Conaco

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Conaco, LLC
Company type Private
Industry Media
Founded2001;23 years ago (2001)
Founder Conan O'Brien
Headquarters,
U.S.
Key people
Services Television production
Number of employees
About 185 (until 2013) [2]

Conaco, LLC [3] is the television production firm owned by entertainer Conan O'Brien. The name is a portmanteau of the words "Conan" and "Co", an abbreviation of company. It has produced programs primarily for NBCUniversal and Warner Bros. Discovery, including O'Brien's Late Night, Tonight Show , and Conan . David Kissinger, former NBCU executive and the son of Henry Kissinger, [4] has been president since 2005. [1]

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Conaco's first production credit was the short-lived 2001 reality show Lost . The firm also produced the Andy Richter series Andy Barker, P.I. for six episodes as well as the drama Outlaw , about a former Supreme Court justice (Jimmy Smits) who starts a law firm, which was canceled after a few episodes. [4]

O'Brien's departure agreement with NBC following the 2010 Tonight Show conflict allowed Conaco to continue operation until the end of the production season. [5] After that, Conaco switched affiliations to Warner Bros. Television, owned by Time Warner along with O'Brien's new network beginning in November 2010, TBS. [6] Conaco produced O'Brien's late night talk show on TBS.[ citation needed ] Conaco also produced Eagleheart , a show starring Chris Elliott for TBS' sister network, Adult Swim. [7]

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