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Jimmy Fallon
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American talk show host and comedian (born 1974)
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Jimmy Fallon is an American actor, television presenter, writer, and comedian. Born James Thomas Fallon in Brooklyn, New York City, on September 19, 1974, he is a citizen of the United States. He attended The College of Saint Rose and began his professional work period in 2005. Fallon is a member of the Writers Guild of America, East, and has received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.
He performs as a guitarist and vocalist, releasing music under the DreamWorks Records label. His written works include titles such as *5 More Sleeps 'til Halloween*, *5 More Sleeps 'til Christmas*, and *Papa*. Fallon is married to Nancy Juvonen and identifies as Catholic. He speaks English and has accumulated over 51 million social media followers.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 21
Top works
- 5 More Sleeps 'til Halloween
- 5 More Sleeps 'til Christmas
- 5 nocy do Gwiazdki
- 5 nocy do Gwiazdki
- Papa
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
James Thomas Fallon, Jr. (born September 18, 1974) is an American actor, television host, comedian, singer, and musician. He currently hosts NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a late-night talk show. Prior to that, he was best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998–2004, as well as appearing in several films.
Known for
- High in the Clouds — Froggo (voice)2027
- Lorne — Self2026
- Saturday Night Live UK — Self - Cameo (uncredited)2026
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self - SNL Cast Member 1998 - 20042025
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self - Host2025
- On Brand with Jimmy Fallon — Self - Host2025
- SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night — Self2025
- I Am: Celine Dion — Self (archive footage)2024
- The Cardigan Classic: Fallon vs. Khaled — Self2024
- Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer — Self (archive footage)2024
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1974-09-19
Discography
Member of
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 241,502
- Total plays
- 1,158,238
Tags
Jimmy Fallon (born September 19, 1974 in Brooklyn, New York) is an Irish-American comedian, actor and musician best known for his work on Saturday Night Live. James Thomas Fallon was raised in Saugerties, New York with his older sister, Gloria, and his parents, Jim and Gloria. Fallon attended St. Mary of the Snow, a Catholic, parochial school, and Saugerties High School. He graduated in 1992 and attended the College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York. Fallon majored in computer science, dropping
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 9,265x
- An approach to correlate tandem mass spectral data of peptides with amino acid sequences in a protein database
· 1994 · cited 5,718x
- Role of YAP/TAZ in mechanotransduction
· 2011 · cited 5,582x
- Genome-wide atlas of gene expression in the adult mouse brain
· 2006 · cited 5,275x
- An Integrated Genomic Analysis of Human Glioblastoma Multiforme
· 2008 · cited 4,973x
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Spouse
- Nancy Juvonen
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Participant in
- Ice Bucket Challenge
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- DreamWorks Records
- Image
- Jimmy Fallon, Montclair Film Festival, 2013.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Sagaponack
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- date of birth
- 1974-09-19
- Commons category
- Jimmy Fallon
- Commons gallery
- Jimmy Fallon
- birth name
- James Thomas Fallon
- name in native language
- Jimmy Fallon
- start of work period
- 2005-00-00
- social media followers
- 51142473
- writing language
- English language
- member of
- Writers Guild of America, East
- medical condition
- COVID-19
Sources (11)
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Encyclopedic overview
James Thomas Fallon (born September 19, 1974) is an American comedian, television host, actor, singer, writer, and producer, best known for his work in television.
Fallon grew up with a love of comedy and music, moving to Los Angeles when he turned 21 to pursue stand-up comedy. He joined the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live as a cast member in 1998, fulfilling a lifelong dream. During his six years on SNL, Fallon co-hosted the program's Weekend Update segment. He left the show in 2004 to star in films such as Taxi (2004) and Fever Pitch (2005). After his film career, Fallon returned to television as the host of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC in 2009, where he was noted for a focus on music and video games. In 2014, he left that show to become the sixth permanent host of The Tonight Show.
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