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Jimmy Fallon

ACTOR

Jimmy Fallon

Known for
Airplane! (1980), Taxi (2004), Anything Else (2003), Lego Jurassic World (2015)

27 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026

Jimmy Fallon is an actor best known for Airplane!, Taxi and Anything Else.

Jimmy Fallon over the years

Jimmy Fallon in 2007 (age 33)
2007 · age 33David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0
Jimmy Fallon in 2019 (age 45)
2019 · age 45Danielle Marie Carolan, CC BY 3.0

27 Interesting Facts About Jimmy Fallon

Interesting Facts (20)

  1. #001

    In elementary school, Jimmy Fallon was voted the person most likely to replace David Letterman. In June 2003, he guest-hosted for Dave.

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  2. #002

    Jimmy Fallon is so famous for his suddenly breaking character that breaking character is sometimes called "Jimmy Falloning."

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  3. #003

    During the opening show of the 2002 MTV Music Video Awards, Jimmy Fallon impersonated music videos by Eminem, Avril Lavigne, The White Stripes, Enrique Iglesias, Dave Matthews Band and Nelly.

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  4. #004

    Since childhood, Jimmy Fallon wanted to be on Saturday Night Live (1975).

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  5. #005

    Jimmy Fallon lives in New York City, in a Gramercy Park building where Margaret Hamilton and James Cagney once lived.

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  6. #006

    In September 2000, Jimmy Fallon became the co-host of Saturday Night Live's (1975) "Weekend Update" alongside head writer and co-star Tina Fey.

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  7. #007

    Jimmy Fallon is the first host in the history of "The Tonight Show" to become the show's permanent host without having previously served as a guest host (excluding original host Steve Allen). Before him, Jay Leno had guest-hosted for Johnny Carson, Carson had done so for Jack Parr, and Parr had done so for Steve Allen.

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  8. #008

    Jimmy Fallon released a song titled "Idiot Boyfriend" that could be seen on MTV.

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  9. #009

    While living in New York, Jimmy Fallon became close friends with actress Parker Posey, one of his neighbors.

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  10. #010

    Jimmy Fallon's parents are from the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City.

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  11. #011

    The first live show Jimmy Fallon attended featured 'Weird Al' Yankovic.

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  12. #012

    Jimmy Fallon has a sister, Gloria; his mother is Gloria (Feeley) and his father is James Fallon, Sr.

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  13. #013

    Jimmy Fallon is a registered Democrat and a supporter of Barack Obama.

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  14. #014

    Jimmy Fallon is a big fan of singer Ellie Goulding.

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  15. #015

    Jimmy Fallon is friends with Tina Fey and David Spade.

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  16. #016

    Jimmy Fallon can impersonate his friend and comedian Chris Rock.

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  17. #017

    Jimmy Fallon is a professional wrestling fan.

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  18. #018

    Jimmy Fallon is Jim Juvonen's brother-in-law.

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  19. #019

    Jimmy Fallon finished Fever Pitch (2005), which he starred in with Drew Barrymore. The film premiered in theaters in the summer of 2005. It was first released on DVD in December 2005.

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  20. #020

    Jimmy Fallon is currently filming Factory Girl (2006) with Sienna Miller and Hayden Christensen.

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Career & Awards (2)

  1. #021

    Early in his career, Jimmy Fallon suffered from alcoholism.

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  2. #022

    Early in his career, Jimmy Fallon took acting lessons in Los Angeles from Gordon Hunt, the father of actress Helen Hunt.

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Life & Family (5)

  1. #023

    Jimmy Fallon's father is of half Irish and half German descent, while his mother is three-quarters Irish and one-quarter Norwegian. Jimmy's paternal grandmother, Luise Schalla, was born in Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Germany, and one of his maternal great-grandfathers, Hans Hovelsen, was from Fredrikstad, Norway.

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  2. #024

    During college, it came out on The Tonight Show that Jimmy Fallon and a friend were robbed by a drug dealer in front of a shopping mall.

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  3. #025

    A new study conducted at George Mason University found that Jimmy Fallon made 231 jokes about President Trump's first 100 days in office. [May 2017].

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  4. #026

    According to Rotten Tomatoes, Jimmy Fallon's five favorite comedies are Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), Bridesmaids (2011), Airplane! (1980) and American Movie (1999).

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  5. #027

    Jimmy Fallon is William Juvonen's son-in-law.

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Reference databases

  • IMDb IMDb name page (biography and trivia)

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