William Maher, Jr., (pronounced /ˈmÉ‘r/; born January 20, 1956) is an American stand-up comedian, television host, political commentator, actor and author. He hosted the late-night television talk show Politically Incorrect on Comedy Central and ABC, and is currently the host of Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO. On June 1, 2006, he also began hosting an Internet-exclusive talk show on Amazon.com Read more...

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. 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. He grew up in River Vale, New Jersey and graduated from Pascack Hills High School in Montvale, New Jersey. He received Read more...