Biography
Who is Seth Meyers?
Early life and education
Seth Adam Meyers was born on December 28, 1973, in Evanston, Illinois. When he was four years old, his family relocated to Okemos, Michigan, where he lived until reaching the age of ten. Following his time in Michigan, he grew up in Bedford, New Hampshire. His mother, Hilary Claire, worked as a French teacher, while his father, Laurence Meyers Jr., was employed in the finance sector. His younger brother, Josh Meyers, also pursued a career as an actor and comedian. On his father's side, his paternal grandfather was an immigrant from Lithuania. Other parts of his ancestry include Czech, Austrian, Croatian, Swedish, English, and German roots. His family's original surname was Trakianski, which his great-grandfather later changed to Meyers.
Career and Saturday Night Live
After finishing his university studies, Seth continued his comedy career with ImprovOlympic and travelled overseas as part of the English language improv troupe Boom Chicago based in Amsterdam. While performing a show in Chicago, talent scouts from NBC noticed him and invited him to audition for the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live. He officially joined the cast in 2001 and went on to spend over a decade on the programme. In 2005, he stepped into the role of writing supervisor and became a co-head writer the following year alongside Tina Fey and Harper Steele. When Fey left the show, he continued as head writer and also assumed the role of Weekend Update co-anchor alongside Amy Poehler.
Late Night and other projects
In May 2013, NBC announced that Seth would take over as the new host of Late Night following Jimmy Fallon's move to The Tonight Show. He officially assumed his hosting duties on February 24, 2014, welcoming former castmate Amy Poehler as his very first guest. He also selected his former Saturday Night Live colleague Fred Armisen to serve as the bandleader for the house band, the 8G Band. Alongside his television talk show work, his production company, Sethmaker Shoemeyers Productions, signed an overall deal with NBCUniversal.
Birthday and age
Seth Meyers was born on December 28, 1973, which makes Seth 52 years old today. That birthday falls under the Capricorn sign. Seth shares the date with 59 other famous people.
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