Jimmy Fallon : biography
James Thomas "Jimmy" Fallon (born September 19, 1974) is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician and television host. He currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a late-night talk show that airs on NBC. Prior to that he appeared in several films, and was best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998 to 2004. On April 3, 2013, NBC announced that Fallon would replace Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show at the conclusion of the 2014 Winter Olympics.http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/business/media/nbc-confirms-fallon-will-succeed-leno.html
Early life
Fallon was born in Brooklyn, New York, and is the son of Gloria and James W. Fallon, who is a Vietnam War veteran. His family settled in Saugerties, New York, while his father worked at IBM in nearby Kingston, New York. He is of Irish descent. As a child, he and his older sister, Gloria, would reenact the “clean parts” of Saturday Night Live that his parents had taped for him.Levy, Ariel; "Not Jerry Seinfeld"; New York Magazine; October 18, 1999; Page 41 Fallon was such a fan that he made a weekly event of watching the show in his dormitory during college. In his teens, he impressed his parents with different impersonations, the first being of James Cagney. He was also musically inclined, and started playing guitar at age 13. He would go on to perform comedy and music in contests and shows.
Education
Fallon attended St. Mary of the Snow, a Roman Catholic elementary school in Saugerties, and later graduated from Saugerties High School in 1992. He then attended The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York. He was a Computer Science major, but switched to Communication in his senior year, dropping out a semester shy of a degree. "I was a Computer Science major. I got out once it got really hard. I made it up to C++. Then I couldn’t do the math – it got really confusing. I switched to Communications, which is a ridiculous major – let’s be honest," he recalls. On May 9, 2009, Fallon received a B.A. in Communication and an honorary degree from The College of Saint Rose after presenting college officials with his portfolio which satisfied all requisites for his degree. In addition to , Fallon spoke at the school’s 86th commencement. That night, he held up his diploma during the closing of Saturday Night Live.
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Almost Famous | Dennis Hope | |
2002 | The Rutles 2: Can’t Buy Me Lunch | Reporter | |
2003 | Anything Else | Bob | |
2003 | The Entrepreneur | Ray | filmed in 1998 but released in 2003 |
2004 | Taxi | Andrew ‘Andy’ Washburn | |
2005 | Fever Pitch | Ben | |
2006 | Doogal | Dylan | voice role |
2006 | Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Event for Autism Education | Barry Gibb | TV film |
2006 | Arthur and the Invisibles | Betameche | voice role |
2006 | Factory Girl | Chuck Wein | |
2008 | The Year of Getting to Know Us | Christopher Rocket | |
2009 | Whip It | Johnny Rocket | |
2009 | Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | Himself | Cameo |
2009 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | Prince Betameche | voice role |
2010 | Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds | Prince Betameche | voice role |