Conan O’Brien ditched his signature sleek suit for more rustic attire to host the 98th Academy Awards ceremonial red carpet roll-out, which was held outside the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Wednesday.
The flame-haired comedian – turning 63 next month – slipped his towering 6ft 4in frame into a blue-denim jumpsuit over a formal white shirt and blue-dotted necktie along with brown boots.
Hairstylist KC Carhart Speers gave O’Brien even more height with his signature coiffed curl while groomer Michelle DeMilt made sure he was ready for his close-up on Oscar press day.
The six-time Emmy winner was joined by three crew members as they pushed the massive red carpet in unison for the snapping cameras inside the bustling Ovation Hollywood complex.
But the manual labor didn’t last long as O’Brien began dramatically posing on the yet-to-be-unfurled carpet.
At one point, the Team Coco owner splayed his body lengthwise with one knee up while soaking up the attention.
Conan O’Brien ditched his signature sleek suit for more rustic attire to host the 98th Academy Awards ceremonial red carpet roll-out, which was held outside the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Wednesday
The flame-haired comedian – turning 63 next month – slipped his towering 6ft 4in frame into a blue-denim jumpsuit over a formal white shirt and blue-dotted necktie along with brown boots
With only four days left before the ABC/Hulu broadcast, O’Brien has been workshopping Oscars monologue material with over five other writers.
And on Sunday, the Harvard-educated, Massachusetts-born funnyman hit the Largo comedy club stage in order to test out 20 minutes of said material.
‘I get obsessive,’ O’Brien told THR Magazine on Monday.
‘I want to turn it off, but I can’t. That’s not always a fun ride, but that’s the deal. At 62, I understand it. I tell my daughter, “You have to know your own owner’s manual.” I now know the Conan Owner’s Manual.’
The Mark Twain Prize recipient will likely be rooting for his If I Had Legs I’d Kick You co-star Rose Byrne – who’s nominated for best actress alongside Jessie Buckley, Renate Reinsve, Emma Stone and Kate Hudson.
O’Brien will likely oversee the in memoriam tribute to his late friend Rob Reiner, which is rumored to feature his When Harry Met Sally actors Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal.
The beloved filmmaker and his second wife Michele Reiner were stabbed to death, at age 78 and 70, in the bedroom of their $13.5 million Brentwood mansion on December 14 – hours after attending a party at O’Brien’s home.
‘Very simply, we had a party, we invited our really good friends and then, the next day, this terrible thing happened,’ the Needs a Friend podcaster said.
‘Whatever difficulties my wife and I have experienced having our name attached to it are nothing compared to the scale of the tragedy for the family and the loss of Rob and Michele.
Hairstylist KC Carhart Speers gave O’Brien even more height with his signature coiffed curl while groomer Michelle DeMilt made sure he was ready for his close-up on Oscar press day
The six-time Emmy winner was joined by three crew members as they pushed the massive red carpet in unison for the snapping cameras inside the bustling Ovation Hollywood complex
But the manual labor didn’t last long as O’Brien began dramatically posing on the yet-to-be-unfurled carpet
At one point, the Team Coco owner splayed his body lengthwise with one knee up while soaking up the attention
With only four days left before the ABC/Hulu broadcast, O’Brien has been workshopping Oscars monologue material with over five other writers
And on Sunday, the Harvard-educated, Massachusetts-born funnyman hit the Largo comedy club stage in order to test out 20 minutes of said material
‘I get obsessive,’ O’Brien told THR Magazine on Monday. ‘I want to turn it off, but I can’t. That’s not always a fun ride, but that’s the deal. At 62, I understand it. I tell my daughter, “You have to know your own owner’s manual.” I now know the Conan Owner’s Manual’
The Mark Twain Prize recipient will likely be rooting for his If I Had Legs I’d Kick You co-star Rose Byrne (R) – who’s nominated for best actress alongside Jessie Buckley, Renate Reinsve, Emma Stone and Kate Hudson
O’Brien will likely oversee the in memoriam tribute to his late friend Rob Reiner, which is rumored to feature his When Harry Met Sally actors Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal
The beloved filmmaker and his second wife Michele Reiner (R, pictured September 9) were stabbed to death, at age 78 and 70, in the bedroom of their $13.5 million Brentwood mansion on December 14 – hours after attending a party at O’Brien’s home
‘Very simply, we had a party, we invited our really good friends and then, the next day, this terrible thing happened,’ the Needs a Friend podcaster said. ‘Whatever difficulties my wife and I have experienced having our name attached to it are nothing compared to the scale of the tragedy for the family and the loss of Rob and Michele’ (pictured in 2024)
He continued: ‘If you’re a known person, your name is going to get dragged into things sometimes, but it is not a hardship. There is only sadness that they’re gone’
The Reiners’ 32-year-old son Nick was arrested for their homicide and is awaiting his next court date on April 29 at LA’s Twin Towers Correctional Facility, but he pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder (pictured February 23)
On Tuesday, the Academy announced the performers for the musical portion of the ceremony including Josh Groban; the Los Angeles Master Chorale; and KPop Demon Hunters singers Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami (pictured February 23)
Hot off the Timothée Chalamet scandal, ballerina Misty Copeland – who previously donned Marty Supreme merch – was enlisted to dance during the Sinners presentation featuring Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq, Brittany Howard, Shaboozey and more
‘If you’re a known person, your name is going to get dragged into things sometimes, but it is not a hardship. There is only sadness that they’re gone.’
The Reiners’ 32-year-old son Nick was arrested for their homicide and is awaiting his next court date on April 29 at LA’s Twin Towers Correctional Facility, but he pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder.
On Tuesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the performers for the musical portion of the ceremony including Josh Groban; the Los Angeles Master Chorale; and KPop Demon Hunters singers Ejae, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami.
Hot off the Timothée Chalamet scandal, ballerina Misty Copeland – who previously donned Marty Supreme merch – was enlisted to dance during the Sinners presentation featuring Miles Caton and Raphael Saadiq, Brittany Howard, Shaboozey and more.
O’Brien will also voice the character Smarty Pants in Andrew Stanton’s animated flick Toy Story 5 – hitting US theaters June 19 – alongside Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack and Keanu Reeves.
And it’s been a full year since HBO Max renewed the Beast in Me producer’s Emmy-winning travel series Conan O’Brien Must Go for a third season.
O’Brien sold his podcast production company, Team Coco, to SiriusXM in 2022 for a deal valued at approximately $150 million.
The JFK Presidential Library board member – who used to write for Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons – hosted talk shows (Late Night, The Tonight Show and Conan) for nearly 28 consecutive years.
