Universal Studios Hollywood Guests Get a Close Encounter With Conan O'Brien as Madame Tussauds Hollywood Immortalizes 'The Tonight Show' Star in Wax for Permanent Display at 'The Entertainment Capital of L.A.'

Universal Studios Hollywood Guests Get a Close Encounter With Conan O'Brien as Madame Tussauds Hollywood Immortalizes 'The Tonight Show' Star in Wax for Permanent Display at 'The Entertainment Capital of L.A.'

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire -- Universal Studios Hollywood guests will get an exclusive, close-up encounter with NBC-TV's "The Tonight Show" host Conan O'Brien when a new wax figure of the star, created by the world-famous artists of Madame Tussauds Hollywood, is unveiled for display as a permanent feature within the theme park on Friday, December 10, 2009.

The new Conan O'Brien wax figure, an extraordinarily detailed likeness of the late night TV star, is the first Madame Tussauds wax figure to be permanently displayed outside of one of Madame Tussauds' nine museums. Universal Studios Hollywood guests will be offered the opportunity to sit on a replica of "The Tonight Show's" signature set and have their photographs taken with "Conan" as if they were "The Tonight Show" guests.

The new lifelike Conan O'Brien figure will be housed inside the "The NBC Universal Experience" attraction, located within the heart of Universal Studios Hollywood. "The NBC Universal Experience" celebrates NBC-Universal's stars and productions from its beginning through the present day.

To create the wax figure, the two-time Emmy®-winner posed for Madame Tussauds Hollywood's world-famous sculptors as part of a unique process that entails meticulous attention to every detail of a personality's facial and physical likeness. At an average cost of $300,000 each, the world famous Madame Tussauds figures are in a class of their own, noted for their precision, exactness and lifelike qualities.

Madame Tussauds Hollywood, Southern California's most important new attraction, opened earlier this year. The new $55 million attraction is situated along Hollywood Blvd., next to Grauman's Chinese Theatre.

Madame Tussauds Hollywood is the ninth museum in the Madame Tussauds world-wide portfolio. Other locations include London, Amsterdam, Las Vegas, New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Washington, DC, and Berlin. 2009 also marks the 200th anniversary of Madame Tussauds, which has played host to over one half billion guests. Information on Madame Tussauds can be found at www.madametussauds.com

In June of this year, Conan O'Brien, took over the reins of NBC's classic "The Tonight Show" and quickly established a lively presence on the Universal Studios lot. His interaction with studio tour guests via "The Tonight Show's" hilarious "Tram-Tacular" show segments have become a regular feature of the top-rated nightly show. Adding to "The Tonight Show's" presence at Universal Studios Hollywood, guests who choose the "VIP Experience" option are frequently offered a visit to the Conan stage, a walk-through of the famous set and a look behind the scenes of one of TV's longest running programs. Designed for visitors seeking the ultimate Hollywood excursion, The "VIP Experience" is conducted by expert guides who lead guests through the studio, providing exclusive behind-the-scenes access to working soundstages and famous movie and TV sets. Valet parking, refreshments in a private VIP lounge, a gourmet lunch and escorted front-of-line privileges at Universal Studios are included in the "VIP Experience" package.

Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A., is a unit of Universal Parks & Resorts, a division of NBC Universal. NBC Universal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May of 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80% owned by General Electric (NYSE:GE) , with 20% controlled by Vivendi.

Source: Universal Studios Hollywood

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