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Jimmy Fallon

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Jimmy Fallon

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Overview

  • Born
    September 19, 1974 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Birth name
    James Thomas Fallon
  • Nickname
    • Jimmy
  • Height
    5′ 11½″ (1.82 m)

Biography

    • Jimmy Fallon was born in 1974 in Brooklyn, New York, to Gloria (Feeley) and Jimmy Fallon. He is of Irish, German, and Norwegian descent. He was raised in Saugerties, New York, which is in upstate New York. He has performed stand up, impressions and characters across the country, in some of the biggest comedy clubs, such as the Improv (in Los Angeles) and Caroline's Comedy Club (in New York City). He also took acting classes with The Groundlings, an LA-based breeding ground for great comedians. Jimmy joined the cast of Saturday Night Live (1975) as a featured player in September 1998. He has already been called the best SNL player since Phil Hartman, and is popular amongst SNL fans.
      - IMDb mini biography by: Stephanie Chaplin < psykospice@aol.com>

Family

  • Spouse
      Nancy Juvonen(December 22, 2007 - present) (2 children)
  • Children
      Winnie Fallon
      Frannie Fallon
  • Parents
      James Fallon Sr.
      Gloria Fallon
  • Relatives
      Gloria Fallon(Sibling)

Trademarks

  • Impressions and impersionations of famous celebrities
  • Sings real life radio songs but changes words to fit different topics, as seen on Saturday Night Live (1975).
  • Notorious on SNL for forgetting lines and breaking character with laughter
  • Collapses on his talk show desk in laughter

Trivia

  • Is very close friends with singer Justin Timberlake, and actress Drew Barrymore. Drew and Jimmy's wife Nancy own the production company Flower Films.
  • In grade school he was voted most likely to replace David Letterman. In June of 2003, he guest-hosted for Dave.
  • Often did dead-on impersonations of John Lennon and Mick Jagger on Saturday Night Live (1975). In one sketch, the modern day Mick Jagger (played by Jagger himself) argued in the mirror with a younger version of himself (Fallon). Jimmy also impersonated Mick Jagger's mannerisms during a lip sync battle on the Tonight Show against Tom Cruise to the song Undercover of the Night. Jimmy says he is also a huge fan of the Rolling Stones.
  • Earned a degree in communications at the College of Saint Rose in Albany, N.Y., on May 9, 2009.
  • Spoofed the music videos of Eminem, Avril Lavigne, The White Stripes, Enrique Iglesias, Dave Matthews Band and Nelly during his opening act at the 2002 MTV Music Video Awards.

Quotes

  • I was never really serious with one team. I was into the Mets because my Dad worked at IBM where he got free Mets tickets, so I was into the Mets ... then I got to Saturday Night Live (1975) where my boss has unbelievable N.Y. Yankees tickets, so he invites us to the games. I'm going to all the games, so I might as well root for the team I'm gonna go sit with. I became a Yankees fan for a few years. But now, I gotta say, I'm really rooting for the Red Sox.
  • I like to see people laugh who are normally serious. Everyone looks so much better when they smile.
  • [on preparing to meet the audience] I'm behind the curtain waiting to go on. And there's a spotlight shining through the curtain from the other side. They're announcing my name. And I think, This is going to be awful. And then the curtain opens and you walk toward the light, which is so like death is supposed to be it's weird. And then it's fun, and then you play.
  • 'Have fun' is my message. Be silly. You're allowed to be silly. There's nothing wrong with it.
  • Time slot doesn't matter to me. If people want to see you, they'll find you.

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