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Kimmel is an avid music fan, and plays the [[bass clarinet]]. He got a chance to showcase his talent during a July 20, 2008, concert in [[Costa Mesa, California]], featuring the [[Mighty Mighty Bosstones]], when he took the stage and played bass clarinet on their hit song "[[The Impression That I Get]]."<ref>[http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_2099524.php Dropkick Murphys, Mighty Mighty Bosstones win one for Boston at Pacific]</ref>
Kimmel is an avid music fan, and plays the [[bass clarinet]]. He got a chance to showcase his talent during a July 20, 2008, concert in [[Costa Mesa, California]], featuring the [[Mighty Mighty Bosstones]], when he took the stage and played bass clarinet on their hit song "[[The Impression That I Get]]."<ref>[http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/homepage/abox/article_2099524.php Dropkick Murphys, Mighty Mighty Bosstones win one for Boston at Pacific]</ref>


Kimmel has [[narcolepsy]] and hates fish.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmesq/is_200308/ai_kepm260069|title=What It Feels Like...to Have Narcolepsy|author=Kimmel, Jimmy|coauthors=Vaughan, Brendan|publisher=''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]''|date=August 2003|accessdate=2008-11-05}}</ref>
Kimmel has [[narcolepsy]].<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmesq/is_200308/ai_kepm260069|title=What It Feels Like...to Have Narcolepsy|author=Kimmel, Jimmy|coauthors=Vaughan, Brendan|publisher=''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]''|date=August 2003|accessdate=2008-11-05}}</ref>


Kimmel will serve as host of [[Los Angeles]]' sixth annual feast of [[San Gennaro]] from September 28-30. [[2009]].<ref>http://lastheplace.com/2007/09/21/jimmy-kimmel-and-adam-corolla-host-the-6th-annual-precious-cheese-feast-of-san-gennaro/</ref>
Kimmel will serve as host of [[Los Angeles]]' sixth annual feast of [[San Gennaro]] from September 28-30. [[2009]].<ref>http://lastheplace.com/2007/09/21/jimmy-kimmel-and-adam-corolla-host-the-6th-annual-precious-cheese-feast-of-san-gennaro/</ref>

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Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel, May 2007
Birth nameJames Christian Kimmel
Born (1967-11-13) November 13, 1967 (age 56)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Mediumradio, television
NationalityAmerican
Years active1989–present
GenresObservational comedy, News satire
Subject(s)Everyday life, American culture, Pop culture
Notable works and rolesCreator and Host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) and The Man Show (Comedy Central)

James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American television host and comedian. Before his current position as host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC, Kimmel was well-known as co-host of Comedy Central's The Man Show. Additionally, he was the co-host of Comedy Central's Win Ben Stein's Money, for which he earned the 1999 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host (which he shares with fellow co-host Ben Stein). Kimmel is also a successful television producer, with popular shows including Crank Yankers and The Andy Milonakis Show to his credit.

Personal life

Kimmel was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, and is of Italian and German descent.[1] The family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, when he was nine years old.[citation needed] He graduated from Ed W. Clark High School, and then attended University of Nevada, Las Vegas for one year before attending Arizona State University for two years without completing a degree. Kimmel and his ex-wife, Gina, married in June 1988. They have a son, Kevin, and a daughter, Katie. The marriage ended in separation in early 2002. Kimmel then dated comedian Sarah Silverman for five years, ending in the summer of 2008 and then reuniting as of October 2008.[2][3] The couple split again in March 2009.[4]

Kimmel is an avid music fan, and plays the bass clarinet. He got a chance to showcase his talent during a July 20, 2008, concert in Costa Mesa, California, featuring the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, when he took the stage and played bass clarinet on their hit song "The Impression That I Get."[5]

Kimmel has narcolepsy.[6]

Kimmel will serve as host of Los Angeles' sixth annual feast of San Gennaro from September 28-30. 2009.[7]

Career

Early radio career

Kimmel began working in the radio industry while in high school, hosting a Sunday night interview show on UNLV's college station KUNV. While attending Arizona State University, he became a popular caller to the KZZP-FM afternoon show hosted by radio personalities Mike Elliott and Kent Voss in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1989, Kimmel landed his first paying job alongside Voss as morning drive co-host of The Me and Him Show at KZOK-FM in Seattle, Washington. Ten months later, Kimmel and Voss were fired by KZOK (reason unk.) and were fired again (another mystery) a year later at WRBQ-FM in Tampa, Florida. Kimmel went from Tampa to host his own show at KCMJ-FM in Palm Springs, California (where Kimmel convinced a young Carson Daly to drop out of college and become his intern because college interns were unknown then.) From Palm Springs, Kimmel landed a job with Mike Elliott at 93.7 KRQ in Tucson. Kimmel and Elliott were fired after one year (mysterious again). From KRQ, Kimmel was hired as sports guy/comedy writer for the Kevin and Bean morning show at KROQ-FM (former employer of Carson Daly) , Los Angeles, where he was known as "Jimmy the Sports Guy." Kimmel spent five years at KROQ, leaving in 1999 to focus on television.

Comedy Central

Kimmel's television career began as the comedic counterpart to Ben Stein on the game show Win Ben Stein's Money which began airing on Comedy Central in 1997. His quick wit and loutish everyman personality was a counterpoint to Ben Stein's monotone performing style and patrician demeanor. This combination earned the pair an Emmy award for Best Game Show Host.

In 1999, during his time with Win Ben Stein's Money, Kimmel was also co-host (with Adam Carolla) and co-creator (with Daniel Kellison) of Comedy Central's The Man Show. Kimmel permanently left Win Ben Stein's Money in 2001. He was replaced by comedian Nancy Pimental who was eventually replaced by Kimmel's cousin Sal Iacono. Kimmel, Carolla, and Kellison's success with The Man Show allowed them to create and produce other TV shows under the banner Jackhole Industries, including Crank Yankers for Comedy Central (on which Kimmel plays the characters, "Elmer Higgins," "Terrence Catheter," "The Nudge," "Karl Malone" and himself) and later The Andy Milonakis Show for MTV2. Kimmel also produced and co-wrote the feature film Windy City Heat, which won the Comedia Award for Best Film at the Montreal Comedy Festival.

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Kimmel in December 2008

In January 2003, Kimmel permanently left The Man Show to host his own late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC. In the April 2007 issue of Stuffmagazine.com, Kimmel was named the "biggest badass on TV". Kimmel said it was an honor but clearly a mistake.

Kimmel usually ends his show with, "My apologies to Matt Damon, we ran out of time." However, on one of his shows, he "interviewed" Matt Damon, only to say just a few seconds later, "Sorry, but once again we are completely out of time." Matt appeared to become angry, but people questioned whether this was real or a joke. Kimmel confirmed that this was in fact a joke. Jimmy Kimmel Live is also broadcast on irish digital tv channel 3e. [8]

In February 2008 Kimmel showed a mock music video with a panoply of stars called, "I'm Fucking Ben Affleck,"[9] as "revenge" after his then-girlfriend Sarah Silverman and Matt Damon recorded a similar video, "I'm Fucking Matt Damon". Silverman's video originally aired on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and became an "instant YouTube sensation."[10] Kimmel's "revenge" video featured himself, Ben Affleck, and a big lineup of stars, particularly in scenes spoofing the 1985 "We Are the World" video: Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Cameron Diaz, Robin Williams, Harrison Ford, Dominic Monaghan, Benji Madden and Joel Madden from Good Charlotte, Lance Bass, Macy Gray, Dicky Barrett of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Josh Groban, Huey Lewis, Perry Farrell, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Pete Wentz, Meat Loaf, Rebecca Romijn, Christina Applegate, Dom Joly, Mike Shinoda, Lauren Conrad and Joan Jett.

As a tradition, celebrities voted off Dancing with the Stars appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, causing Kimmel to describe himself as "the three-headed dog the stars must pass on their way to No-Dancing Hell." [11] In the 2008 season of his show, Kimmel started another tradition of ceremonially burning the dancers' shoes after they were voted off DWTS.

Other television work

In Spring 1996, Kimmel appeared as "Jimmy the Fox Guy" in promos on the Fox network.

Kimmel's other television work included being the on-air football prognosticator for FOX NFL Sunday for four years. He has had numerous appearances on other talk shows including, but not limited to, Live with Regis and Kelly, The Howard Stern Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and Late Show with David Letterman (Kimmel is a fan of David Letterman, who, together with Howard Stern, were his idols growing up [citation needed]. He has appeared on the The Late Show five times, most recently on April 21 2008.) Kimmel is a three-time host of the American Music Awards and served as roastmaster for the New York Friars' Club Roast of Hugh Hefner and Comedy Central Roasts of Pamela Anderson. He has appeared on ABC's Dancing with the Stars, along with his parking lot security guard Guillermo.

In August 2006, ABC announced that Jimmy Kimmel would be the host of their new game show Set for Life.[12] The show debuted on July 20, 2007. On April 6, 2007, Kimmel filled in for Larry King on Larry King Live. That particular show was about the paparazzi. It was on that show that Kimmel decimated Emily Gould, an editor from Gawker.com about the web site's alleged stalking of celebrities. On July 8, 2007, Kimmel managed the National League in the 2007 Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game in San Francisco. He played in the game in 2004 and 2006 (Houston and Pittsburgh). On July 11, 2007, Kimmel along with basketball player LeBron James, hosted the 2007 ESPY Awards. The show aired on ESPN on July 15, 2007. Kimmel hosted the American Music Awards on ABC four times, in 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008.

Kimmel guest hosted Live with Regis and Kelly during the week of October 22 2007 – October 26 2007, commuting every day between New York and Los Angeles. In the process, he broke the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest distance (22,406 miles (36,059 km)) travelled in one work week.[13].

Kimmel has performed in several animated films, often voicing dogs. His voice appeared in Garfield and Road Trip, and he portrayed Death's Dog in the Family Guy episode "Mr. Saturday Knight"; Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane later presented Kimmel with a figurine of his character on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Kimmel also did voice work for Robot Chicken. Kimmel's cousin "Sal" has accepted and won a wrestling match with WWE superstar Santino Marella.

Awards

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host
1999
with Ben Stein 		Succeeded by

nominated for a Writers Guild of America award for best COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS 2008 for "Jimmy Kimmel’s Big Night of Stars", Written by Jimmy Kimmel, Gary Greenberg, Molly McNearney, Bryan Paulk, Ned Rice, Jon Bines, Will Burke, Rick Rosner, Jake Lentz, Sal Iacono, Tony Barbieri

References

  1. ^ Bendweekly.com on Jimmy Kimmel
  2. ^ US Weekly Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman Split After Five Years
  3. ^ Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman Reportedly Back Together
  4. ^ Tan, Michelle (2009-03-07). "Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel Call It Quits – Again". Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  5. ^ Dropkick Murphys, Mighty Mighty Bosstones win one for Boston at Pacific
  6. ^ Kimmel, Jimmy (August 2003). "What It Feels Like...to Have Narcolepsy". Esquire. Retrieved 2008-11-05. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ http://lastheplace.com/2007/09/21/jimmy-kimmel-and-adam-corolla-host-the-6th-annual-precious-cheese-feast-of-san-gennaro/
  8. ^ "Who's News". USAWeekend.com. Retrieved September 1. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ Silverman, Stephen M. (2008-02-25). "So Long, Sarah! Jimmy Kimmel Is, Well, 'Dating' Ben Affleck". People. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  10. ^ Jordan, Julie (2008-02-02). "Behind Matt Damon's Raunchy Payback to Jimmy Kimmel". People. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
  11. ^ YouTube - Jimmy Kimmel with DWTS Adam & Julianne Part 1
  12. ^ Jimmy Kimmel Named Host For ABC's Newst Game Show, "Set For Life", From Endemol USA
  13. ^ "Inner Tube: Jimmy Kimmel goes distance, sets World Record". New York Daily News. October 29 2007. Retrieved 2009-01-26. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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