Jim Gaffigan

Jim Gaffigan

actor, writer, producer

Jim Gaffigan was born on Jul 07, 1966 in USA. Jim Gaffigan's big-screen debut came with Late Night with Conan O'Brien - Season 5 directed by Allan Kartun in 1997, strarring Man on street - Seinfeld finale sketch. Jim Gaffigan is known for Luca directed by Enrico Casarosa, Jacob Tremblay stars as Luca Paguro and Jack Dylan Grazer as Alberto Scorfano. Jim Gaffigan has got 4 awards and 8 nominations so far. The most recent award Jim Gaffigan achieved is Daytime Emmy Awards. The upcoming new movie Jim Gaffigan plays is Linoleum which will be released on Jun 24, 2023.

Jim Gaffigan is a six-time Grammy nominated comedian, actor, writer, producer, two-time New York Times best-selling author, three-time Emmy winning top touring performer, and multi-platinum-selling recording artist. He is known around the world for his unique brand of humor, which largely revolves around his observations on life. A top ten earning comedian according to Forbes' 2019 comedy list, Jim recently released his 9th stand-up special, Comedy Monster, on Netflix. He was also recently awarded for being the first comedian to reach one billion streams on Pandora.Up next, Gaffigan will be seen as the lead in the Sci-Fi drama Linoleum, which will premiere at SXSW in 2022, and will star as Mr. Smee in Disney's Peter Pan and Wendy, opposite Jude Law's Captain Hook He was also recently heard in Disney/Pixar's highly anticipated film, Luca, opposite Jacob Tremblay and Maya Rudolph.On the silver screen, his many credits include Three Kings, Super Troopers 1 & 2, and Chappaquiddick. 2019 was Gaffigan's biggest year to date with an astonishing eight films releasing, three which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival including Troop Zero with Viola Davis and Alison Janney, Them That Follow and Light From Light - with many festival goers and press calling Gaffigan the "King of Sundance." Gaffigan also had two films recently in which he debuted as the lead. The comedic film Being Frank, and American Dreamer, a dark thriller which was the grand finale of 2019 for Jim and features him as a ride share driver who moonlights as a private driver for a drug dealer. Both films are now available for download. Gaffigan can also be seen opposite Ethan Hawke in IFC Films Tesla, as well as opposite Josh Hartnett in Saban Films Most Wanted.In addition to two seasons of the critically acclaimed semi-autobiographical The Jim Gaffigan Show, which he wrote and produced with his wife Jeannie, and his widely popular stand-up comedy specials, Gaffigan has guest starred on many television comedies and dramas, ranging from Portlandia and Bob's Burgers to the HBO cult hits Flight of the Concords to dramatic roles in Law & Order. Gaffigan regularly does humorous commentaries on CBS Sunday Morning for which he has won 3 Emmys. In 2018 Jim served as master of ceremony at The Al Smith Memorial dinner. In 2015, Gaffigan had the great honor of performing for Pope Francis and over 1 million festival attendees at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia. Gaffigan starred on Broadway with Brian Cox, Kieffer Sutherland, Chris Noth and Jason Patric in That Championship Season.Gaffigan and his wife currently live in Manhattan with their five loud and expensive children.

  • Birthday

    Jul 07, 1966
  • Place of Birth

    Elgin, Illinois, USA
  • Also known

    Джим Ґеффіґен

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Awards

4 wins & 8 nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards
2019
Outstanding Morning Program
Winner - Daytime Emmy
2016
Outstanding Morning Program
Winner - Daytime Emmy
Newport Beach Film Festival
2019
Ensemble Cast
Winner - Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking
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