Biography
Since beginning his career on NBC’s perennial late night hit “Saturday Night Live” in 1998, Jimmy Fallon has appeared in an impressive number of television shows and feature films, working with celebrated directors such as Cameron Crowe, Woody Allen and the Farrelly brothers.
Jimmy first showed an interest in performing at the age of two, developing a mini-repertoire of impressions that included James Cagney and Don Ho. Impressions would take him all the way to “Saturday Night Live” in 1998 where Jimmy became one of the show’s youngest cast members at the age of 23. During his six-year stint on “SNL,” Jimmy became an audience favorite for his dead-on impressions and his quick wit as the host of the popular “Weekend Update” newscasts.
His other television work includes a featured role in the Emmy-winning miniseries “Band of Brothers,” which was directed by Tom Hanks. He guest-hosted for David Letterman in June of 2003, and in 2005 participated in Cameron Diaz’s MTV travel show “Trippin,” during which he traveled to Africa with Diaz, Justin Timberlake and rapper Talib Kweli, [educating viewers about the country’s wildlife and environment.]
Jimmy has been a favorite among the MTV audience, co-hosting the MTV Movie Awards with Kirsten Dunst in 2001, and hosting the MTV Video Music Awards the following year. He also hosted the 2005 MTV Movie Awards.
Jimmy made his feature film debut in Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous in 2000, as band manager Dennis Hope. In 2003, he worked with Woody Allen in the film Anything Else, alongside Christina Ricci and Jason Biggs. In 2004 he starred with Queen Latifah in the bigscreen action-comedy Taxi. Jimmy’s most recent work includes the romantic comedy Fever Pitch, costarring Drew Barrymore and directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly. His upcoming films include the independent Factory Girl, alongside Sienna Miller and Guy Pierce and Beerfest, produced by Warner Bros. Pictures.
In addition to his television and film work, Jimmy, who started out as a stand-up comedian, was nominated for a 2003 Grammy award for Best Spoken Comedy Album for his record “The Bathroom Wall.” Jimmy and his sister Gloria co-wrote the book “I Hate This Place: The Pessimist's Guide to Life,” which was published in 2003 by Warner Books. Jimmy’s children’s book, “Snowball Fight,” was released in 2005 by the Penguin Group.
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Actor
Movies | |
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2022 |
Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas (TV movie) |
Marry Me |
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Spirited |
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2020 |
The Stand-In |
2016 |
Popstar |
2015 |
Get Hard |
Jurassic World |
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2011 |
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star |
2010 |
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds |
2009 |
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard |
Whip It |
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2008 |
The Year of Getting to Know Us |
2006 |
Arthur and the Invisibles |
Doogal |
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Factory Girl |
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2005 |
Fever Pitch |
2004 |
Taxi |
2003 |
Anything Else |
The Entrepreneurs |
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2002 |
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (TV movie) |
2000 |
Almost Famous |
Series | |
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2022 |
Fleishman Is in Trouble |
Summon Your Witnesses (E01) |
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2021 |
Girls5Eva |
Pilot (S01E01) |
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2019 |
The Boys |
The Name of the Game (S01E01) |
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2015 |
Louie |
A La Carte (S05E02) |
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The Jim Gaffigan Show |
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The Spoils Before Dying |
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2014 |
Mulaney |
2012 |
30 Rock |
Live from Studio 6H (S06E19) |
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Kidnapped by Danger (S06E14) |
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Governor Dunston (S07E02) |
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2009 |
30 Rock |
Stone Mountain (S04E03) |
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Family Guy |
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We Love You Conrad (S07E14) |
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Gossip Girl |
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The Grandfather: Part II (S03E08) |
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Just for Laughs |
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2006 |
The Electric Company |
2001 |
Band of Brothers |
Crossroads (E05) |
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1998 |
Spin City |
The Marrying Men (S02E17) |
Documentaries | |
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2023 |
Attack of the Doc! |
The Rolling Stones: Rough Diamonds - a.f. |
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2022 |
Celebrating Betty White: America's Golden Girl (TV movie) |
2021 |
Framing Britney Spears (TV movie) - a.f. |
Michael Buble's Christmas in the City (concert) |
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2020 |
Frontline (series) - a.f. |
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump, Part 2 - a.f. (S38E11) |
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Taylor Swift: Miss Americana - a.f. |
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2019 |
Dads |
Lorena (series) |
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A Woman In Trouble (E02) |
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Saving Jaws - a.f. |
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2016 |
Hamilton's America (series) |
2015 |
Live From New York! |
2014 |
Misery Loves Comedy |
2012 |
Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle |
2007 |
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (TV movie) |
2002 |
Blink 182: The Urethra Chronicles II: Harder, Faster. Faster, Harder |
1999 |
SNL: 25 Years of Music (TV movie) - a.f. |
Saturday Night Live 25 (TV movie) |
Music videos | |
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2021 |
Ariana Grande feat. Jimmy Fallon & Megan Thee Stallion: It Was A... (Masked Christmas) |
2002 |
Jimmy Fallon: Idiot Boyfriend |
Concerts | |
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2015 |
Adele: Live in New York City |
2001 |
The Concert for New York City |
Short | |
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2021 |
5 More Sleeps 'til Christmas (TV movie) - narrator |
2005 |
Tankman Begins (TV movie) |
2001 |
The Mummy Parody (TV movie) |
2000 |
SNL Fanatic (TV movie) |
Sex and the Matrix (TV movie) |
Performer
Screenwriter
Series | |
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2012 |
Guys with Kids |
2009 |
Just for Laughs |
Shows | |
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2014 |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon |
2009 |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon |
2002 |
MTV Video Music Awards 2002 |
Creator
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2013 |
Guys with Kids |
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Divorce Party (E17) |
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Rare Breed (E16) |
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Gary's Idea (E15) |
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more episodes (4) | ||
2012 |
Guys with Kids |
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Christmas (E10) |
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Thanksgiving (E09) |
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First Birthday (E08) |
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more episodes (7) |
Author
Short | |
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2021 |
5 More Sleeps 'til Christmas (TV movie) - book |