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Conan O'Brien recalls Robin Williams' act of kindness after his Tonight Show ouster: 'You're gonna be fine'

Conan O'Brien is looking back at a memorable interaction with Robin Williams, revealing that the late actor reached out to him after his 'Tonight Show' ouster to make sure he was okay: 'I just couldn't believe that he was thinking about me.'

Conan O'Brien is looking back on a memorable interaction with Robin Williams, revealing that the late actor reached out to make sure he was okay after his unceremonious ouster from The Tonight Show. O'Brien famously succeeded Jay Leno as Tonight Show host in 2009, a position he held for only seven months before his firing. NBC opted to bring back Leno — who had been given a 10 p.m. series — after both hosts experienced rating and time-slot struggles on the network.

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