Actor and comedian Bill Maher has appeared in films, including Pizza Man and Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death, and has made hundreds of television appearances, including four HBO comedy specials. He is undoubtedly best known, however, as the creator, coproducer, and host of the comedy talk show Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher. His efforts with this program have garnered him multiple Emmy Award nominations. In addition to his work in the entertainment field, Maher has also published several books, among them True Story: A Comedy Novel, Does Anyone Have a Problem with That": Politically Incorrect's Greatest Hits, and When You Ride Alone You Ride with bin Laden: What the Government SHOULD Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism.

Maher was born January 20, 1956, in New York City, but grew up in suburban Rivervale, New Jersey. He was "an intense, serious, adult-like kid who...