Adam Conover

[4] Adam Conover was born in Smithtown, New York,[5] and grew up in nearby Wading River, on the North Shore of Long Island.

[8] Conover has described himself as "the only member of the family without a Ph.D."[9] In 2000, he graduated from Shoreham-Wading River High School, where he became interested in the performing arts.

[6] The first episode of the TruTV show, which aims to reveal untold truths and to dispel common misconceptions,[13] premiered on September 29, 2015.

[18] He has voiced several characters in the Netflix animated series BoJack Horseman, including A Ryan Seacrest Type, one of the Paparazzi Birds, and Bradley Hitler-Smith.

[26] Conover serves on the board of the Writers Guild of America West,[4] and sits on the 2023 WGA contract negotiating committee.

[28] Conover was once a roommate of BoJack Horseman creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg in New York City, who also introduced him to his former partner, illustrator Lisa Hanawalt.

[31] In 2020, Conover has been an outspoken supporter of Nithya Raman, who challenged and beat David Ryu for the Los Angeles City Council.

Members of the sketch comedy group Olde English. From left to right: Ben Popik , Raphael Bob-Waksberg , David Segal, Caleb Bark, and Adam Conover
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Adam Conover in 2015
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Adam Conover at the CSICon in 2018
Conover at a picket line during the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike