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Bill Maher

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1956-01-20 (69 years old)

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 s 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.

Filmography

all 142

self 106

Movies 81

TV Shows 61

Producer 2

Writer 1

Self / Writer / Executive Producer

Bill Maher

Biography

Filmography

all 142

self 106

Movies 81

TV Shows 61

Producer 2

Writer 1

Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This? (2025)

The Failed Experiment (2024)

TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas (2023)

Spooktacular! (2023)

Reality (2023)

Cuomo (2022)

Bill Maher: #Adulting (2022)

Mayor Pete (2021)

History 101 (2020)

Fat Fiction (2020)

Gaza Fights for Freedom (2019)

Race Against Time (2019)

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate (2019)

The El Duce Tapes (2019)

Miracle Workers (2019)

Late Night (2019)

Trump @War (2018)

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. (2018)

Bill Maher: Live From Oklahoma (2018)

Cuomo Prime Time (2018)

I Love You, America (2017)

Get Me Roger Stone (2017)

Some: An Erotic Tale (2017)

Bill Maher - Whiny Little Bitch Live (2016)

Doc & Darryl (2016)

The Comedy Club (2016)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson (2015)

The Interview (2014)

black-ish (2014)

Bill Maher: Live from D.C. (2014)

A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State (2014)

Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip (2014)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)

Delivery Man (2013)

Iron Man 3 (2013)

VICE (2013)

Bright Day (2012)

A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand (2012)

The Campaign (2012)

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (2012)

Finding Your Roots (2012)

Bill Maher: CrazyStupidPolitics (2012)

Inside Comedy (2012)

The Undefeated (2011)

Conan (2010)

America: The Story of Us (2010)

The Marriage Ref (2010)

Bill Maher: But I'm Not Wrong (2010)

Gavin McInnes is a Fucking Asshole (2010)

Sex, Drugs & Religion (2010)

The Jay Leno Show (2009)

Religulous (2008)

True Blood (2008)

Swing Vote (2008)

Lord, Save Us from Your Followers (2008)

Meat the Truth (2007)

I Am an Animal: The Story of Ingrid Newkirk and PETA (2007)

Heckler (2007)

Bill Maher: The Decider (2007)

Sicko (2007)

The Sarah Silverman Program. (2007)

Everything's Cool (2007)

Fuck (2006)

Comedy Club Shoot-out: Vol. 1 (2006)

Bill Maher: New Rules (2006)

AKA Tommy Chong (2006)

Earth to America (2005)

The Showbiz Show with David Spade (2005)

Bill Maher: I'm Swiss (2005)