Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon: Biography in Details

Who is Jimmy Fallon?

Jimmy Fallon’s full name is James Thomas Fallon, Jr is one of an American comedian and talk show host.

He is known for his exuberant presence on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL; 1998–2004) and as host of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009–14) and The Tonight Show from 2014.

Jimmy Fallon: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity

Fallon was born on September 19, 1974, in New York, US. His father’s name is James Fallon, Sr. Likewise his mother’s name is Gloria Fallon. He has an elder sister, Gloria.

His ethnicity is Irish, German, and Norwegian.

Education

Jimmy Fallon studied at St. Mary of the Snow during his schooling. Then he joined The College of Saint Rose, where he had done his studies taking a major in Computer Science.

However, he dropped that subject and went to study Communication. Later he received his BA in Communication on May 9, 2009, and an honorary degree from The College of Saint Rose.

Jimmy Fallon: Profession life, Career

Jimmy Fallon was interested in various comic performances from his childhood and so started performing as a stand-up comedian during high school. For continuing his performance he forfeited his college studies also.

After dropping from college, Fallon moved back to New York. As he went to New York for continuing his career and was seeking a good opportunity he got a chance to be auditioned for the show.

He was selected and he joined the show for the season 1998-99. The show also features different popular personalities including Molly Shannon, Tracy Morgan, and Will Ferrel.

As he performs his debut in the show, Fallon’s work was appreciated and loved by all of the crew and it earned recognition uplifting his career.

However, he left the show in 2004. He was trying to feature films and so left it. But he couldn’t perform well as the outcome resulted in a mixed response.

So working in their featuring career, he worked for several movies, including Almost Famous (2000), Factory Girl (2006), and many more.

NBC announced that as Fallon has moved on to the featuring roles Conan O’Brien was taken as the takeover of Fallon in the late-night talk show Jimmy.

He first didn’t achieve success but again he was back continuing his popularity and fame among his audience for five years. And he moved to The Tonight Show and had great achievements on the show.

Jimmy Fallon hosting The Tonight Show was one of the star performances of his career followed by the expiration of Jay Leno’s contract. The show was running and the tapings of the show were moved to NY from LA. There was also the various debut of Fallon’s show on February 17, 2014.

Fallon also had shown his various skills with his studio albums in 2002 and 2012. It had played a great role to sparkle his career and appearing in peak chart positions.

Moreover, Jimmy has also launched several singles during his career. All of them couldn’t reach hit but the EW in 2014 had attracted remarkable chart positions.

Lifetime Achievements, Awards

The comic star earned nominations and awards for his significant work in different shows throughout his career, including nominations for his work in the movies, Fever Pitch (2005), and Taxi (2004) as well. He was awarded the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host in respectively 2017, 2016, and 2015, for his show Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.

Likewise, he was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2014 and 2012  for his show Saturday Night Live. Moreover, he also won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album in 2013 for Blow Your Pants Off. Likely, he was awarded the Shorty Award for Best Celebrity in 2016.

Again Jimmy Fallon received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media and 2010 for the show Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.

And so he was also rewarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media for Social TV Experience. In 2015 for the show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon he was awarded the Webby Award for Person of the Year.

Salary, Net Worth 2024

Jimmy Fallon is an American host and has good earnings. His income is $16 Million Per Year.

His net worth is $60 million according to the sources.

Jimmy Fallon: Rumors, Controversy

Jimmy Fallon seems to have his professional and personal life goos without engaging in many of the rumors. But once he was addressed rumors about his alleged drinking habits.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Jimmy Fallon has an average-built body standing with a height of 6 feet. He weighs 86 kg(190 pounds).

He has dark brown colored hair and dark brown colored eyes.

Social Media Profile

Jimmy Fallon is active on different social media and keeps on updating them with his latest work and photos. He is active on Instagram and has got more than 18.7M  followers.

Likely, he is also seen as active on Twitter and has got more than 51.6M  followers. More than that he also uses Facebook and has got more than 9.1M followers on his Facebook Account.

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