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Date of Birth

19 September 1974, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Birth Name

James Thomas Fallon Jr.

Height

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Mini Biography

Jimmy Fallon was born in 1974 in Brooklyn, New York. He was raised in Saugerties, New York, which is in upstate New York. He's since done 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.

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Spouse

Nancy Juvonen

(22 December 2007 - present)

Trade Mark

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.

Trivia

Was chosen for People Magazine's 50 Most Eligible Bachelors.

One sister, Gloria; mother, Gloria; father James, Sr.

Attended the College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY.

Lives in New York City.

Was chosen as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 2002 by People Magazine.

Jimmy's parents are from the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City.

Jimmy is of Irish descent.

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.

Became "Saturday Night Live" (1975) "Weekend Update" anchor in September 2000 alongside head writer/co-star Tina Fey.

Nominated for a Grammy Award, "Best Spoken Comedy Album: The Bathroom Wall, Jimmy Fallon" (in 2003).

Has released a song titled "Idiot Boyfriend" which can be seen on MTV

In grade school he was voted most likely to replace David Letterman. In June of 2003, he guest-hosted for Dave.

Often does 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) argues in the mirror with a younger version of himself (Fallon).

Wanted to be on "Saturday Night Live" (1975) ever since he was a little boy.

Lives in a Gramercy Park building in New York City in which Margaret Hamilton and James Cagney once lived.

Graduated from Saugerties High School in 1992.

His "Best of Jimmy Fallon" DVD will be coming out in January 2005.

Is so famous for suddenly breaking character that breaking character is sometimes called "Jimmy Falloning".

Close friends of actress Parker Posey, who was one of his neighbors when he lived in New York City.

Engaged to Nancy Juvonen [August 15, 2007].

Brother-in-law of Jim Juvonen.

Earned a degree in communications at the College of Saint Rose in Albany, N.Y., on May 9, 2009.

Personal 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.

Where Are They Now

(December 2004) He finished filming Fever Pitch (2005) opposite Drew Barrymore. The film was released to the theaters in the Summer of 2005. It was released to DVD in December 2005.

(January 2006) Is now filming the movie Factory Girl (2006) with Sienna Miller and Hayden Christensen.

(March 2009) Hosting Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009).

(October 2004) Starred in the comedy film "Taxi" alongside Queen Latifah

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