Conan O'Brien Will Be Thinking of His Late Parents as He Hosts Oscars 'and Trying to Get Them to Laugh' (Exclusive)

Ruth O’Brien; Conan O’Brien; Thomas Francis O’Brien.Photo:iRelaunch; Kevin Winter/Getty; iRelaunch iRelaunch; Kevin Winter/Getty; iRelaunch “I think they were very proud of the work I did, and they would’ve enjoyed this night,” says O’Brien, 61, ofhis father Dr. Thomas O’Brien and mother Ruth Reardon O’Brien, whodiedin December at age 95 and 92, respectively, within days of each other. “I have a really great photograph of my parents laughing in the audience at an event that I did years ago, [and] I realized early on the original reason anybody gets into comedy is just trying to make our parents laugh,” he says.

ConclaveandEmilia PérezLead U.K.'s 2025 BAFTA Nominations: See the Full List

From L: Saoirse Ronan inThe Outrun(2024); Ralph Fiennes inConclave(2024); Karla Sofía Gascón inEmilia Pérez(2024).Photo:Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics; Courtesy of Focus Features; PAGE 114 - WHY NOT PRODUCTIONS - PATHÉ FILMS - FRANCE 2 CINÉMA. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics; Courtesy of Focus Features; PAGE 114 - WHY NOT PRODUCTIONS - PATHÉ FILMS - FRANCE 2 CINÉMA. The 2025BAFTA Awardsare rapidly approaching. This year’scrop of nomineesinclude several award-season favorites, likeConclaveandEmilia Pérez, which lead with 12 and 11 nominations, respectively.

Condemned Murderer May Be First Person in 15 Years to Be Executed by Firing Squad in U.S.

Brad Sigmon.Photo:South Carolina Department of Corrections South Carolina Department of Corrections Brad Sigmon’s execution is scheduled for March 7 for the 2001 baseball bat killings of his ex-girlfriend’s parents in Greenville County, per theAssociated PressandUSA Today. According to the outlets, after killing David and Gladys Larke, Sigmon kidnapped his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint. Although he shot at her after she escaped his moving vehicle, she survived. Image of a death chamber with an electric chair.

Connecticut Dad of 3 Killed in D.C. Plane Crash Remembered as ‘Dedicated Father, Husband and Community Member'

Casey Crafton.Photo:Guardian Jet Guardian Jet One of the victims of the American Airlines crash has been identified as a Connecticut youth soccer coach and father of three. “The airline tragedy in Washington, D.C., last night has deeply impacted our Salem community. Casey Crafton—husband of Rachel and father to their three sons—was among the passengers on the American Airlines flight from Kansas that went down in the Potomac River,” wrote Marx in her statement.

Connie Britton Opens Up About Isolating Move from California to Tennessee: ‘I Didn’t Know a Soul’

Connie Britton in October 2024.Photo:Vivien Killilea/Getty Vivien Killilea/Getty Connie Brittonis getting candid about her previous move to Tennessee after years of living in California. While she had relocated to the south in 2012 for her role as Rayna Jaymes in the AMC dramaNashville, Britton didn’t anticipate the challenges she would face after having just adopted her son from Ethiopia. Connie Britton/Instagram She added that because living in a new city as a single mom was a hard transition for her at first, she eventually had to seek some help.