John Oliver

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John Oliver, left, and Kate Norley attend the Clooney Foundation for Justice Albie Awards at The New York Public Library, in New York Clooney Foundation for Justice 2022 Albie Awards, New York, United States - 29 Sep 2022
John Oliver, Kate Norley. John Oliver, left, and Kate Norley arrive at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles 71st Primetime Emmy Awards - Limo Drop Off, Los Angeles, USA - 22 Sep 2019
John Oliver, Kate Norley. John Oliver, left, and Kate Norley, right, attend the Sesame Workshop's 50th anniversary benefit gala at Cipriani Wall Street, in New York Sesame Workshop's 50th Anniversary Benefit Gala, New York, USA - 29 May 2019
John Oliver and Kate Norley 70th Primetime Emmy Awards, Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA - 17 Sep 2018 View Gallery View Gallery 9 Photos.

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Hometown:
Birmingham

Bio:
John Oliver (born John William Oliver on April 23, 1977 in Birmingham, England) is a British and American talk show host, political satirist, stand-up comedian and writer/producer. After starting out as a stand-up comedian in Europe in the early 2000s, John moved to New York City in 2006 to work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as a Senior British Correspondent. He filled in as a guest host for the show for eight weeks during the summer of 2013, and three months later, it was announced that he was getting his own late night show, Last Week Tonight, on HBO, which premiered on April 27, 2014. He since has won six Emmy Awards for his work on the show and was named one of Time’s “100 Most Influential People” in 2015. In addition to this, John has also done voice acting for shows like Rick and Morty and Bob’s Burgers, as well as for movies like The Smurfs and the upcoming Lion King remake.

Best Known For:
John is best known as the host of HBO’s Last Week Tonight.

Personal Life:
John met his now-wife, Kate Norley, a US Army medic and Iraq War veteran, while they were both working at the 2008 Republic National Convention. The couple got engaged during a trip to St. Thomas in 2010, tied the knot in 2011, and are currently living in New York.