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Bill Maher

Bill Maher

Acting January 20, 1956 (70 years old) New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movies 78

Iron Man 3 6.9

Iron Man 3

as Bill Maher

2013
The Interview 6.2

The Interview

as Self (uncredited)

2014
A Million Ways to Die in the West 6.0

A Million Ways to Die in the West

as Barn Dance Comedian (uncredited)

2014
John Q 7.2

John Q

as Bill Maher

2002
The Campaign 5.8

The Campaign

as Bill Maher

2012
Delivery Man 6.3

Delivery Man

as Self

2013
Reality 6.4

Reality

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Tomcats 4.7

Tomcats

as Carlos (uncredited)

2001
EDtv 6.0

EDtv

as Bill Maher

1999
House II: The Second Story 5.5

House II: The Second Story

as John

1987
Primary Colors 6.2

Primary Colors

as Himself

1998
Late Night 6.4

Late Night

as Bill Maher

2019
Inside Deep Throat 6.4

Inside Deep Throat

as Self

2005
Sicko 7.4

Sicko

as Self

2007
Pauly Shore Is Dead 4.4

Pauly Shore Is Dead

as Bill Maher

2003
Swing Vote 5.8

Swing Vote

as Bill Maher

2008
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death 4.4

Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death

as Jim

1989
Religulous 7.0

Religulous

as Self - Host/Narrator

2008
The Aristocrats 5.9

The Aristocrats

as Self

2005
Get Me Roger Stone 7.1

Get Me Roger Stone

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This? 6.2

Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?

as Self

2025
Fuck 6.4

Fuck

as Self

2006
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. 7.5

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Bimbo Movie Bash 3.4

Bimbo Movie Bash

as Jim (archive footage)

1997
Trump @War 6.7

Trump @War

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Rags to Riches 9.5

Rags to Riches

as Freddie

1987
D.C. Cab 5.2

D.C. Cab

as Baba

1983
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s

The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s

as Self (archive footage)

2002
Heckler 5.9

Heckler

as Self

2007
Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration

2003
Once Upon a Time in Jersey

Once Upon a Time in Jersey

2026
Earth to America 7.7

Earth to America

as Self

2005
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate 5.4

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

as Self

2019
A Night to Die For 7.0

A Night to Die For

as Self

1995
All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State 7.7

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

as Self (archive footage)

2014
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip 7.5

Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip

as Self

2014
Ratboy 4.0

Ratboy

as Party Guest

1986
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 4.5

Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

as Self

2002
The El Duce Tapes 7.0

The El Duce Tapes

as Self

2019
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show 7.0

The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show

1983
Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1

Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1

as Self

2006
Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger 2.0

Mystical Traveler: The Life and Times of Dr. John-Roger

as Self (archive footage)

2014
Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches

Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches

as Self

2002
Out of Time 6.3

Out of Time

as Maxwell Taylor

1988
Gaza Fights for Freedom 8.0

Gaza Fights for Freedom

as Self (archive footage)

2019
Pizza Man 4.0

Pizza Man

as Elmo Bunn

1991
TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas

TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas

as Self

2023
The Undefeated 2.5

The Undefeated

as Self (archive footage)

2011
Club Med 5.4

Club Med

as Rick

1986
Fat Fiction 6.6

Fat Fiction

as Self - Comedian (archive footage)

2020
Bill Maher: But I'm Not Wrong 6.9

Bill Maher: But I'm Not Wrong

as Self

2010
Bill Maher: #Adulting 4.8

Bill Maher: #Adulting

as Self

2022
Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole

Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole

as Self (archive footage)

2010
Everything's Cool 7.8

Everything's Cool

as Self (archive footage)

2007
The Comedy Club

The Comedy Club

as Self

2016
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville 8.0

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

as Writer

1987
Bill Maher: The Decider 7.0

Bill Maher: The Decider

as Himself

2007
Last Party 2000 6.8

Last Party 2000

as Self

2001
Bill Maher:  New Rules 7.5

Bill Maher: New Rules

as Himself

2006
Race Against Time 5.0

Race Against Time

2019
One-Night Stand: Bill Maher 7.5

One-Night Stand: Bill Maher

1989
The Hempire Strikes Back

The Hempire Strikes Back

as Self

2008
Stupidity 5.4

Stupidity

as Self

2003
Bill Maher: Be More Cynical 7.0

Bill Maher: Be More Cynical

as Bill Maher

2000
Bill Maher: Victory Begins at Home 6.9

Bill Maher: Victory Begins at Home

as Bill Maher

2003
The Weinerville Election Special: From Washington B.C.

The Weinerville Election Special: From Washington B.C.

1996
Bill Maher: Live From Oklahoma 6.7

Bill Maher: Live From Oklahoma

as Self

2018
AKA Tommy Chong 7.3

AKA Tommy Chong

as Himself

2006
Bill Maher: Live from D.C. 5.8

Bill Maher: Live from D.C.

as Self

2014
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers 4.6

Lord, Save Us from Your Followers

as Self

2008
I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA 6.3

I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA

as Himself

2007
Bright Day

Bright Day

as Bill Maher

2012
Bill Maher: I'm Swiss 6.4

Bill Maher: I'm Swiss

as Bill Maher

2005
Bill Maher: Stuff That Struck Me Funny 3.0

Bill Maher: Stuff That Struck Me Funny

as Himself

1995
Bill Maher - Whiny Little Bitch Live

Bill Maher - Whiny Little Bitch Live

as Himself

2016
Sex, Drugs & Religion 6.8

Sex, Drugs & Religion

as Self

2010
Bill Maher: The Golden Goose Special 5.0

Bill Maher: The Golden Goose Special

as Himself

1997
Bill Maher: CrazyStupidPolitics 6.3

Bill Maher: CrazyStupidPolitics

as Himself

2012

TV Shows 68

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.6

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

1962
Family Guy 7.4

Family Guy

as Bill Maher (voice)

1999
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2014
The Daily Show 6.4

The Daily Show

as Self

1996
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

2015
Conan 7.2

Conan

as Self

2010
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 6.9

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self

2005
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
Jeopardy! 6.9

Jeopardy!

as Self

1984
Hollywood Squares 7.6

Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist

1998
Real Time with Bill Maher 6.0

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self - Host

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2003
The Terminal List 8.0

The Terminal List

as Bill Maher

2022
Late Night with David Letterman 6.2

Late Night with David Letterman

as Self

1982
Married... with Children 7.7

Married... with Children

as Adam Gold

1987
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Rick Rivers

1984
Murder, She Wrote 7.5

Murder, She Wrote

as Frank Albertson

1984
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as Self - Guest

1992
Great Performances 6.1

Great Performances

as Self

1971
True Blood 7.6

True Blood

as Bill Maher

2008
black-ish 7.1

black-ish

as Bill Maher

2014
America's Next Top Model 5.4

America's Next Top Model

as Self - Guest

2003
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

1956
Alice 7.0

Alice

1976
Spin City 7.0

Spin City

as Bill Maher

1996
Newhart 7.2

Newhart

1982
Newhart 7.2

Newhart

as Norm Murphy

1982
V.I.P. 5.3

V.I.P.

as Bill Maher

1998
The Boondocks 8.3

The Boondocks

as Bill Maher (voice)

2005
Finding Your Roots 6.2

Finding Your Roots

as Self

2012
The Larry Sanders Show 7.8

The Larry Sanders Show

as Bill Maher

1992
Dharma & Greg 6.4

Dharma & Greg

as Bill Maher

1997
The Jay Leno Show 3.3

The Jay Leno Show

as Self - Guest

2009
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee 7.1

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

as Self

2012
Miracle Workers 6.8

Miracle Workers

as Himself (archive footage)

2019
The Sarah Silverman Program 6.3

The Sarah Silverman Program

as Bill Maher

2007
The Kennedy Center Honors 7.4

The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

1978
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson 6.7

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

as Self

2015
Son of the Beach 6.3

Son of the Beach

2000
Hollywood Squares 4.4

Hollywood Squares

as Self

2025
The Chris Rock Show 4.6

The Chris Rock Show

1997
The Early Show 6.2

The Early Show

as Self

1999
Roseanne 6.8

Roseanne

1988
Inside Comedy 6.5

Inside Comedy

as Self

2012
Cuomo 3.9

Cuomo

as Self - Guest

2022
Primetime Glick 7.2

Primetime Glick

as Bill Maher

2001
History 101 7.1

History 101

as Self (archive footage)

2020
One Night Stand 8.1

One Night Stand

1989
America: The Story of Us 8.2

America: The Story of Us

as Self

2010
The Marriage Ref 3.8

The Marriage Ref

as Self - Panelist

2010
Max Headroom 7.0

Max Headroom

as Haskel

1987
Larry King Live 5.4

Larry King Live

as Self

1985
Mark Twain Prize 6.8

Mark Twain Prize

as Self

1999
Brother's Keeper 7.0

Brother's Keeper

as Bill Maher

1998
The Showbiz Show with David Spade 7.2

The Showbiz Show with David Spade

2005
The Jackie Thomas Show 9.0

The Jackie Thomas Show

1992
Snoops 7.5

Snoops

as Bill Maher

1999
Politically Incorrect 5.9

Politically Incorrect

as Self - Host

1993
Rags to Riches 8.4

Rags to Riches

1987
I Love You, America 6.6

I Love You, America

as Self

2017
Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular 10.0

Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular

1998
Hot Country Nights 8.0

Hot Country Nights

1991
Sara 8.3

Sara

as Marty Lang

1985
The Secret Rulers of the World 8.3

The Secret Rulers of the World

as Self (archive footage)

2001
Charlie Hoover 8.5

Charlie Hoover

as Elliot Weedle

1991

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