Bill Maher American Comedian From New York City

Bill Maher, born 20 January 1956 in New York City, is an American comedian. He is recognised for appearances in The Interview (2014) and The Good Wife (2009).

Early life

His education includes Pascack Hills High School and Cornell University.

Career

His screen career on record begins in 1983 with D.C. Cab. The 1980s brought House II: The Second Story (1987, as John) and Roseanne (1988). His 1990s credits include Spin City (1996) and Dharma & Greg (1997). During the 2000s, he worked on Tomcats (2001) and John Q (2002). Work from the 2010s includes Delivery Man (2013) and A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014).

Bill Maher’s credits add up to 23 films and 9 TV series from 1983 to 2014. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (7), followed by drama (3) and sitcom (3). Behind the camera, he is listed as writer on Religulous.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt appears in two of his listed titles. Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Seth Meyers (two titles) and Sarah Silverman (two titles). Among his other notable work are Real Time with Bill Maher, Politically Incorrect and New Rules.

Recognition

Bill Maher received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special. The list of wins also includes the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and a Richard Dawkins Award (2009). Awards come to 5 wins in total.