Jimmy Kimmel
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James Christian Kimmel is an American television host and comedian. He is best known as the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which has aired on ABC since 2003. Kimmel has hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards three times, in 2012, 2016 and 2020, and the Academy Awards four times, in 2017, 2018, 2023, and 2024.
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Jimmy Kimmel is an American-Italian television presenter, comedian, television actor, and screenwriter. Born James Christian Kimmel in Brooklyn in 1967, he began his work period in 1989. He is educated at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Arizona State University. Kimmel speaks American English, English, and Italian. He is a member of the Democratic Party and practices Catholicism.
He is an Italian American who has four children. His unmarried partner is Sarah Silverman, and he has been associated with Donald Trump. Kimmel resides in Las Vegas and Tempe. He has narcolepsy. His notable recognitions include a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and inclusion in the Time 100.
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Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel is an American comedian, actor, voice artist and television host. He is the host and creator of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show that airs on ABC. Prior to that, Kimmel was best known as the co-host of Comedy Central's The Man Show and Win Ben Stein's Money. Kimmel is also a television producer, having produced shows such as Crank Yankers, Sports Show…
Known for
- Playing POTUS — Self2026
- Untold: The Death & Life of Lamar Odom — Self - Host, The Jimmy Kimmel Show (archive footage)2026
- Euphoria: A Look Back — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2026
- Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly — Self (archive footage)2026
- Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! — Self - Comedian2026
- Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model — Self - Host, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (archive footage)2026
- Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America — Crowd Member 12026
- FireAid Benefit Concert — Self2025
- Smurfs — Tardigrade (voice)2025
- When We Went MAD! — Self2025
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Christian
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Occupation
- television producer
- Educated at
- Arizona State University
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Genre
- comedy
- Official website
- www.jimmykimmel.net
- Image
- Vice President Kamala Harris with Jimmy Kimmel June 4 2024-01.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
- Residence
- Las Vegas
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- date of birth
- 1967-11-13
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- Jimmy Kimmel
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- name in native language
- Jimmy Kimmel
- medical condition
- narcolepsy
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
- social media followers
- 11736855
- ethnic group
- Italian Americans
- significant person
- Donald Trump
- unmarried partner
- Sarah Silverman
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Encyclopedic overview
James Christian Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American television host and comedian. He is best known as the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which has aired on ABC since 2003. Kimmel has hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards three times, in 2012, 2016 and 2020, and the Academy Awards four times, in 2017, 2018, 2023, and 2024.
Before hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kimmel was the co-host of Comedy Central's The Man Show and Win Ben Stein's Money. Kimmel has also produced several TV shows, including Crank Yankers, Sports Show with Norm Macdonald, and The Andy Milonakis Show. In 2018, Time named him as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Kimmel has the longest tenure of any current late-night television host in the United States. At 23 seasons, his tenure hosting a single late-night comedy-variety show is second only to Johnny Carson, who hosted The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for 30 seasons. After Kimmel commented on the assassination of Charlie Kirk in his monologue on September 17, 2025, ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! for a week.
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