Bill Maher facts

1. Bill Maher was born on January 20, 1956 in New York.
2. Bill Maher  is an actor, comedian, writer and producer.
3. Maher was born in New York City, the son of Julie (née Berman), a nurse, and William Maher, Sr., a network news editor and radio announcer.
4. Bill Maher attended the Pascack Hills High School in New Jersey and the Cornell University where he received a Bachelor of Arts in English.
5. Maher was raised in his Irish American father's Catholic religion, and did not find out that his mother was Jewish until his teenage years.
6. In 1979 Bill Maher became host of the New York City comedy club "Catch a Rising Star".
7. Maher's family stopped attending church when Maher was thirteen, because of Maher's father's disagreement with the Catholic Church's position on birth control.
8. In the past Bill Maher was the host of "Politically Incorrect" and now hosts "Real Time with Bill Maher" on HBO.
9. Bill Maher is not a very religious person and was accused of anti-Catholicism.
10. Bill Maher is vegetarian.
11. Bill Maher is a man who says what he thinks and is not afraid of being judged.
12. Bill Maher is one of the supporters of PETA, which is an animal rights organization.
13. Some of his friends are Ann Coulter, Arianna Huffington and Christopher Reid.
14. Height: 173 cm