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Published 12:06 IST, November 14th 2019

Jimmy Kimmel Birthday: All you need to know about the popular celebrity host

As fans of Jimmy Kimmel are busy wishing him on his 52nd birthday, here is everything you need to know about the popular primetime television celebrity host.

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James Christian Kimmel, popularly Jimmy Kimmel, is a well-known writer, producer and the host of the popular show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Born in Brooklyn, Jimmy Kimmel has been a part of many successful shows like The Man Show and Win Ben Stein’s Money, garnering appreciation from masses across the globe. As fans of Jimmy Kimmel are busy wishing him on his 52nd birthday, here is everything you need to know about the popular television celebrity host.

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All about Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel is considered as the audience’s favourite, as the celebrity television host has several successful shows under his cap. Currently, Jimmy is the host and the executive producer of the popular late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, which premiers on NBC.  Kimmel has also produced many shows as Crank Yankers, Sports Show with Norm Macdonald and The Andy Milonakis Show.  In 2018, a popular magazine named him as one of The World’s Most Influential People. Jimmy Kimmel also hosted the Academy Awards in 2017. The popular host has many awards and accolades under his cap, like Daytime Emmy Award and Variety's Power of Comedy Award.  Jimmy's on-air show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! is one of the longest-running shows on American Television, as the chat show has completed 16 years since its inception.

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Jimmy Kimmel- Unknown facts about the host

  • The opening theme song, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, was sung by the late Robert Goulet.
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) was nominated for the 2018 Emmy Award in the Outstanding Variety Talk Series category, but lost to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014).
  • Reportedly, the show was originally broadcasted live. Reportedly in 2004, due to increasing concerns about offending local affiliates, the show began taping an hour before airtime, so that network executives can vet it before it goes to air.
  • In an interview, Jimmy Kimmel revealed that his least favourite guest was Vivica A. Fox, as the actor threatened Kimmel for making jokes about her friend, Star Jones.

10:38 IST, November 14th 2019