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TV star devastated as beloved mum dies just three days after dad
Academy Awards host Conan O'Brien's mother Ruth O'Brien has died at the age of 92, just three days after the TV host's father Dr. Thomas O'Brien passed away at the age of 95
The beloved US chat show host, aged 61, who is due to present the Academy Awards next spring, was left heartbroken following the passing of his father Dr Thomas O’Brien at 95 on Monday 9 December and then faced immense sorrow when his mother died at 92 in her Brookline home on Thursday. He continued reminiscing about how his father's laughter was the loudest he'd ever heard, especially watching Peter Sellers in a Pink Panther movie, and expressed his unique personality by saying, "For the rest of my time on earth I will be hearing from people who want to talk with me about my dad. Conan previously shared a hilarious story about his mum meeting movie star Jim Carrey at a Christmas party and not recognising him.
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