Jimmy Fallon
Milestones
- Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Birthday: September 19, 1974
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2009
Made his debut as the host of NBC's "Late Night" on March 2
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2008
Hosted 10-minute online webcasts prior to his TV debut in the post-Tonight Show slot
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2008
Was announced that Fallon will take over for O'Brien as the host of "Late Night" when O'Brien succeeds Jay Leno as host of "The Tonight Show"
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2006
Appeared opposite Sienna Miller in "Factory Girl"
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2005
Co-starred, opposite Drew Barrymore, as a crazed Red Sox fan in the Farrelly brothers' comedy, "Fever Pitch"
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2004
First starring role in a feature, "Taxi"
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2003
Cast alongside Jason Biggs and Christina Ricci in the Woody Allen comedy, "Anything Else"
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2002
Hosted the MTV Music Video Awards
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2001
Appeared in an episode of the HBO miniseries, "Band of Brothers"
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2001
Co-hosted the MTV Movie Awards with Kirstin Dunst
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2000 to 2004
Along with "SNL" writer Tina Fey, co-anchored the series' news segment "Weekend Update"
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2000
Made feature acting debut in Cameron Crowe's 1970s rock homage "Almost Famous," as manager Dennis Hope
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1999 to 2004
Promoted to regular cast member on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
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1998
Guest starred on "Spin City" (ABC)
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1998
Joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" (NBC) as a featured player
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1996 to 1998
Trained with The Groundlings, Los Angeles' famed comic theater company
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1992
Began stand-up career at age 17
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Moved with family from Brooklyn to Saugerties, New York as a child