James Christian Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American
television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host and
executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show that
premiered on ABC on January 26, 2003, at Hollywood Masonic Temple in
Hollywood, California; and on April 1, 2019, at a secondary home, the
Zappos Theater on the Las Vegas Strip. Kimmel hosted the Primetime
Emmy Awards in 2012, 2016 and 2020, and the Academy Awards in 2017 and
2018.Before hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live!, he was the co-host of Comedy
Central's The Man Show and Win Ben Stein's Money. Kimmel has also
produced such shows as Crank Yankers, Sports Show with Norm Macdonald,
and The Andy Milonakis Show. In 2018, Time named him as one of "The
World's 100 Most Influential People".Kimmel was born in Brooklyn, New
York, and grew up in the neighborhood of Mill Basin as the eldest of
three children of Joan Iacono and James John Kimmel, who worked at
American Express and was an IBM executive.
television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host and
executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show that
premiered on ABC on January 26, 2003, at Hollywood Masonic Temple in
Hollywood, California; and on April 1, 2019, at a secondary home, the
Zappos Theater on the Las Vegas Strip. Kimmel hosted the Primetime
Emmy Awards in 2012, 2016 and 2020, and the Academy Awards in 2017 and
2018.Before hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live!, he was the co-host of Comedy
Central's The Man Show and Win Ben Stein's Money. Kimmel has also
produced such shows as Crank Yankers, Sports Show with Norm Macdonald,
and The Andy Milonakis Show. In 2018, Time named him as one of "The
World's 100 Most Influential People".Kimmel was born in Brooklyn, New
York, and grew up in the neighborhood of Mill Basin as the eldest of
three children of Joan Iacono and James John Kimmel, who worked at
American Express and was an IBM executive.
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