John Oliver(II)

Writer
Producer
Actor

John Oliver in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)

John Oliver stopped by "IMDb LIVE After the Emmys" to talk with hosts Dave Karger and Jill Kargman after "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" won the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Talk Series.

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John Oliver on "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" Emmy Win, Weird Plush Toys

John Oliver was born on 23 April 1977 in Birmingham, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014), The Lion King (2019) and The Smurfs (2011). He has been married to Kate Norley since October 2011. They have two children.

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Won 21 Primetime Emmys
- 44 wins & 29 nominations total

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

8.8

TV Series

Writer

James Earl Jones, Kathy Griffin, Alfre Woodard, Scott Adsit, Carlos Alazraqui, Kristen Alderson, Kristen Ariza, Michael Beattie, Bob Bergen, Sebastian Cavazza, Cedric The Entertainer, Dane Cook, Walt Dohrn, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Penny Johnson Jerald, John Kani, Florence Kasumba, Beyoncé, Phil LaMarr, Danny Mann, Mike Mitchell, Don Rickles, Seth Rogen, Amy Sedaris, Peter Sohn, Aron Warner, Christopher Knights, John Oliver, Keegan-Michael Key, Will.i.am, Kristen DeLuca, Christopher Lee Parson, J. Lee, Donald Glover, Eric André, Billy Eichner, Teri Reeves, Ryan Potter, Chance the Rapper, Kristen Phaneuf, JD McCrary, Josh McCrary, and Shahadi Wright Joseph in The Lion King (2019)

The Lion King

6.8

Zazu(voice)

2019

The Smurfs

5.4

Vanity(voice)

2011

The Love Guru

3.8

Dick Pants

2008

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Writer

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
8.8
TV Series
- writer
- 2014–2023
The Daily Show
8.3
TV Series
- writer
- 2007–2013
New York Stand-Up Show
7.0
TV Series
- writer
- written by
- 2010–2012
Decline of the American Empire
5.9
TV Special
- written by
- 2012
The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear
7.1
TV Special
- writer
- 2010
John Oliver: Terrifying Times
7.2
TV Special
- Writer
- 2008
The 80th Annual Academy Awards
6.8
TV Special
- special material written by
- 2008
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
7.6
TV Series
- additional material
- 2006
The Late Edition
7.8
TV Series
- writer
- 2005
2004: The Stupid Version
7.5
TV Movie
- additional material
- 2004
Movie Babylon
TV Series
- Writer
- 2000
Smack the Pony
7.7
TV Series
- additional material
- 2000

Producer

Actor

Late Night with Seth Meyers
6.3
TV Series
- Alex
- 2024
Riggle's Picks Podcast
Podcast Series
- 2023
Helpsters
6.8
TV Series
- Weather-Loving Winston
- 2022
The Horne Section TV Show
6.5
TV Series
- John Oliver
- 2022
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
7.2
TV Series
- Suspect
- 2022
Big Mouth
7.8
TV Series
- Harry (voice)
- 2020
The Lion King
6.8
- Zazu (voice)
- 2019
Wonder Park
5.9
- Steve (voice)
- 2019
Danger Mouse
7.1
TV Series
- Augustus P. Crumhorn IV (voice)
- 2016–2017
The Detour
7.7
TV Series
- Fitz
- 2017
Bob's Burgers
8.2
TV Series
- Ian (voice)
- 2017
Cross Wars
2.3
- Narrator (voice)
- 2017
The Simpsons
8.7
TV Series
- Booth Wilkes-John (voice)
- 2014
Community
8.5
TV Series
- Professor Ian Duncan
- Xim-Xam
- Mix-Max
- 2009–2014
Robot Chicken
7.7
TV Series
- Serpentor
- British Gentleman (voice)
- 2014

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Videos20

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Highlights From the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards

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What We Know About 'The Lion King' ... So Far

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What We Know About 'The Lion King' ... So Far

Interview 1:16

John Oliver on "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" Emmy Win, Weird Plush Toys

Trailer 1:49

Season 10 Official Trailer

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Smurfs 2 (VG)

Trailer 1:49

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver: Season 10

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Official sites
- Facebook
- Official Site
Height
- 5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)
Born
- April 23, 1977
- Birmingham, England, UK
Spouse
- Kate NorleyOctober 2011 - present (2 children)
Children
- Hudson Oliver
Parents
Other works
Book: "Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race". New York City NY: Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-0-446-57922-3
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Trivia
Had a koala chlamydia clinic in Australia (donated by Russell Crowe) named after him.

Quotes
Armando Iannucci is one of my heroes. As I was growing up, he was probably the most influential comic voice that I had. The only way I may be able to say thank you is to invite him on a television show, where we're both one step removed from having to directly deal with each other on a human level. Hillary Kun, the guest booker [on The Daily Show (1996)], and I have been talking about who might be interesting to have come on and trying to get a balance of people. And trying to get the Queen.