Late Night Hosts' High School Yearbook Photos

By PopEater Staff Posted Jan 21st 2010 04:33PM

With all this drama between late-night hosts, they might as well be in high school, right? Well, we took a trip down memory lane and compiled all the host's year book photos. Take a look at all the funnymen (Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon and more) before their prime.

Conan O'Brien

Class: 1981
High School: Brookline High School, Brookline, MA

-- He served as the managing editor of the school newspaper.

-- After graduating as valedictorian in 1981, he entered Harvard University.

David Letterman

Class: 1965
High School: Broad Ripple High School, Indianapolis, IN

-- During Letterman's senior year, he was voted "Class Smart Alec."

-- During high school, he worked as a stock boy at Atlas Supermarket.

Jay Leno

Class: 1968
High School: Andover High School,
Andover, MA

-- According to the NY Times, a high school guidance counselor once suggested that his mother take Leno out of school because "education is not for everyone."

-- He stayed and later graduated from Emerson College in Boston.

Jimmy Fallon

Class: 1992
High School: Saugerties High School,
Saugerties, New York

-- At age 17, Jimmy Fallon was ready for stand-up and entered a contest that had him mimicking celebrity announcers for a line of troll dolls. He won the contest and continued to be an active participant in high school plays.

-- Fallon was shortly expelled from school, following an incident where he allegedly pulled a fire alarm.

Jimmy Kimmel

Class: 1985
High School: Ed W. Clark High School, Las Vegas, NV

-- He played clarinet in his high school's marching band.

-- Jimmy Kimmel started working in the radio industry while in high school, hosting a Sunday night interview show on UNLV's college station KUNV.

Stephen Colbert

Class: 1982
High School: Porter-Gaud School,
Charleston, SC

-- In high school, Colbert participated in several school plays and contributed to the school newspaper.

-- During his time as a teenager, he also briefly fronted a Rolling Stones cover band.

Carson Daly

Class: 1991
High School: Santa Monica High School,
Santa Monica, CA

-- Carson Daly dreamed of becoming a police officer but opted to become a DJ instead.

-- Daly was also an active member of the school's golf team.

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Comments

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Thursday 21 January

By wilkins002

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All of them seem like normal teenagers. I see that Craig Ferguson is missing. Frankly, I find him very amusing. Of course, he was already a published author before he took over the later show. Also, David Letterman is a graduate of Ball State University and has scholarships for students interested in broadcasting. The personal mistakes that he made are between him and his wife. I love his humor.

By sapbookstore

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We didn't have yearbooks in the UK when Craig was at school. I think they may do now, as a lot of US traditions like proms are finding their way into the UK school system.

Sunday 24 January

By Dana

Craig Ferguson also dropped out of high school.

Friday 22 January

By Pat Leslie

Why did you leave out Chelsey and Wanda and Joy?

Saturday 23 January

By Steve

Who? Seriously, who are they?

By HspncElvis

How about George Lopez? Where is his picture?

Nobody watches the show so no one cares...

By mojo

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They are still working on his immigration papers

By J

G Lo has the best late night show on with the BEST house band on the planet!

By Judith

Gee, looks like Conan is WAY smarter than Leno. Was then and is now. Leno is a creep for what he has done. What a moron. I hope Conan goes to FOX. I will definitely watch him.

By r

leno hasnt done anything its the heads of nbc that run the show not leno, why are people blaming him?

By IllbootenGOTTI

Conan, I like you...LIKE...you, but seriously...200 employees and the best we get is a masterbating bear?

I'm just sayin'.

By dina

Where is Jon Stewart?

By Gretchen

Loved this article. It was fun to see the yearbook pictures. I don't watch Jimmy, as he is on too late for me. I was so surprised to see he is from my home town.

Saugerties Class of '92!!

By pnapoli117

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Good riddence "conan". He got pushed out of tonight show because he brought the ratings way down -- why? Simple- He's not funny and has a limited fan base. Leno had the highest ratings even more than Letterman. End of story.

By Carol

Conan is too nasty. He should go to HBO and take that stupid bear with him. I like Andy Richter though, but Leno's show is much better. Leno was the one that was pushed out of the Tonight Show, and replaced with Conan, and now some of you are blaming Jay. It wasn't Jay's fault. NBC has no idea what there doing half the time. I'll be watching you Jay. Your the best!

By Anniex

I seriously wonder why Craig Ferguson is constantly left out of the Late Night Talk Show Host List. He is the best in my opinion and worth staying up to watch. Who cares about Conan and Jay, anyone who watches Craig knows that he is the best out there.

Thursday 28 January

By Dramaqueen

I absolutely agree that Craig Ferguson is the funniest of the Late Show hosts. The key to his show is you need to WATCH him as well as listen to him. Physical humor is the key to his brillance. His facial expressions are priceless!

By SQUEELLIKEAPIG

Back then with a little makeup,Conan could have passed for a girl.
mmmmmmmmmmm.......sure got purdy lips!!!!

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