Jimmy Fallon

Template:Short description Template:Pp-semi-indef Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox comedian James Thomas Fallon (born September 19, 1974) is an American comedian, television host, actor, singer, writer, and producer. Best known for his work in television, Fallon's breakthrough came during his tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1998 to 2004. He was the host of the late-night talk show Late Night with Jimmy Fallon from 2009 to 2014 and became the anchor of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon following his departure from Late Night.

Fallon grew up with a love of comedy and music, moving to Los Angeles when he turned 21 to pursue stand-up comedy. He joined Saturday Night Live as a cast member in 1998, fulfilling a lifelong dream. During his six years on SNL, Fallon co-hosted the program's Weekend Update segment. He left the show in 2004 to star in films such as Taxi (2004) and Fever Pitch (2005).

Following his film career, Fallon returned to television as the host of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC in 2009, where he became known for his emphasis on music and video games. He moved from that show to become the sixth permanent host of The Tonight Show in 2014. In addition to his television work, he has released two comedy albums and seven books, mainly aimed at children. Template:Toc limit

Early life

James Thomas Fallon was born in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of New York City's Brooklyn borough on September 19, 1974, the son of Gloria (née Feeley) and James W. Fallon.<ref name=MomObit/><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His paternal grandmother was a German immigrant from Osterholz-Scharmbeck, while his matrilineal great-grandfather was a Norwegian immigrant from Fredrikstad.<ref name=MomObit>Template:Cite news</ref> One set of his great-great-grandparents were an Irish couple from County Galway, with this great-great-grandmother herself being born to an Irish couple in France.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=irm1>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Fallon's father spent his adolescence singing in street-corner doo-wop groups then served in the Vietnam War.<ref name="NYMagazine">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Shortly after his son's birth, he started working as a machine repairman for IBM in Kingston, New York.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In preparation, the family moved nearby to Saugerties, New York. Fallon has described his childhood as idyllic, while his parents have been described as overprotective.<ref name="VF">Template:Cite magazine</ref> He and his older sister, Gloria, were unable to leave their home<ref name=rs/> and had to ride their bicycles in the backyard.<ref name="spin02"/> Fallon attended the Roman Catholic school St. Mary of the Snow. He considered becoming a priest, inspired by his experiences as an altar boy,<ref name="spin02"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> but became more interested in comedy instead. He spent many nights listening to the radio program The Dr. Demento Show, which exposed him to both comedy and music; he often recorded it on a reel-to-reel recorder.<ref name="VF"/>

As a teenager, Fallon developed an obsession with the late-night comedy program Saturday Night Live. He watched it religiously, although he was only allowed to see "the clean parts" that his parents taped for him. He and Gloria would re-enact sketches such as "The Festrunk Brothers" with friends.<ref name="spin00"/> In his teens, he impressed his parents with impersonations, including of actor James Cagney<ref name="Star Bio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Allmusic">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and comedian Dana Carvey.<ref>Template:Cite interview</ref> He was musically inclined and started playing guitar at age 13, going on to perform comedy and music in contests and shows.<ref name="Allmusic"/> By his junior high years, he was labeled a class clown but was also described as "nice and well-mannered".<ref name="usa04">Template:Cite news</ref>

At Saugerties High School, Fallon was a performer in most stage productions and was twice a class social director.<ref name="usa04"/> He won a young comedian's contest with an impression of Pee-wee Herman.<ref name="spin00">Template:Cite magazine</ref> He graduated in 1992 and then attended The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York, where he was a computer science major before switching to communications in his senior year. He was an average student who would perform stand-up comedy on weekends.<ref name="VF"/> He would often board buses from his aunt's house in Fort Hamilton to perform sets at Carolines on Broadway in Times Square.<ref name="vul2014"/> He did not graduate, leaving college a semester early to pursue a comedy career.

Fourteen years later, in May 2009, Fallon returned to receive a Bachelor of Arts in communications, awarded by Saint Rose officials who granted him experiential learning credits for his television work. He joined his classmates at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center to collect his degree, where along with his BA, he was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Citation</ref>

Career

Comedy beginnings

Fallon dropped out of the College of Saint Rose in 1995 to move to Los Angeles and pursue comedy full-time.<ref name="UPI.com">Template:Cite news</ref> He secured a manager and got bookings by the age of 21.Template:Citation needed He often did stand-up at the Improv, earning $7.50 per set,<ref name="NYMagazine"/> and he joined classes with the Groundlings, an improv comedy troupe.<ref name="usa04"/> He appeared in the feature film The Scheme (originally entitled The Entrepreneurs). His one line in the 1997 film Father's Day was cut, but he can still be seen in the background. In 1998, Fallon appeared briefly on the show Spin City in the second season as a man selling photographs.<ref name="Fame10Fallon">Template:Cite news</ref>

He remained fixated on joining Saturday Night Live. After two years of working with the Groundlings,<ref name="paper">Template:Cite magazine</ref> he auditioned for the program in 1997 but was unsuccessful.<ref name="usa04"/> When he was cast in a pilot presentation for The WB, Fallon made sure to include a clause in his contract specifying that if he were to join SNL he would be released from his contract.<ref name=rs/> His manager sent videotapes to Marci Klein and Ayala Cohen, producers for SNL.<ref name="nytaudition"/>

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Fallon landed his second audition at the age of 23. At the "notoriously difficult audition,"<ref name="VF1"/> he was told by several people that creator Lorne Michaels almost never laughed during auditions. He feared being outshined by the comic before him, who came armed with an arsenal of props. Despite this, Fallon went onstage and did well,<ref name="nytaudition"/> performing a "celebrity walk-a-thon" with impressions of Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Bill Cosby, and Adam Sandler, an SNL alumnus who had recently left the show.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Michaels and others laughed.<ref name="people">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Head writer Tina Fey, who was in the room, later said, "He's one of two people I've ever seen who was completely ready to be on the show. Kristen Wiig is the other one.... And Jimmy was ready—like, if there had been a show to do that night."<ref name="VF1">Template:Cite news</ref> He rushed through his original characters in order to arrive at his musical impressions, which he felt were stronger. Three weeks passed, and despite his feeling that he had not gotten the position, he was asked to meet with Michaels at the Paramount lot in Los Angeles. Michaels informed him that they wanted him for the show, and Fallon characterized the moment as being in "slow motion", remarking to Michaels before he left, "I'm going to make you proud."<ref name="nytaudition">Template:Cite news</ref>

Saturday Night Live years

Early seasons (1998–2000)

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Fallon in 2004

Fallon debuted on Saturday Night Live as a featured player at the beginning of the show's twenty-fourth season in September 1998.<ref>No byline (August 29, 2002), "Jimmy Fallon is here on MTV, there on 'SNL' and ...." USA Today.</ref> He became a star by his fourth episode, when he performed Halloween-themed versions of songs by popular artists, as well as his Sandler impression.<ref name=rs/> Fallon became a celebrity, considered charming by his largely female fan-base, receiving numerous letters from fans, and becoming the subject of numerous fan-sites.<ref name="NYMagazine"/> He became the program's most featured mimic, doing popular impressions of Robert De Niro, Jerry Seinfeld, and Howard Stern. He also starred as many original characters, including Nick Burns, an IT support nerd, Pat "Sully" Sullivan, one of the Boston Teens with Rachel Dratch, and in Jarret's Room, a fictional webcast hosted by stoner college students Jarret (Fallon) and Gobi (Horatio Sanz). He was promoted to repertory player in his second season.<ref name="NYMagazine"/>

In his off-time, Fallon released a book comprising e-mail exchanges with his sister Gloria, titled I Hate This Place: A Pessimist's Guide to Life (1999), and played a minor role in the film Almost Famous (2000).<ref name="NYMagazine"/> During their time at SNL, Fallon and Horatio Sanz often drank together. Sanz has described himself and Fallon as "super-functioning alcoholics", and said, "They say that kind of goes hand-in-hand with SNL, some kind of substance-abuse issues, because it's so stressful you easily find yourself blowing off steam a lot."<ref name="vul2014"/> On one occasion, they spent a Friday night watching The Strokes perform a midnight show, staying up drinking until the early morning, despite having to do SNL that night.<ref name="39vul">Template:Cite news</ref> "We actually took what we thought being on SNL was, what people think is awesome about it, and we made it happen," said Sanz,<ref name="39vul"/> who said that he and Fallon got in more than a few bar fights.<ref name="vul2014"/>

Later years (2001–2004)

Fallon initially planned to spend three years at SNL, like John Belushi, but he was persuaded to stay on for three more when given the reins to Weekend Update.<ref name="vul2014">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Wolk, Josh (October 13, 2000), "2 'LIVE' CREW". Entertainment Weekly. (563):11</ref> His co-hosting of Weekend Update with writer Tina Fey further increased his profile.<ref name="spin02"/> During this tenure, he formed a close relationship with Michaels, whom he'd consult on dating, career advice, and more.<ref name="VF1"/> Fallon called a December 2001 sketch, in which he imitates Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger in a mirror opposite Jagger, his favorite thing he had done up to that point.<ref name="spin02">Template:Cite book</ref>

In his later years on SNL, Fallon co-starred in a skit, "The Barry Gibb Talk Show", in which he and musician Justin Timberlake portrayed Bee Gees brothers Barry and Robin Gibb. It marked the beginning of a long-running friendship and collaboration with Timberlake.<ref name="timberlake">Template:Cite news</ref>

Fallon became known for his tendency to break character in sketches, an attribute he, as well as Michaels, disliked.<ref name="GQ"/> It began in the famous "More Cowbell" sketch, when Will Ferrell wore a tighter shirt than expected, causing Fallon to crack up. After this, other cast members would try to get Fallon to break.<ref name=rs/> Some cast members believed he was attempting to steal the moment, to make the sketch about himself. The joke became near-constant during Fallon's final year on the show.<ref name=rs/> During this time, Fallon parlayed his SNL success into co-hosting the 2001 MTV Movie Awards<ref>Souter, Ericka (June 11, 2001), "talking with...Jimmy Fallon." People. 55 (23):28</ref> and 2002 MTV Video Music Awards,<ref name=MTVVA>Soriano, Cesar G. (July 23, 2002), "Fallon: He's a 'kinder, gentler' MTV awards host." USA Today</ref> and recording his debut comedy album, The Bathroom Wall (2002), which was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. He also modeled for Calvin Klein.<ref name="paper"/> Fallon was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2002, an honor Fallon found embarrassing.<ref>No byline (May 13, 2002), "Jimmy Fallon." People. 57 (18):173</ref>

Fallon appeared in blackface in a 2000 episode of Saturday Night Live, impersonating Chris Rock.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> After the sketch resurfaced online 20 years later, Fallon issued a tweet apologizing for an "unquestionably offensive decision".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Film career (2004–2008)

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Fallon in 2007

Fallon began to pursue a film career in 2004. He had spurned most major roles due to lack of time and disinterest in the dozens of scripts he read.<ref name="usa04"/> He signed on for his first lead role in Taxi, a remake of a French film, after co-star Queen Latifah became attached to the project. He was also attracted to the film's action comedy tone, seeing comparisons with SNL alumnus Eddie Murphy's first big film, 48 Hrs. (1982).<ref name="IGN">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In the fall of 2003, he split his time between shooting the film in Los Angeles and returning to New York City for SNL.<ref name="usa04"/> With his contract ending, his sixth season at SNL was his last; Fallon signed off at the conclusion of the show's twenty-ninth season in May 2004.<ref name="people1">Template:Cite news</ref>

With big expectations from the studio, Taxi premiered in the fall of 2004. A flop with critics and audiences, it was Fallon's first failure.<ref name=rs/> 20th Century Fox had already signed him for his second major role, starring opposite Drew Barrymore in the 2005 romantic comedy Fever Pitch.<ref name="usa04"/> Fever Pitch fared little better than Taxi, receiving mild reviews and tepid box office returns.<ref name="ew"/> He met his wife, producer Nancy Juvonen, during production of the film, and the two wed in December 2007.

Fallon began receiving fewer film offers. He had entered what he has called a "lost period", drinking more alcohol and beset by confusion over his next career moves.<ref name="VF"/> Fallon moved back east to New York, spending "a couple of years aimlessly knocking around."<ref name="vul2014" /> He wrote a screenplay during this time "about a guy in a goth band who has to pretend to be a country-music star."<ref name="rs" />

Before leaving SNL, Michaels had told Fallon that he would be a good fit to take over NBC's Late Night franchise when then-host Conan O'Brien left for The Tonight Show. Michaels urged NBC to give Fallon a holding deal in February 2007 so that he could not be lured elsewhere.<ref name="ew">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

To prepare for the role of a late-night host, Fallon toured college campuses and comedy clubs for eight months, where he tested out a new 50-minute routine.<ref name="ct">Template:Cite news</ref> He also began watching the comedy of Chevy Chase, Dick Cavett, and Johnny Carson, as well as The Larry Sanders Show.<ref name=rs/> In May 2008, Fallon was announced as the successor to O'Brien's Late Night.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Fallon was considered an odd choice for the job, both by executives at NBC (who "hated" the idea and predicted it to be a failure) and among the general public. This was alluded to in an early promo for the series: "You loved him on SNL! You hated him in the movies! Now you're ambivalent."<ref name="GQ">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="NYM">Template:Cite news</ref>

Back to television and Late Night (2009–2013)

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Late Night's Fallon (left) interviews President Barack Obama on the campus of UNC at Chapel Hill in April 2012.

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon premiered in March 2009 to mixed reviews. Producer Michael Shoemaker felt that the show's style solidified when it used Susan Boyle as a joke. While other late-night programs had centered on her appearance, Fallon's Late Night debuted a sketch in which Boyle's emotional performances could "salve any affliction."<ref name="NYM"/> It was this style of humor, that Adam Sternbergh of New York dubbed "the comedy of unabashed celebration," that led to the program's success.<ref name="NYM"/>

Fallon proved himself different from other late-night hosts, with more of a reliance on music, dancing, impersonations, and games.<ref name=rs>Template:Cite journal</ref> Between his own musical sensibilities and the recruitment of his house band, hip-hop collective The Roots, Fallon's incarnation of Late Night "evolved into the most deeply musical of TV's musical-comedy variety programs," with sketches in which he parodies Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen going viral online.

Fallon's show found its footing in 2010, during The Tonight Show debacle.<ref name="VF"/> The program embraced social media and the Internet, and online interaction and its presence on the show became crucial to its success.<ref name="nyt1">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2010, the show scored its first viral clip: Fallon and Timberlake performing a "History of Rap."<ref name="NYM" />

Fallon also hosted the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards in 2010.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2012, Fallon released his second comedy album, Blow Your Pants Off, which compiles many of his musical performances on Late Night.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The album won a Grammy in 2013 for Best Comedy Album.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Discussions for Fallon to take over The Tonight Show began in early 2013.<ref name="NYT1">Template:Cite news</ref>

Template:As of, Fallon was earning a salary of $11 million a year for his work on Late Night.<ref>Battaglio, Stephen; Schneider, Michael (August 26, 2013). "What They Earn." TV Guide, pp. 16–20.</ref>

The Tonight Show (2014–present)

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} On April 3, 2013, following a period of speculation, NBC announced that Fallon would succeed Jay Leno, following the 2014 Winter Olympics, to become the sixth permanent host of The Tonight Show.<ref name="macleans-fallontonight">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Fallon and Leno sang a parody of the song "Tonight" about The Tonight Show together. Fallon's Tonight Show debut on February 17, 2014, on NBC's network engaged 11.3 million viewers.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Fallon's third book, Your Baby's First Word Will Be Dada, a children's book, was released in June 2015.<ref name="NPR Interview">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="McClurg">Template:Cite news</ref>

On September 15, 2016, Fallon hosted Donald Trump on The Tonight Show during the United States presidential election.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Following the appearance, Fallon was criticized by some media critics and viewers on social media for the uncontroversial questions he asked of Trump.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> David Sims, writing in The Atlantic, called the interview an "embarrassment".<ref name=":0"/> In response to the criticism, Fallon said to TMZ: "Have you seen my show? I'm never too hard on anyone. We'll have Hillary [Clinton] on tomorrow, and we'll do something fun with her too."<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Fallon apologized in March 2017 for the interview, saying "I didn't do it to humanize him. I almost did it to minimize him. I didn't think that would be a compliment ... After this happened, I was devastated. I didn't mean anything by it. I was just trying to have fun."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He again apologized for the interview in June 2018 on a podcast with The Hollywood Reporter, saying that he "made a mistake" and added "I did not do it to 'normalize' him or to say I believe in his political beliefs or any of that stuff."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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Fallon on the set of The Tonight Show in 2019

In 2020, Fallon and pacifier company WubbaNub created limited-edition pacifiers based on the penguin and cow characters from his children's books.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In January 2022, Fallon was criticized for discussing NFTs (and promoting one of his own) on his show during an interview with Paris Hilton, which may have breached conflict-of-interest policies set by NBCUniversal's parent company Comcast; his own NFT was deduced to have most likely been purchased in November 2021 for about $216,000, and his promotion of it on the show could have boosted its asking price.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> NBC responded to the criticism by stating that it did not believe Fallon had broken its conflict-of-interest rules.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On November 16, 2022, a Twitter hoax spread with the hashtag #RIPJimmyFallon, which started trending nationwide. Fallon asked Twitter owner Elon Musk for help, who joked "Say something that only the real Jimmy would say..." On his show the following day, Fallon made fun of the rumors in a skit described by Vulture as "tent revival-esque."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On August 30, 2023, Fallon began hosting the comedy podcast Strike Force Five with Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, and John Oliver to support their staff members out of work due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Toxic work environment allegations

In September 2023, Rolling Stone published an article about Fallon and The Tonight Show workplace culture titled "Chaos, Comedy, and 'Crying Rooms': Inside Jimmy Fallon's 'Tonight Show'", based on interviews with 16 former and then-active employees. It alleged that Fallon mistreated his staff, acted erratically, was prone to outbursts, and contributed to a toxic workplace culture. According to former employees, Fallon's behavior on a given day seemed to be related to whether he was allegedly hungover from the previous night. The abuse led to many employees referring to the special guests' dressing rooms as the crying rooms because that is where the employees would go to let out their emotions. NBC released a statement, defending the program, but they did not address the allegations against Fallon.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The day of the article's publication, he apologized to his staff on a Zoom call, saying: "It's embarrassing and I feel so bad. Sorry if I embarrassed you and your family and friends."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Influences

Fallon told David Steinberg on the Showtime series Inside Comedy that as a child he and his sister would imitate Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd's "Wild and Crazy Guys" routines from Saturday Night Live, and that he listened to comedy records, learning to imitate Rodney Dangerfield from them.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2009 he spoke on the influence of Monty Python when he appeared in the television documentary, Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Lawyers Cut).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal life

Fallon married film producer Nancy Juvonen on December 22, 2007.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They initially met on the set of Saturday Night Live,<ref>Template:Cite AV mediaTemplate:Cbignore</ref> but they did not become friends until later on the set of Fever Pitch. Fallon proposed in August 2007 with a bespoke engagement ring on the dock of Juvonen's family home in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. They were married four months later. Their daughters were born via surrogate in 2013 and 2014.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> They own a house in Sagaponack, New York,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and previously lived in Gramercy Park, Manhattan,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> they also have a female English cream Golden Retriever named Gary Frick that has appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On November 4, 2017, Fallon's mother Gloria died from undisclosed causes at the age of 68 at NYU Langone Medical Center.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Scheduled tapings of the following week's Tonight Show episodes were canceled.<ref name="TodayMotherDeath">Template:Cite news</ref> One week later, Fallon paid tribute to his mother following that night's monologue, becoming emotional and calling her "the best audience".<ref name="MotherTributeCNN">Template:Cite news</ref>

Fallon was raised Roman Catholic. In a 2011 interview with NPR, he expressed his fondness for the Latin Mass, but he stated he was no longer a regular churchgoer.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Health problems

On June 26, 2015, Fallon suffered a ring avulsion injury when he tripped over a rug in his home and tried to break his fall by holding onto a countertop, causing his finger to nearly get torn off by his wedding ring. He was taken to the emergency room and then sent to a surgeon who performed microsurgery on his finger. He spent 10 days in the ICU before going home. He discussed this on the July 13 episode of The Tonight Show and thanked the doctors and nurses who helped him. A month later, he was still expecting to spend another eight weeks without any feeling in his finger.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In an interview with Billboard magazine in September 2015, he explained that his finger still had limited mobility and that another surgery would be required.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> He reiterated this point at the 67th Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015, when he appeared in public without his finger bandaged for the first time since the accident.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On January 4, 2022, Fallon announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 over the holiday season. He thanked medical professionals and credited the COVID-19 vaccine with making him "lucky enough to only have mild symptoms".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Almost Famous	Dennis Hope
2002	The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch	Reporter
2003	Anything Else	Bob
2003	The Scheme	Ray	Filmed in 1998
2004	Taxi	Det. Andrew "Andy" Washburn
2005	Fever Pitch	Ben Wrightman
2006	Doogal	Dylan (voice)
2006	Arthur and the Invisibles	Prince Betameche (voice)
2006	Factory Girl	Chuck Wein
2008	The Year of Getting to Know Us	Christopher Rocket
2009	Whip It	Johnny Rocket
2009	Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard	Prince Betameche (voice)
2010	Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
2011	Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star	Himself	Cameo
2015	Get Hard		Uncredited cameo
2015	Ted 2
2015	Jurassic World		Cameo
2015	Jem and the Holograms
2015	Misery Loves Comedy		Documentary film
2016	Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping		Cameo
2019	Dads		Documentary film
2020	Siempre, Luis		Documentary film; archive footage from Episode 994 of The Tonight Show
2020	The Stand In
2022	Marry Me
2022	Spirited

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998–2004	Saturday Night Live	Himself / Various	120 episodes
1998	Spin City	Photographer	Episode: "The Marrying Men"
2001	Band of Brothers	2nd Lt. George C. Rice	Episode: "Crossroads"
	2001 MTV Movie Awards	Himself (host)	Television special
2002	2002 MTV Video Music Awards
2003	Late Show with David Letterman		Episode: "June 27, 2003"<ref name="usatoday-breaks">Template:Cite news</ref>
2005	2005 MTV Movie Awards		Television special
2009–2012	30 Rock	Himself / Young Jack	4 episodes
2009–2014	Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	Himself (host)	969 episodes; also writer
2009–2010	The Electric Company	Himself	8 episodes
2009–2020	Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade	Himself (performer)	Alongside The Roots, 7 episodes
2009	Sesame Street	Wild Nature Survivor Guy	Episode: "Wild Nature Survivor Guy"
	Family Guy	Himself	Episode: "We Love You, Conrad"
	Gossip Girl		Episode: "The Grandfather: Part II"
2010	62nd Primetime Emmy Awards	Himself (host)	Television special
	Delocated	Himself	Episode: "Kim's Krafts"
2011–2017	Saturday Night Live	Himself (host)	3 episodes
2011	Silent Library	Himself	Episode: "Jimmy Fallon/The Roots"
2012	iCarly		Episode: "iShock America"
2012–2013	Guys with Kids	Template:N/A	17 episodes; also co-creator, writer, and executive producer
2014–present	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Himself (host)	Also writer and producer
2015–2019	Lip Sync Battle	Himself	Episode: "Dwayne Johnson vs. Jimmy Fallon"; also executive producer
2015	Louie		Episode: "A La Carte"
	The Spoils Before Dying	Detective Kenneth Bluntley	Episode: "The Trip Trap"
	The Jim Gaffigan Show	Himself	Episode: "My Friend the Priest"
2016	Maya & Marty	Todd	Episode: "Pilot"
2017	74th Golden Globe Awards	Himself (host)	Television special
	Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday	George Washington	Episode: "4.2"
2019	The Boys	Himself	Episode: "The Name of the Game"
2021	Girls5eva		Episode: "Pilot"
	Only Murders in the Building		Episode: "To Protect and Serve"
	5 More Sleeps 'Til Christmas	Narrator	Television special
2022	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Himself (guest host)	April Fools' Day

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role
2015	Lego Jurassic World	Himself
2018	The Jackbox Party Pack 5	Himself (in You Don't Know Jack: Full Stream)

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2025	All In: Comedy About Love	Performer	Broadway

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peaks
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The Bathroom Wall	Released: August 27, 2002 Label: DreamWorks Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download	47	—
Blow Your Pants Off	Released: June 8, 2012 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download	25	1
Holiday Seasoning	Released: November 1, 2024<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> Label: Republic Formats: CD, digital download	84	1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions					Album
		US <ref name="US-100">Template:Cite magazine</ref>	US AC <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	US Hol. Dig. <ref name="US-hol-dig">Template:Cite magazine</ref>	US Rap <ref name="US-Rap">Template:Cite magazine</ref>	CAN <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
"Idiot Boyfriend"	2002	—	—	—	—	—	The Bathroom Wall
"Car Wash for Peace"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2007	—	—	—	—	—	rowspan="3" Template:Non-album singles
"Drunk on Christmas"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (solo or live version featuring John Rich)	2009	—	—	20	—	—
"Ew!"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (featuring will.i.am)	2014	26	—	—	5	14
"It Was a... (Masked Christmas)" (featuring Ariana Grande and Megan Thee Stallion)	2021	—	—	37	—	—	Holiday Seasoning
"Almost Too Early for Christmas"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (with Dolly Parton)	2022	—	30	32	—		—
"Wrap Me Up"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> (with Meghan Trainor)	2023	—Template:Efn	2	2	—		92
"Holiday" (with Jonas Brothers)	2024	—	1	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist

Title	Year
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Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
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"All I Want for Christmas Is You" Template:Small	2020	4	A Holly Dolly Christmas

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"You'll Be Back"	2016	The Roots	The Hamilton Mixtape
"Wonderful Christmastime"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2017	Paul McCartney, The Roots	Holidays Rule (Vol. 2)
"All I Want for Christmas Is You"	2020	Dolly Parton	A Holly Dolly Christmas

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Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result	Template:Tooltip
2001	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV: Personality	Saturday Night Live	Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2002				Template:Nom	<ref name=Hollywood>Template:Cite news</ref>
2003	Grammy Awards	Best Comedy Album	The Bathroom Wall	Template:Nom	<ref name=Grammy2003>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV: Personality	Saturday Night Live	Template:Nom	Template:Citation needed
		Choice Comedian		Template:Nom
2004				Template:Nom	<ref name="BTCAW">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2005		Choice Movie: Comedy Actor	Fever Pitch	Template:Nom	<ref name="2005 Teen Choice">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Choice Hissy Fit		Template:Nom
		Choice Movie: Lip-lock		Template:Nom
		Choice Movie: Chemistry		Template:Nom
		Choice Movie: Rockstar Moment	Taxi	Template:Nom
2009	Webby Awards	Lifetime Achievement Award		Template:Won	<ref>Coyle, Jake. "Jimmy Fallon, Trent Reznor among Webby winners." AP Online, May 5, 2009.</ref>
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV: Late Night Show	Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	Template:Nom	<ref name="LA Times">Template:Cite news</ref>
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media – Nonfiction		Template:Won	<ref name="Emmys 2009">HBO Tops 2009 Creative Arts Emmys, NBC Leads Nets from the official Emmy website; retrieved September 13, 2009.</ref>
2010	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Comedian		Template:Nom	<ref name="winners">Winners of "Teen Choice 2010" announced. TeenChoiceAwards.com; accessed August 15, 2010.</ref>
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media – Nonfiction		Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2011	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Online Sensation		Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	The Comedy Awards	Late Night Comedy Series		Template:Nom	<ref>"30 Rock," "Toy Story 3," "Saturday Night Live," "Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2," "Modern Family," "South Park," and "Late Show With David Letterman" Among the Nominees in First Annual "The Comedy Awards" Template:Webarchive, comedycentral.com, February 15, 2011.</ref>
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Comedian		Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Variety Series		Template:Nom	<ref name="Ceremony">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media		Template:Nom	<ref name="Ceremony"/>
		Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series		Template:Nom	<ref name="Ceremony"/>
2012	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Late Night TV Host		Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Writers Guild of America	Comedy/Variety (including talk) series		Template:Nom	<ref name="Date">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	The Comedy Awards	Late Night Comedy Series		Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Talk Show		Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Comedian		Template:Nom	<ref name="ABC">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Variety Series		Template:Nom	<ref name="Emmys 2012">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Saturday Night Live	Template:Won	<ref name="Emmys 2012"/>
2013	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Late Night TV Host	Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	Template:Won	<ref>Nominees Announced for the 'People's Choice Awards 2013', tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com, November 15, 2012.</ref>
	Grammy Awards	Best Comedy Album	Blow Your Pants Off	Template:Won	<ref name=Grammy2013>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Talk Show	Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Comedian		Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Variety Series		Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2014	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Late Night TV Host		Template:Nom	<ref name=Noms>Glee, Katy Perry Lead People's Choice Award Nominations, 2 Broke Girls' Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs to Host E! Online; retrieved November 5, 2013.</ref>
	American Comedy Awards	Best Late Night Talk Show		Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Talk Show	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Template:Nom	<ref name=Nominees>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Comedian		Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Variety Series		Template:Nom	<ref name="Emmys 2014">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series		Template:Nom	<ref name="Emmys 2014"/>
		Outstanding Interactive Program		Template:Won	<ref name="Emmys 2014"/>
		Outstanding Variety Special	Best of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Primetime Special	Template:Nom	<ref name="Emmys 2014"/>
		Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Saturday Night Live	Template:Won	<ref name="Emmys 2014"/>
2015	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Late Night TV Host	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Template:Won	<ref>"People's Choice Awards 2015: The winner's list" Template:Webarchive, Entertainment Weekly; retrieved January 8, 2015</ref>
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Talk Show		Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Variety Talk Series		Template:Nom	<ref name="Emmys 2015">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media — Social TV Experience		Template:Won
		Outstanding Interactive Program		Template:Nom
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Comedian		Template:Nom	<ref name="Teen Choice 2015">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
		Choice Social Media King		Template:Nom
2016	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host		Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Talk Show		Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
				Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Writers Guild of America	Comedy/Variety – Talk Series		Template:Nom	<ref name="WGAnomSchedule">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Comedian		Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Variety Talk Series		Template:Nom	<ref name="Emmys 2016">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2017	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host		Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Personality		Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Interactive Program		Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2018	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Comedian		Template:Nom	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Short Form Variety Series	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – Cover Room	Template:Nom	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	People's Choice Award	The Nighttime Talk Show of 2018	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2019	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series	Beto Breaks the Internet	Template:Nom	<ref name="71st Emmys full list">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	People's Choice Award	The Nighttime Talk Show of 2019	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Template:Won	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2020		The Nighttime Talk Show of 2020		Template:Won	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2023	Webby Awards	Best Web Personality/Host, Performances & Craft	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
		Variety, Video Series & Channels

See also

• New Yorkers in journalism
• Political satire

External links

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