Conan O'Brien's parents have died just days apart. Dr. Thomas and Ruth O'Brien were married for 66 years.
BROOKLINE - The parents of comedian and longtime late-night TV host Conan O'Brien have died within days of each other. Dr. Thomas O'Brien died Monday at age 95, and his wife Ruth Reardon O'Brien died at 92 years old on Thursday, according to their obituaries. They were married for 66 years and raised six children. Both were said to have 'passed away peacefully.'Conan O'Brien's parents lived in Brookline, Massachusetts, where he was born and raised.
In an interview with The Globe, Conan O'Brien said his father 'was interested in everything - absolutely everything.''But he was often the funniest guy in the room. And when he would laugh, his whole body would convulse and he would almost hug himself,' O'Brien said.Ruth Reardon O'BrienRuth Reardon O'Brien, a Worcester native, was one of just four women in her Yale Law School class, her obituary stated.
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