Jimmy Fallon Biography
Jimmy Fallon is a television host, comedian, and actor from the United States. He is best known for his work on Saturday Night Live and as the host of the late-night talk show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, which he took over after Late Night with Jimmy Fallon ended.
Jimmy Fallon Age
Fallon is 47 years old as of 2021. He was born James Thomas Fallon on 19 September 1974 in Bay Ridge, New York, United States.
Jimmy Fallon Height
Fallon stands at a height of 6 feet 4 inches (1.83 m).
Jimmy Fallon Family
Fallon is Gloria and James Fallon’s son. His paternal grandmother was an Osterholz-Scharmbeck German immigrant, and his maternal grandmother’s father was a Fredrikstad Norwegian immigrant. Another set of his great-great-grandparents was an Irish couple from County Galway, and this great-great-grandmother was born in France to an Irish couple.
Fallon’s father spent his adolescence singing in doo-wop street corners before serving in the Vietnam War. He began working as a machine repairman for IBM in Kingston, New York, shortly after the birth of his son. In order to prepare, the family relocated to Saugerties, New York. Fallon’s childhood was described as idyllic, while his parents were described as overprotective. He and his sister, Gloria, we’re unable to leave their house and were forced to ride their bikes in the backyard.
Jimmy Fallon Wife
On December 22, 2007, Fallon married film producer Nancy Juvonen. They met on the set of Saturday Night Live, but they didn’t become friends until they were on the set of Fever Pitch. Fallon proposed in August 2007 on the dock of Juvonen’s family home in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, with a Neil Lane-designed engagement ring. Four months later, they married. Winnie, born in 2013, and Frances Cole, born in 2014, were born via surrogate. They live in Sagaponack, New York, and Gary Frick, their female English cream Golden Retriever, has appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Jimmy Fallon Education
Fallon attended St. Mary of the Snow Roman Catholic School. Fallon was a member of most stage productions at Saugerties High School and served as class social director twice. After graduating in 1992, he went on to attend The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York. He dropped out of college a semester early to pursue a career in comedy. Fallon returned to Saint Rose fourteen years later, in May 2009, to receive a BA in communications from officials who granted him experiential learning credits for his television work. He gathered with his classmates at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center to receive his diploma.
Jimmy Fallon The Tonight Show
On April 3, 2013, NBC announced that Jimmy Fallon would take over as host of The Tonight Show for Jay Leno. On February 17, 2014, his debut on NBC’s network drew 11.3 million viewers. Fallon hosted Donald Trump during the United States presidential election on September 15, 2016. Fallon faced backlash in January 2022 after discussing NFTs (and promoting one of his own NFT) on his show during an interview with Paris Hilton, which may have violated conflict-of-interest policies.
Jimmy Fallon Late Night
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon debuted to mixed reviews in March 2009. When the show used Susan Boyle as a joke, producer Michael Shoemaker felt it solidified the show’s style. Its online interaction and appearance on the show quickly became critical to its success. Blow Your Pants Off, Fallon’s second comedy album was released in 2012, and it included many of his musical performances on Late Night.
Jimmy Fallon Net Worth
Fallon has an estimated net worth of $60 million.
Jimmy Fallon Salary
Fallon earns an annual salary of $16 Million Per Year.
Jimmy Fallon Saturday Night Live
For the first two seasons of the show’s twenty-fourth season, Fallon was a featured player. He played a variety of original characters, including Nick Burns, an IT support nerd, Pat “Sully” Sullivan, one of the Boston Teens alongside Rachel Dratch, and Jarret’s Room, a fictional webcast hosted by stoner college students Jarret (Fallon) and Gobi (Horatio Sanz). His appearance as a co-host on Weekend Update raised his profile even further. During this time, he became close friends with LZ Granderson and Lorne Michaels.
Fallon co-starred in a skit titled The Barry Gibb Talk Show with musician Justin Timberlake in his later years on SNL. Other cast members suspected he was attempting to seize the moment and turn the sketch into a showcase for himself. During this time, Fallon parlayed his success on Saturday Night Live into co-hosting the 2001 MTV Movie Awards and the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards.
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