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James Thomas Fallon, commonly referred to as Jimmy Fallon (born September 19, 1974 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American comedian, actor and Grammy nominated musician best known for his work on Saturday Night Live.

Fallon was raised in Saugerties, New York with his older sister, Gloria, and his parents, Jim and Gloria. Fallon attended St. Mary of the Snow, a Catholic, parochial school, and Saugerties High School. He graduated in 1992 and attended the The College of Saint Rose in Albany, New York. Fallon majored in Communications, dropping out 15 credits shy of a degree. His most recent appearance at Saint Rose was during a performance at Saint Joseph's Hall in 2002 during an event held by the school's Student Events Board.

SNL

Fallon came to fame on SNL, starting out as a supporting player and eventually elevating himself to top status as co-anchor of "Weekend Update." He was most recognized for his song parodies, which he performed when Colin Quinn was doing Update and continued to showcase on special occasions after he had replaced him.

His drawback on the show was that he could rarely make it through a skit without laughing. Fallon is one of the only members in SNL history to gain popularity not only for his comedic talents but also for his sex appeal. Jimmy Fallon was named one of People's 50 Most Beauitful People in 2004 making him the only former The College of Saint Rose student to make the list thus far. Fallon left SNL in 2004 by his own choice.

Beyond SNL

Before Saturday Night Live, Jimmy Fallon played in The Scheme (originally entitled The Entrepreneurs). His one line in Father's Day was cut but can still be seen in the background. His post SNL career has included roles in Taxi, Anything Else, Almost Famous, Fever Pitch and Doogal.

His latest project due in December 2006 is Factory Girl which is set to be released sometime in mid-December.

In 2002, Fallon released the comedy album The Bathroom Wall which was nominated for a Grammy in 2003 for Best Spoken Comedy Album.

He wrote a book in 1998 called I Hate this Place: The Pessimist's Guide to Life with sister Gloria about his brief time in Los Angeles. In 2005 he released a children's book called Snowball Fight! based on a song from his album.

Fallon co-hosted the 2001 MTV Movie Awards with Kirsten Dunst and has played Neo in Sex and the Matrix, a comedic two-in-one parody of Sex and the City and The Matrix.

He also hosted the MTV Video Music Awards alone the next year. His opening number included parodies of videos by Eminem, Avril Lavigne, Nelly, The White Stripes and Dave Matthews. It was named the best most memorable MTV moment of that year. This show climaxed with a performance by Guns N' Roses. Fallon had to be bleeped when he excitedly referred to them as "Guns N' Fucking Roses." This show led to persistent rumors that he was the mysterious masked guitarist Buckethead, who was a member of Guns N' Roses at the time. (Buckethead's real name is in fact Brian Carroll.)

Fallon also hosted the 2005 MTV Movie Awards and played Anakin Skywalker in comedic parody of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith's Mustafar scene, in which Anakin and Padme have their last conversation.

Fallon also appeared on the 5th episode of the TV miniseries Band of brothers as 2nd Lt George Rice.

Following the Boston Red Sox's World Series clinching game over the St. Louis Cardinals in 2004, Fallon ran onto the field at Busch Stadium with Drew Barrymore to film a scene for their movie Fever Pitch. The move angered numerous Red Sox fans, who felt their 86-year moment-in-waiting had been cheapened by Fallon.

Fallon has also been the subject of much ridicule on some Fox shows, due to his habit of constantly cracking up during sketches in his last few years on SNL. While hosting SNL in an episode of Family Guy, Jimmy Fallon took Meg Griffin's virginity: she was unaware that they were on camera until after the sex, when Fallon shouted "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" Peter Griffin promptly beat him up afterwards for his constant cracking up during sketches and declaring that Fallon doesn't deserve to crack up during sketches the way Caroll Burnett did, then asked "Okay, where's the guy who slept with my daughter?", unaware that it was Fallon.

On an episode of The Simpsons, Bart and Milhouse were laughing at something on Bart's computer, when Homer strolled past the door. Homer asked, "What are you laughing at? If you say Jimmy Fallon, I'll know you're lying!" He has also been parodied on MAD TV, a FOX sketch show considered by many to be the rival show of Saturday Night Live, by feature player Simon Helberg. During one skit on MAD TV, Fallon, played by Helberg, is referred to as "former future movie star", a jab at his less than spectacular movies, and even imitates Fallon's blatant cue-card reading, mugging, and cracking up during SNL sketches.

In 2006, Fallon starred in a Pepsi television commercial with actress Parker Posey. In the ad, the two can be seen dancing and jumping around to the song Streamline by Newton.

Fallon now is rumoured to be featured as Tony Nelson in the upcoming movie I Dream of Jeanie, and is also rumoured to be featuring in Date School which has a similar plot to Hitch.

Recurring Characters

• Dave, a young man in the Will Ferrell/Rachel Dratch recurring sketch, "The Lovers", often used as a pawn in Roger and Virginia's matchmaking.
• Jarrett (from Jarrett's Room), a stoner who hosts his own Internet webcam show.
• Jeffrey's clerk, one of the clerks (the other being a male host for the show) of an upscale department store.
• Joey Mack, an obnoxious radio DJ who mocks his celebrity guests.
• Kip Bloder, brother to Chris Parnell's Wade Bloder.
• The Leather Man, an intense man who owns a shop filled with leather clothes
• Nick Burns, a sarcastic tech support representative who helps office workers with computer problems (and is almost always exposed as not knowing as much as he should by one of the workers)
• Pat Sullivan, nicknamed "Sully", one of the Boston Teens, boyfriend of Rachel Dratch's "Zazu" character.
• Patrick Fitzwilliam, a surly Irishman who hosts a show called Top O' The Morning with his friend, William Fitzpatrick (played by Seth Meyers)
• Randy Goldman, from "Wake Up Wakefield", Megan's (Maya Rudolph) crush who doesn't know she exists.
• Rodney "The Zipper" Calzoun, the MC at the Rialto Grande
• Señor Guadalupe Ramirez, one of the guitar players on the recurring sketch, "The 'How Do You Say, Ah, Yes' Show"
• Wade, one of the members of 7 Degrees Celsius

Celebrity Impersonations

• Mark Wilson
• Carson Daly
• former SNL castmembers Dennis Miller (back when Miller was a sports commentator for Monday Night Football), Chris Rock (in heavy make-up that made him look unrecognizable [1], Gilbert Gottfried, and Adam Sandler
• Harry Connick, Jr.
• David LaChappelle
• Howard Stern
• George Gaynes (the actor who played Punky Brewster's guardian on the NBC sitcom "Punky Brewster")
• Carson Kressley
• John Lennon
• Jason Alexander (the Jason Alexander who was briefly married to Britney Spears, not the actor who portrayed George Costanza on "Seinfeld")
• Buddy Holly
• Jared Fogle
• John Mayer
• Keanu Reeves
• Robin Williams
• John Travolta
• Justin Timberlake
• Nick Lachey
• Steven Seagal
• Tom Cruise
• Larry King
• Michael Stipe
• Pat O'Brien
• Ryan Seacrest
• Jeff Zucker
• Sting
• Van Morrison
• Steven Tyler
• Mick Jagger (in a sketch where the real Mick Jagger argues with his reflection in the dressing room mirror)
• Marilyn Manson
• Osama bin Laden
• Nicholas Cage
• Ralph Nader
• Kevin Pollak
• Barry Gibb
• Jerry Seinfeld
• Jesse Camp
• French Stewart

External links

• Fan website, focused on Fallon's "Weekend Update" work
• Fan website unofficial website of Jimmy Fallon created by the webmistress Vanessa.

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