20 Questions: Conan O'brien

February, 1997

20 Questions: Conan O'BrienI became 6'4" very suddenly, and I've never quite recovered from it," says Conan O'Brien. The tall television host may be citing his growth spurt as a metaphor for his accession to David Letterman's seat on NBC's "Late Night." But O'Brien has recovered nicely from what some critics viewed as a rocky start. To use an industry term, his show began trending up in the ratings, and finally, just before his third anniversary on the air this past fall, the...