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In 2003, Maher became the host, co-producer, and co-writer of Real Time with Bill Maher, a weekly hour-long political comedy talk show on the cable television network HBO. In 2016, HBO renewed Real Time through 2018, for its 15th and 16th seasons. [ 32 ]
Bill’s father, William Aloysius Maher, Jr., was of Irish Catholic descent, with some roots in County Kerry. His mother, Julie (Berman), was Jewish (of Russian Jewish, Polish Jewish, and Hungarian Jewish descent).
Bill Maher was born William Maher in New York City, New York, and grew up in River Vale, New Jersey. His father, William Aloysius Maher Jr., who was of Irish Catholic descent, was a radio announcer and news editor.
Bill Maher was born William Maher in New York City, New York, and grew up in River Vale, New Jersey. His father, William Aloysius Maher Jr., who was of Irish Catholic descent, was a radio announcer and news editor. His mother, Julie (Berman), was a nurse, who was of Jewish descent. Maher was raised in his father's Catholic faith.
Yes, Bill Maher is Jewish, but oddly enough, he didn't know that about himself his whole life. "I wasn't raised Jewish. My mother is Jewish. But I never even knew I was half-Jewish until I was a teenager," he once told CNN.
Bill Maher (born January 20, 1956, New York, New York, U.S.) is an American comedian and talk-show host known for his acerbic political commentary. Maher grew up in River Vale, New Jersey.
Bill’s father William Aloysius Maher Jr., worked as a network news editor and radio announcer, while his mother, Julie Maher (née Berman), served as a nurse. Bill was brought up in his Irish-American father’s Roman Catholic religion.
Bill Maher was born in New York City, United States to William Maher and Julie Berman. His father was a radio announcer and network news editor, while his mother was a nurse. He was raised as a Catholic and was not aware of his mother’s Jewish identity until he was a teenager.
Bill Maher may not have known of his Jewish heritage until his teenage years, but he has always been aware that he is Irish and is certainly glad that's the case. The comedian told Irish America Magazine, "It's silly to be especially proud that you're Irish, or Jewish, or Hungarian, but let's say I'm not ashamed to be Irish. I'm kind of glad ...
Maher was born January 20,1956, in New York City to an Irish Catholic father, William Maher Sr., and a Jewish mother, Julie Berman. Raised in River Vale, New Jersey, Maher was exposed early on to talk of current events and political views by his father, who was a news editor for NBC.