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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 20, 1956
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- William Maher Jr.
Bill Maher
0.8 Popularity
Biography
William 'Bill' Maher, Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, television host, political commentator, author and actor. Before his current role as the host of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, he hosted a similar late-night talk show called Politically Incorrect, originally on Comedy Central and later on ABC. He's known for his political satire and sociopolitical commentary, which targets a wide swath of topics. He supports the legalization of marijuana and same-sex marriage, and serves on the board of PETA. He is also a critic of religion and is an advisory board member of Project Reason, a foundation to promote scientific knowledge and secular values within society. He currently ranks number 38 on Comedy Central's 100 greatest stand-ups of all time. He got a Hollywood Walk of Fame star on September 14, 2010.
Known For
6.6
Self
Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?
2025
🎬
0.0
Self
TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas
2023
6.4
Self (archive footage)
Reality
2023
4.1
Self - Guest
Cuomo
2022
4.6
Self
Bill Maher: #Adulting
2022
7.1
Self (archive footage)
History 101
2020
6.4
Self - Comedian (archive footage)
Fat Fiction
2020
7.7
Self (archive footage)
Gaza Fights for Freedom
2019
5.0
Race Against Time
2019
5.3
Self
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
2019
Credits
Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?
as Self
2025
6.6
🎬
TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas
as Self
2023
0.0
Reality
as Self (archive footage)
2023
6.4
Cuomo
as Self - Guest
2022
4.1
Bill Maher: #Adulting
as Self
2022
4.6
History 101
as Self (archive footage)
2020
7.1
Fat Fiction
as Self - Comedian (archive footage)
2020
6.4
Gaza Fights for Freedom
as Self (archive footage)
2019
7.7
Race Against Time
2019
5.0
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
as Self
2019
5.3
The El Duce Tapes
as Self
2019
7.0
Miracle Workers
as Himself (archive footage)
2019
6.8
Late Night
as Himself
2019
6.4
Trump @War
as Self (archive footage)
2018
7.8
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
as Self (archive footage)
2018
7.7
Bill Maher: Live From Oklahoma
as Self
2018
6.7
I Love You, America
as Self
2017
6.6
Get Me Roger Stone
as Self (archive footage)
2017
7.0
Bill Maher - Whiny Little Bitch Live
as Himself
2016
0.0
The Comedy Club
as Self
2016
0.0
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.3
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
as Self
2015
6.7
The Interview
as Bill Maher (uncredited)
2014
6.2
black-ish
as Bill Maher
2014
7.2
Bill Maher: Live from D.C.
as Self
2014
5.8
A Million Ways to Die in the West
as Barn Dance Comedian (uncredited)
2014
6.1
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State
as Self (archive footage)
2014
7.6
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
as Self
2014
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.8
Delivery Man
as Himself
2013
6.2
Iron Man 3
as Bill Maher
2013
6.9
🎬
Bright Day
as Self
2012
0.0
The Campaign
as Bill Maher
2012
5.8
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self
2012
7.2
Finding Your Roots
as Self
2012
6.2
Bill Maher: CrazyStupidPolitics
as Himself
2012
6.1
Inside Comedy
as Self
2012
6.5
The Undefeated
as Self (archive footage)
2011
2.0
Conan
as Self
2010
7.1
America: The Story of Us
as Self
2010
8.1
🎬
The Marriage Ref
as Self - Panelist
2010
3.8
Bill Maher: But I'm Not Wrong
as Self
2010
6.8
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole
as Self (archive footage)
2010
0.0
🎬
Sex, Drugs & Religion
as Self
2010
6.8
The Jay Leno Show
as Self
2009
3.6
Religulous
as Self - Host/Narrator
2008
7.0
True Blood
as Bill Maher
2008
7.6
Swing Vote
as Bill Maher
2008
5.7
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
as Self
2008
5.1
I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA
as Himself
2007
6.3
Heckler
as Self
2007
5.9
Bill Maher: The Decider
as Himself
2007
6.9
Sicko
as Self
2007
7.4
The Sarah Silverman Program.
as Bill Maher
2007
6.4
Everything's Cool
as Self (archive footage)
2007
8.1
Fuck
as Self
2006
6.4
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1
as Self
2006
0.0
Bill Maher: New Rules
as Himself
2006
7.5
AKA Tommy Chong
as Himself
2006
7.4
Earth to America
as Self
2005
8.0
🎬
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005
7.3
Bill Maher: I'm Swiss
as Bill Maher
2005
6.5
The Aristocrats
as Self
2005
5.9
Inside Deep Throat
as Self
2005
6.4
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2005
6.8
America's Next Top Model
as Guest
2003
5.3
Pauly Shore Is Dead
as Bill Maher
2003
4.2
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self - Host
2003
6.0
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Stupidity
as Self
2003
5.2
Bill Maher: Victory Begins at Home
as Bill Maher
2003
6.9
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
as Self
2002
2.0
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
2002
0.0
John Q
as Bill Maher
2002
7.1
Last Party 2000
as Self
2001
6.1
Primetime Glick
2001
6.9
The Secret Rulers of the World
as Self (archive footage)
2001
8.0
Tomcats
as Carlos (uncredited)
2001
5.1
Bill Maher: Be More Cynical
as Bill Maher
2000
7.0
Son of the Beach
2000
6.7
The Early Show
as Self
1999
5.7
Snoops
as Bill Maher
1999
7.0
EDtv
as Bill Maher
1999
6.0
Family Guy
as Bill Maher (voice)
1999
7.4
V.I.P.
as Bill Maher
1998
5.3
Brother's Keeper
as Bill Maher
1998
0.0
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
1998
6.5
🎬
Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular
1998
0.0
Primary Colors
as Himself
1998
6.3
Dharma & Greg
as Bill Maher
1997
6.4
The View
as Self
1997
4.5
Bimbo Movie Bash
as Jim (archive footage)
1997
3.0
The Chris Rock Show
1997
4.4
🎬
Bill Maher: The Golden Goose Special
as Himself
1997
3.0
Spin City
as Bill Maher
1996
7.1
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
🎬
The Weinerville Election Special: From Washington B.C.
1996
0.0
🎬
Bill Maher: Stuff That Struck Me Funny
as Himself
1995
3.0
A Night to Die For
as Self
1995
0.0
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
Politically Incorrect
as Self - Host
1993
5.9
The Jackie Thomas Show
1992
0.0
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
1992
5.4
🎬
Hot Country Nights
1991
0.0
Charlie Hoover
as Elliot Weedle
1991
7.0
Pizza Man
as Elmo Bunn
1991
2.8
One-Night Stand: Bill Maher
1989
7.0
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death
as Jim
1989
4.5
One Night Stand
1989
8.0
Roseanne
1988
6.8
Out of Time
as Maxwell Taylor
1988
4.0
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
as Writer
1987
0.0
House II: The Second Story
as John
1987
5.5
Married... with Children
as Adam Gold
1987
7.7
Max Headroom
as Haskel
1987
6.9
Rags to Riches
1987
8.4
Ratboy
as Party Guest
1986
3.4
Club Med
as Rick
1986
5.8
Larry King Live
as Self
1985
4.8
Sara
as Marty Lang
1985
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Rick Rivers
1984
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Frank Albertson
1984
7.5
D.C. Cab
as Baba
1983
5.3
🎬
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
1983
0.0
Newhart
1982
7.1
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self
1982
5.8
Alice
1976
7.0
Great Performances
as Self
1971
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.4
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee
1956
5.1