Bill Maher Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Bill Maher is an American comedian, political commentator, and TV host who is best known for hosting the long-running political satire-based shows Politically Incorrect (1993–2002) and Real Time with Bill Maher (2003–Present). He has been a vocal critic of religious orthodoxy and his 2008 documentary film called Religulous had become one of the highest-grossing documentaries of all time. He is an ardent supporter of animal rights and has served on the board of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) since 1997. In 2010, he was honored with a ‘Star’ on the ‘Hollywood Walk of Fame’.

Born Name

William Maher

Nick Name

Bill

Sun Sign

Aquarius

Born Place

New York City, New York, United States

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

Nationality

Education

Bill had graduated from Pascack Hills High School in New Jersey, in 1974. He had then joined the prestigious Cornell University in Ithaca, New York from where he had graduated in 1978 with a double major in English and History.

Occupation

Comedian, Political Commentator, TV Host

Family

• Father – William Aloysius Maher Jr. (News Editor, Radio Announcer)
• Mother – Julie Maher (née Berman) (Nurse)
• Siblings – Kathy Maher (Younger Sister) (Teacher)
• Others – William Aloysius Maher, Sr. (Paternal Grandfather), Mary Agnes O’Toole (Paternal Grandmother), Nathan Berman (Maternal Grandfather), Stella Fox (Maternal Grandmother)

Genre

Political Satire, Observational Comedy, Insult Comedy

Build

Average

Height

5 ft 8 in or 173 cm

Weight

71 kg or 156.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Bill has dated –

1. Tracy Richman (1988-1989)
2. Adrienne Barbeau (1989)
3. Heather Hunter (1991)
4. Amber Smith (1995)
5. Arianna Huffington (1997)
6. Karin Taylor (1997)
7. Brook Mahealani Lee (1998)
8. Pamela Han (1998-1999)
9. Vanessa Kay (2000-2001)
10. Thi Lieu (2001)
11. Audra Wise (2002)
12. Aiko Tanaka (2002)
13. Ann Coulter (2002)
14. Bai Ling (2003)
15. Rochelle Brewster (2003)
16. Kaya Jones (2003)
17. Coco Johnsen (2003-2004) – Bill began dating playboy cybergirl Coco Johnsen in 2003 and they had parted ways in November 2004. Coco had then sued him for USD 9 million claiming that Bill had promised that he would support her financially due to which she had quit her jobs as a model and a flight attendant. Bill’s lawyers had refuted the allegations saying that this was a planned attempt to humiliate him and extort money. The lawsuit was dismissed in May 2005.
18. Rochelle Loewen (2004)
19. Thora Birch (2004-2005)
20. Karrine Steffans (2005-2006)
21. Aubrie Lemon (2006)
22. Charmaine Blake (2008)
23. Jasmine Boussem (2009)
24. Cara Santa Maria (2009-2011)
25. Anjulie Persaud (2015-2018)

Race / Ethnicity

White

He is of Ashkenazi Jewish and Irish descent and distant French and German descent.

Hair Color

Gray

Eye Color

Blue

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Clean-shaven look
• Back-combed hair
• Affable smile

Religion

Atheism

Bill Maher’s Favorite Things

• Movie – Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Source – Us Magazine

Bill Maher’s Facts

1. He was brought up as a Roman Catholic as per his father’s wishes and had not known about his mother’s Jewish heritage until his teenage years. His father had eventually stopped taking him and his sister to the church after a disagreement with the Catholic Church’s doctrine about birth control.
2. He has regularly and openly supported the use of cannabis and marijuana and has been vocal about legal reforms regarding their public usage. He has been a member on the advisory board of the Marijuana Policy Project, a policy reform advocacy group.
3. In 2005, he was placed at number 38 in the list of the ‘100 Greatest Stand-up Comedians of All Time’ compiled by Comedy Central.
4. In 2012, he had bought a minority stake in the Major League Baseball (MLB) team New York Mets.
5. In May 2021, it was revealed that he had been tested positive for COVID-19.
6. Previously, Bill used to play basketball daily.
7. He never ever missed a taping of the late-night political talk show Politically Incorrect in which he appeared in a total of 2,266 episodes in 9 years from 1993 to 2002.
8. Bill once missed a stand-up show because the fog had closed the airport.
9. Maher also jumps on the trampoline daily to keep his lymph system in the best condition.
10. Talking about spirits, he prefers to have tequila and tonic instead of ice.
11. Since 1975, he has been keeping a health log where he has been writing about all the medicines he has ever taken.
12. He has juice of at least 6 vegetables daily.
13. In 2012, he gave then-President Barack Obama‘s super PAC $1 million.
14. His parents had met during World War II in Europe.
15. Bill makes a great omelet. He puts in a secret ingredient which is a diced baked potato.
16. To graduate from college, Bill got 120 credits. He also needed a minimum of 120 credits for graduation and he received the same.
17. He always had 2 dogs in his life.
18. Bill loves bodysurfing.
19. He likes climbing trees. He has lemons and grapefruits on the trees in his yard which he collects by himself.
20. Maher likes fireproof file cabinets.
21. He is not good at mathematics.
22. Bill can memorize the dates of any random event.

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