# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bill-maher-q489
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:32:35.989Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bill-maher-q489"
name: "Bill Maher"
slug: "bill-maher-q489"
description: "William Maher is an American television host, comedian, actor and political commentator. Known for his political satire, he is the host of the HBO political talk show Real Time with Bill Maher (2003–present) and podcast Club Random (2022–present). He previously hosted a late-night show called Politically Incorrect (1993–2002) on ABC and Comedy Central."
tagline: "American stand-up comedian and television host"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1956-01-20"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump