Conan O'Brien will host the 2025 Academy Awards
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A year after turning to comedian Jimmy Kimmel to host their big show, The Academy Awards will pivot to another familiar TV funnyman - Conan O'Brien.
"America demanded it and now it's happening: Taco Bell's new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme. In other news, I'm hosting the Oscars," O'Brien said in a statement Friday.
It will be his first time as the Oscar host but he's emceed other high-profile awards shows, like the Emmy Awards in 2002 and 2006 and the White House Correspondents' dinner in 1995 and 2013.
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