
Jimmy Fallon is a famous American actor, talk show host, and comedian. He is best known from his days with
Saturday Night Live. He was a cast member of the show for eight years, and on the show he created several memorable characters and sketches, including co-hosting Weekend Update with
Tina Fey, Nick Burns, Jarret, Pat “Sully” Sullivan, Carson Daly, and Barry Gibb.
Presently, he has taken over the reigns of NBC’s Late Night for Conan O’Brien, with Conan making the move to Los Angeles and replacing Jay Leno on The Tonight Show. The show has had a successful start, featuring guests such as Fallon’s friends
Justin Timberlake and
Tina Fey. The show also features new house band, the famous hip-hop group The Roots.
Other notable Jimmy Fallon credits include Almost Famous, Sex and the Matrix,
Band of Brothers, Anything Else, The Entrepreneurs,
Taxi,
Fever Pitch,
Doogal, Arthur and the Invisibles, Factory Girl, The Year of Getting to Know Us, and Whip It! In 2002, he released his debut music and comedy album The Bathroom Wall. The album was not terribly successful, but it did spawn the single “Idiot Boyfriend”.
In his personal life, he has been connected to many famous women, including Jordana Brewster, Nadia Dajani,
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Winona Ryder, Tara Subkoff, and Nancy Juvonen. In 2007, he married Nancy Juvonen, the producing partner of
Drew Barrymore, with whom Fallon had worked with on the film
Fever Pitch. Fun Fact: Jimmy Fallon hates mayonnaise.