Jimmy Fallon

He has a Golden Retriever, who has accompanied him on the sets of and has also appeared alongside Fallon in a couple of episodes on ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’.

James Thomas ‘Jimmy’ Fallon was born to James W. Fallon and Gloria, in Brooklyn, New York. He has an elder sister, Gloria.

As kids, Gloria and Jimmy would watch a number of ‘Saturday Night Live’ videos and would re-enact it in front of their parents, friends or family. Apart from impersonating the characters on ‘Saturday Night Live’, he also had a keen ear for music and would regularly perform in comedy and music contests.

He studied at St. Mary of the Snow and then The College of Saint Rose, where he majored in Computer Science. However, he dropped the subject and switched to Communication. He graduated in the subject much later in his life.

He received his BA in Communication on May 9, 2009 and an honorary degree from The College of Saint Rose.

His stand-up career took off when he started impersonating various celebrities and started performing stand-up tours around the country. He took up improvisation classes with ‘The Groundlings’.

He appeared on the show, ‘Spin City’, in 1998 and was then asked to audition for the long-running late night sketch comedy show, ‘Saturday Night Live’. It was during the auditions he impersonated a number of personalities including Jerry Seinfeld, Hilary Swank, Eddie Murphy and Adam Sandler.

He was finally cast in his dream job with ‘Saturday Night Live’ in 1998. The following year, he authored ‘I Hate This Place: The Pessimist’s Guide for Live’ along with him sister, Gloria.

After two years, he ventured into films with ‘Almost Famous’ as Dennis Hope. The same year, he also released the comedy album, ‘The Bathroom Wall’, which was rated as a great ‘parody’ album and was even nominated for prestigious awards.

In 2002, he also appeared in the famous mockumentary, ‘The Rutles 2: Can’t Buy Me Lunch’, where he plays the son of Melvin Hall. Two years later, he was cast as ‘Andrew Washburn’ for the film, Taxi.

‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’ is a popular late-night talk show, which premiered on March 2, 2009 on NBC. After a successful trial run, the show is one of the highest-rated television shows around the world and is rated as ‘one of the best’ from the ‘Late Night’ series. The show itself has earned Emmy Award nominations and is lauded for its ‘original ideas’.