American comedian Jimmy Fallon was born on September 19, 1974 in Bay Ridge, New York, United States.
Jimmy Fallon was born to Gloria and James Fallon. Fallon criticized her parents for being overprotective while praising her early years after they moved to Saugerties, New York.
As a teenager, Fallon developed an obsession with the late-night comedy Saturday Night Live. He watched it religiously, even though he was only allowed to see “the clean parts” that his parents had filmed for him. He and Gloria performed comedy routines a la “The Festrunk Brothers” with friends.
When he was a teenager, his parents were fascinated by his impressions of stars Dana Carvey and James Cagney. He was passionate about music and started playing guitar at the age of 13. Then he participated in competitions and performed music and comedy shows.
Fallon attended most of the performances at Saugerties High School and twice served as class social director. He won a youth comedy competition by performing an impersonation of Pee-wee Herman.
He was a typical student who did stand-up on the weekends. He regularly took buses to Caroline’s Comedy Club in Times Square to perform from his aunt’s house in Fort Hamilton. He did not graduate from college, dropping out a semester early to pursue a career in comedy.
Fallon is famous for his work in television, appearing as a cast member of Saturday Night Live and host of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon when Jimmy Fallon’s previous talk show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, ended .
At the age of 21, Fallon moved to Los Angeles to pursue stand-up comedy. As a child, he was interested in music and acting. In 1998, he finally realized his lifelong dream when he heard about a casting call for Saturday Night Live.
He worked for six years, from 1998 to 2004, on Saturday Night Live, was a co-host of the Weekend Update section and thus became known. He left the series to appear in films such as Taxi (2004) and Fever Pitch (2005).
After a successful career in film, Fallon returned to television in 2009 as host of NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, where he gained a reputation for focusing on music and video games.
Jimmy Fallon is married to Nancy Juvonen. They married on December 22, 2007 and had two children; Frances Cole Fallon and Winnie Rise Fallon.
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ToggleDoes Jimmy Fallon have children?
Jimmy Fallon was blessed with two children; Frances Cole Fallon and Winnie Rose Fallon.
Jimmy Fallon Kids: Meet Frances Cole Fallon and Winnie Rose Fallon
Jimmy Fallon’s first daughter, Winnie Rose Fallon, was born in 2013 and is currently 9 years old. Fallon had it with his wife Nancy Juvonen.
Her second daughter, Frances Cole Fallon, was also born via surrogacy in 2014 and her mother is Nancy Juvonen.
Are Jimmy Fallon’s daughters related?
Yes! Jimmy had his second daughter via surrogacy in 2014. His two daughters, Winnie and Frances, are both raised by Jimmy and his wife Nancy.