Who is Conan OBriens wife Liza Powel OBrien?
LATE night comedy king Conan OBrien and his wife Liza Powel OBrien first met on the set of his show. The couple tied the knot in 2002 after an 18-month long relationship. Liza Powel OBrien, 50, worked as a copywriter for the advertising agency Foote, Cone & Belding. She became a screenwriter after graduating with an MFA in Fictional Writing from Columbia Universitys School of the Arts. Liza has worked in plays such as The Gate, The Distinguished Gentleman, and Ruthie Goes Shopping, according to her website. She has also worked at Late Night with Conan OBrien and Conan OBrien Cant Stop. OBrien and Liza met in 2000 as she was working for Foote, Cone & Belding. Her company had agreed to work on a skit with OBriens show and the comedian instantly fell for her. He confessed to Piers Morgan about meeting her, saying: Somewhere, in the vault at NBC, theres footage of me literally falling for my wife on camera.  4 O'Brien met Liza on his show back in 2000 Credit: Getty  OBrien told Morgan that he learned Liza was intelligent, funny and a good person after speaking to her on the phone. The pair officially tied the knot on January 12, 2002 at the St. James Cathedral in Seattle, Washington. Liza and OBrien have two children, Neve, and Beckett OBrien. The comedian dished to People magazine about his childrens toys and helping them assemble gadgets, saying: Being a dad is the greatest, except for assembling things. I remember my father trying to tighten a bolt and hurting his fingers. That is what Im doing now  except I break (the toy) before she even gets to play with it.  On June 17, 2018, OBrien gave a shout out to his children on Twitter for Fathers Day and wrote: All I want for Father's Day is for my kids to stop calling me "Not-Dwayne-Johnson." OBrien is worth an estimated $150million. kicked off his late-night career in 1993 on NBC with Late Night With Conan O'Brien, which he hosted until 2009. He would then be promoted to take over Jay Leno's The Tonight Show, but that only lasted a year as Jay returned for his job in 2010 in a now infamous tug-of-war. O'Brien's resume also includes writing for SNL and The Simpsons, as well as starting his own production company Conaco. Most read in Celebrity FREE BRITNEY Britney Spears' mom is concerned after daughter drops bombshells in court RENEE'S NEW MAN Flip or Flop star Christina's ex Ant 'is dating Renee Zellweger' KHLO WAY Khloe accused of 'photoshop' as she poses in skintight crop top and heels CANCER BATTLE What we know about Mark Hoppus' cancer diagnosis IN THE ZONE Focused Britney leaves police station before demanding END to conservatorship BRIT BABY 'BAN' Britney 'wants to marry & take out IUD to have baby but dad won't let her'  In November 2020 OBrien announced that his late-night shows last season would be in June of 2021. In a statement released by WarnerMedia, Conan said: "In 1993 Johnny Carson gave me the best advice of my career: As soon as possible, get to a streaming platform.' Im thrilled that I get to continue doing whatever the hell it is I do on HBO Max, and I look forward to a free subscription.