Bill Maher

Also known as William Maher

comico, conduttore televisivo, autore televisivo, opinionista, scrittore e attore statunitense (1956-)

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Bill Maher is an American comedian, television presenter, screenwriter, and actor born in New York City in 1956. He began his work period in 1979 and is recognized for his contributions to comic, political satire, and criticism of religion. His notable works include the television program Real Time with Bill Maher and the film Religulous. He is also associated with the animal rights movement.

Maher has received several awards, including the Richard Dawkins Award, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, a Primetime Emmy Award, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He was educated at Cornell University and resides in River Vale. He speaks and writes in English. His bibliography includes works such as The New New Rules and Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? The Best of Politically Incorrect.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1956
Works: 18

Top works

What This Comedian Said Will Shock You
Spin This!
The new new rules
The New New Rules
Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? The Best of Politically Incorrect

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Film & TV

New York City, New York, USA

William 'Bill' Maher, Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, television host, political commentator, author and actor. Before his current role as the host of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, he hosted a similar late-night talk show called Politically Incorrect, originally on Comedy Central and later on ABC. He's known for his political satire and sociopolitical commentary, which targets a wide…

Known for

Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This? — Self2025
Hollywood Squares — Self2025
Reality — Self (archive footage)2023
TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas — Self2023
Bill Maher: #Adulting — Self2022
Cuomo — Self - Guest2022
Fat Fiction — Self - Comedian (archive footage)2020
History 101 — Self (archive footage)2020
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate — Self2019
Late Night — Bill Maher2019

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: William
Family name: Maher
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: New York City
Occupation: television producer
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: agnostic atheism
Award: Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Notable work: Religulous
Field of work: criticism of religion
Official website: billmaher.com
Image: BillMaherSept10.jpg
Residence: River Vale

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Commons category: Bill Maher
date of birth: 1956-01-20
name in kana: ビル・マー
start of work period: 1979-00-00
different from: Bill Maher
social media followers: 10958554
medical condition: COVID-19
writing language: English language
birth name: William Maher
name in native language: Bill Maher
influenced by: George Carlin
unmarried partner: Anjulie
P8168: 12206 Prats

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Article · Italiano

William "Bill" Maher (pronunciato ˈmɑɹ; New York, 20 gennaio 1956) è un comico, conduttore televisivo, autore televisivo, opinionista, scrittore e attore statunitense.

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