James Thomas "
Jimmy"
Fallon, Jr. (born September 19, 1974) is an American
comedian,
actor,
musician, and
talk show host known for his work on
Saturday Night Live. He currently hosts
NBC's late night talk show
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
Early life
Childhood
Fallon is an Irish-American who was born in
New York, New York, the son of Gloria and James Thomas Fallon, Sr.,
[Jimmy Fallon Biography (1974-)] who is a
Vietnam War veteran.
[nymag.com] His family later settled in
Saugerties, New York, while his father worked at
IBM in nearby Kingston.
As a child, he and his 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 of
Saturday Night Live that he made a weekly event of watching it 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 mix comedy and music in contests and shows.
