 30, 2008
    9/30/08
- The Rachel Maddow Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 23 Episode 759
    10/11/11
  - S 3: Ep 148 Episode 636
    4/12/11
  - S 1: Ep 230 August 18, 2009
    8/18/09
  - S 1: Ep 48 November 17, 2008
    11/17/08
  - S 1: Ep 8 September 17, 2008
    9/17/08
  - + 1 More Credits
- Piers Morgan Tonight
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 122 July 11, 2011 - Bill Maher
    7/11/11
- Family Guy
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 6 Brian Writes a Bestseller
    11/21/10
- Countdown with Keith Olbermann
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 161 November 16, 2010
    11/16/10
  - S 7: Ep 227 March 10, 2010
    3/10/10
  - S 7: Ep 53 June 15, 2009
    6/15/09
- America: The Story of Us
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 Boom
    5/16/10
- The Wanda Sykes Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 116 Episode 116
    3/13/10
- The Sarah Silverman Program
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 2 The Silverman and the Pillows
    2/11/10
- The Jay Leno Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 93 93
    2/5/10
  - S 1: Ep 55 55
    11/30/09
  - S 1: Ep 11 11
    9/28/09
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 17: Ep 38 Show #3210
    11/5/09
- Imus in the Morning
  Himself
  - S 2009: Ep 17 October 27, 2009
    10/27/09
  - S 2009: Ep 54 March 3, 2009
    3/3/09
  - S 2008: Ep 185 October 15, 2008
    10/14/08
- The Joy Behar Show
  Himself - Guest Panelist
  - S 2010: Ep 2 Victoria Gotti & Bill Maher
    9/30/09
- The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 51 Bill Maher, Nick Cannon, Kings Of Leon
    8/24/09
- Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 When I'm Bad, I'm Better: The Groundbreakers
    1/21/09
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Self
  - S 5: Ep 41 Bill Maher
    11/3/08
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Self
  - S 13: Ep 123 Bill Maher
    9/30/08
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 184 April 10, 2008
    4/10/08
- Shootout
  Self
  - S 5: Ep 1 Bill Maher
    9/9/07
- Hardball with Chris Matthews
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 27 September 04, 2007
    9/4/07
- Larry King Live
  Guest Host
  - S 23: Ep 167 Episode 23-167
    5/4/07
- The Showbiz Show with David Spade
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 6 Episode #306
    4/26/07
- America's Next Top Model
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 7 The Girl Who Gets Thrown in the Pool
    4/4/07
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 160 Bill Maher; Michael Holmes; Rodney Atkins
    2/20/07
  - S 15: Ep 42 Bill Maher; Floyd Landis; Stone Sour
    8/8/06
- The O'Reilly Factor
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 17 Clinton/Wallace Story Grows
    9/26/06
  - S 10: Ep 113 More Warnings About the Terror War
    2/6/06
- The Girls Next Door
  Himself (uncredited)
  - S 2: Ep 1 Here's Looking at You, Hef!
    7/30/06
  - S 1: Ep 10 Ghostbusted
    10/30/05
- The Henry Rollins Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 5 Bill Maher, BRMC
    4/29/06
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 29 Hugh Hefner: Girlfriends, Wives and Centerfolds
    4/9/06
- 20/20
  Himself
  - S 27: Ep 10 Bill Maher & More
    11/11/05
- Dinner For Five
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 6 Bill Maher, Alanis Morissette, Rosanna Arquette, Bob Odenkirk
    5/6/05
- Larry King Live
  Himself
  - S 21: Ep 167 Episode 21-167
    2/14/05
- Larry King Live
  Himself/Guest
  - S 21: Ep 167 Episode 21-167
    2/14/05
- Tavis Smiley
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 24 Bill Maher, Sophie Okonedo
    2/9/05
  - S 1: Ep 147 Bill Maher
    8/26/04
  - S 1: Ep 14 Bill Maher
    1/22/04
- Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 10 Episode 210
    11/21/04
- MadTV
  Himself/Various
  - S 10: Ep 6 Episode #1006
    11/20/04
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 6 Bill Maher, Duane "Dog" Chapman, Radio 4
    9/8/04
- The Greatest
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 16 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons (20 - 1)
    7/25/03
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 113 Bill Maher, Yoko Ono, Nigella Lawson
    5/2/03
- Mohr Sports
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 15 Bill Maher, Tony Hawk
    7/16/02
- Son Of The Beach
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 1 Penetration Island
    6/18/02
- Dennis Miller Live
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 12 Freedom of Speech
    5/3/02
  - S 5: Ep 2 Drugs
    1/16/98
  - S 2: Ep 27 Freedom of Speech
    7/21/95
- Primetime Glick
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Bill Maher / Steve Martin
    6/20/01
- The Man Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 15 Monkey Wife
    12/10/00
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 52: Ep 1 The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/10/00
  - S 51: Ep 1 The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/12/99
  - S 48: Ep 1 The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/8/96
- American Music Awards
  Himself
  - S 27: Ep 27 The 27th American Music Awards
    1/17/00
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 62 Bill Maher
    11/18/99
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 92 Bill Maher, Leah Remini, and Jim Rose
    11/15/99
  - S 1: Ep 27 Bill Maher, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Robey Morgan
    5/5/99
- Snoops
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Higher Calling
    10/17/99
- Brother's Keeper
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 21 Politically Impolite
    4/23/99
- Ally McBeal
  himself
  - S 2: Ep 0 Life and Trials of Ally McBeal
    3/22/99
- Spin City
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 19 Politically Incorrect
    3/2/99
- V.I.P.
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 One Wedding and Val's Funeral
    10/17/98
- Sin City Spectacular
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Show No. 107
    9/7/98
- Dharma & Greg
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 Mr. Montgomery Goes to Washington
    11/12/97
- The Larry Sanders Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 12 The Roast
    2/19/97
- People's Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 23: Ep 1 The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards
    1/12/97
- Roseanne
  Bob
  - S 5: Ep 20 It was Twenty Years Ago Today
    3/9/93
- The Jackie Thomas Show
  Mr. Lorre
  - S 1: Ep 13 Strike
    2/23/93
- Married... With Children
  Adam
  - S 7: Ep 17 You Can't Miss
    2/21/93
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 22 October 7, 1992
    10/7/92
  - S 4: Ep 182 July 20, 1992
    7/20/92
  - S 4: Ep 153 June 4, 1992
    6/4/92
- One Night Stand
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 1 Bill Maher
    7/19/92
  - S 1: Ep 8 Bill Maher
    4/5/89
- The Chuck Woolery Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 60 December 9, 1991
    12/9/91
- Comic Strip Live
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Comic Strip Live on Campus
    11/25/90
- Murder, She Wrote
  Frank Albertson
  - S 6: Ep 12 Goodbye Charlie
    1/7/90
- Murder, She Wrote
  Rick Rivers
  - S 5: Ep 13 Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble
    2/19/89
- Newhart
  Norm Murphy
  - S 6: Ep 17 The Buck Stops Here
    2/8/88
- Max Headroom
  Haskel
  - S 2: Ep 5 Whackets
    10/16/87
- Alice (1985)
  Officer Gary Conroy
  - S 9: Ep 8 Vera's Anniversary Blues
    1/8/85
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- True Blood
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Strange Love
    9/7/08
Writer (1)

Role
- Real Time with Bill Maher
  Writer
  - S 7: Ep 29 October 2, 2009
    10/2/09
  - S 7: Ep 28 September 25, 2009
    9/25/09
  - S 5: Ep 1 February 16, 2007
    2/16/07
  - S 4: Ep 24 November 17, 2006
    11/17/06
  - S 4: Ep 23 November 10, 2006
    11/10/06
  - + 5 More Credits
Executive in Charge of Production (1)

Role
- Real Time with Bill Maher
  Executive in Charge of Production
  - S 5: Ep 1 February 16, 2007
    2/16/07
  - S 4: Ep 24 November 17, 2006
    11/17/06
  - S 4: Ep 23 November 10, 2006
    11/10/06
  - S 4: Ep 22 November 3, 2006
    11/3/06
  - S 4: Ep 21 October 27, 2006
    10/27/06
  - + 2 More Credits
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- Real Time with Bill Maher
  Executive Producer
  - S 7: Ep 29 October 2, 2009
    10/2/09
  - S 7: Ep 28 September 25, 2009
    9/25/09

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- Bill is very critical of teachers' unions, despite the fact that his sister is a teacher.
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- Bill's mother was an army veteran, serving as a nurse in WWII.
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- Bill has won two CableAce awards, in 1995 and 1996 for his show "Politically Incorrect."
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- Bill Maher: But when you look at the list of liberals who are active in politics, if not running. Barbra Streisand, Sean Penn, Warren Beatty, Springsteen, Spielberg...And then you look at the conservatives, it's like Chuck Norris, Bo Derek and the Gatlin Brothers. I don't know if being liberal makes you more right, but it does seem like it makes you more talented.
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- Bill Maher: You know what I don't understand? Why does the military love Bush? I never understand. It's such a dysfunctional, abusive relationship. It's like a husband who beats up his wife, and she comes back for more. This guy is not good to the troops. He doesn't give them the armor they need. He doesn't send them where they should be fighting. I don't get it.
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- Bill Maher: Don't you think that being a person of faith has become a third rail in American politics? If you want to run for president nowadays, you'd better get out there and say you're a very faith-based person.
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