Jimmy Kimmel Biography
James Christian Kimmel is well known as an American television host, stand-up comedian, writer, and producer. In addition, he is the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show which aired on ABC on January 26, 2003, at Hollywood Masonic Temple in Hollywood, California; and also on April 1, 2019, at a secondary home, the Zappos Theater on the Las Vegas Strip.
How old is Jimmy Kimmel? – Age
The television host is 55 years old as of 2023. He was born on 13 November 1967, in Brooklyn, New York, United States, where he grew up.
How tall is Jimmy Kimmel? – Height
Kimmel is 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) tall.
Jimmy Kimmel Mother, Father – Family
Kimmel was born to James Kimmel and Joann Iacono in Brooklyn, New York, United States and brought up in the neighborhood of Mill Basin. Besides, his father who served at American Express and was an IBM executive. He was raised alongside his siblings Jill Kimmel and Jonathan Kimmel.
Jimmy Kimmel Education
The host graduated from Ed W. Clark High School and went to University of Nevada, Las Vegas for one year prior to transferring to Arizona State University. He earned an honorary degree from UNLV in 2013.
Is Jimmy Kimmel Married? – Wife
In 1988, Kimmel married Gina Maddy; they later divorced in 2002. They have a daughter Katherine who was born in 1991 and their son Kevin was born in 1993. He as well had a relationship with comedian Sarah Silverman from 2002 to March 2009.
Kimmel began dating Molly McNearney, who is a co-head writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live, in October 2009. They later engaged in August 2012 and got married in July 2013. Likewise, their daughter Jane was born in July 2014.
Radio career
Inspired by David Letterman‘s begin in radio, Kimmel started serving in radio while in high school. Moreover, he was the host of a Sunday night interview show on UNLV’s college station, KUNV. While at Arizona State University, he was a famous caller to the KZZP-FM afternoon show hosted by radio personalities Kent Voss and Mike Elliott in Phoenix, Arizona.
Kimmel landed his first paying job together with Voss as morning drive co-host of The Me and Him Show at KZOK-FM in Seattle, Washington in 1989. The hosts performed several stunts on air, such as one that led to an $8,000 loss in advertising over the next 10 months.
In 1990, Jimmy and Voss were fired by KZOK and besides fired again a year later at WRBQ-FM in Tampa. In addition, he went on to host his own show at KCMJ in Palm Springs, California, where he recruited Carson Daly, who as well had been a family friend since his childhood as his intern.
Comedy Central
Likewise, Kimmel initially did not want to do television; he started writing for Fox announcers and promotions and also became quickly recruited to do the on-air promotions himself. Moreover, he declined many offers for television shows from producer Michael Davies, being uninterested in the projects, until he became offered a place as the comedic counterpart to Ben Stein on the game show Win Ben Stein’s Money, which started airing on Comedy Central in 1997.
During his time on Win Ben Stein’s Money, Kimmel co-hosted (with Adam Carolla) and also co-produced (with Daniel Kellison), Comedy Central’s The Man Show in 1999. Furthermore, he left Win Ben Stein’s Money in 2001 and became replaced by comedian Nancy Pimental, who was before replaced by Kimmel’s cousin Sal Iacono.
Books
In July 2019, he released his first book, The Serious Goose, which is an interactive children’s picture book featuring his own illustrations that tasks readers with assisting to make the serious goose smile.
Podcasts
Kimmel started hosting the comedy podcast Strike Force Five along with Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert, and John Oliver to support their staff members out of work because of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike on August 30, 2023.
Film
- Delinquent’s Derby
- Down to You
- Road Trip
- Windy City Heat
- Garfield: The Movie
- The Aristocrats
- Hellboy II: The Golden Army
- Monsters vs Aliens
- Project X
- The Smurfs 2
- Pitch Perfect 2
- Miss Famous
- The Boss Baby
- Sandy Wexler
- The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards Lunchtime creeper in park
- Brad’s Status
- Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
- Dads
- Ted Templeton (voice)
- The Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Net Worth
Citing his career, Kimmel sits at an estimated net worth of $50 million.
Jimmy Kimmel Instagram
You can find and follow Jimmy on Instagram using the account name: @JimmyKimmel