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Fallon was raised in Saugerties (Upstate New York) with his one year older sister Gloria and his parents, Jim and Gloria (yes, you read that correctly). His parents were very overprotective, thus Fallon attended St. Mary of the Snow, a catholic private school. The Fallon kids finally stepped up and demanded to make more than 7 friends, and thus were put in the public, Saugerties High School. He graduated in 1992, and went on to St.Rose College in Albany, New York. Jimmy persued a Computer Science degree, and dropped out only 15 credits shy of graduating and fled to Los Angeles, where he began to work to be on Saturday Night Live.
From 2000 until his departure from the show in 2004, Fallon co-anchored Saturday Night Live's " Weekend Update" segment with Tina Fey. Among his impressions were Pat O'Brien, Osama bin Laden, Jeff ZuckerJeffrey Zucker (born April 9, 1965) is an American television executive who is president of the NBC Universal Television Group. He is known for his aggressive promotion of his network's programs. Born in Miami, Florida, he was a stringer for the Miami Her, Dennis MillerDennis Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American comedian and television personality. He studied journalism and graduated at Pittsburgh's Point Park College. Miller rose to fame from 1985 to 1991 as a regular on Saturday Night Live where he served as, and Barry GibbBarry Gibb (born 1 September 1947 in Douglas, Isle of Man) is a musician. Born Barry Alan Crompton Gibb on September 1, 1947 in Douglas, Isle of Man, his family moved from Manchester, England to Brisbane, Australia, where in 1958, he and his twin brothers. Some famous characters he has had include Joey Mack, Nick Burns, Sully and Denise, and Jarrett from Jarrett's Room.
Fallon has also appeared in the movies TaxiTaxi (also known as Taxi N. is a 2004 American remake of the 1998 Luc Besson-penned French film of the same name, starring Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon and Gisele Bundchen. A young cop persuades a speedy taxi driver to help in a case involving a gang of be, Anything ElseAnything Else is a 2003 motion picture that tells a story of a young writer who met dysfunctional young woman in New York City. The film was directed by Woody Allen, produced by his sister Letty Aronson, and stars Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci, Woody Allen, The Entrepreneurs Band of BrothersBand of Brothers was a ten part BBC/ HBO television miniseries co-produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks detailing the exploits of Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, US 101st Airborne Division, during the latter days of World War I and Almost FamousAlmost Famous is a semi-autobiographical film, written and directed by Cameron Crowe, and released in 2000. The film is a fictionalized account of Crowe as a teen-aged journalist for Rolling Stone particularly inspired by his experiences accompanying the.
In 20022002 is a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). 2002 was the first palindromic year since 1991 and the last until 2112. 2002 was also designated: International Year of Ecotourism and Mountains National Science Year in the United Kingdom, Fallon released the comedy album The Bathroom Wall .
Fallon also hosted the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards and co-hosted the 2001 MTV Movie Awards with Kirsten Dunst.
Before landing his dream job on Saturday Night Live, Jimmy snagged the lead in "The Scheme" (AKA The Entrepreneurs) as Ray, the shy idiot. The movie had no success, but is popular among Fallon's fans.
In the fall of 2004, after leaving SNL, Jimmy starred in his first big role as Detective Washburn in the buddy comedy "Taxi" along side Queen Latifah.
Fallon just completed his latest project, "Fever Pitch" along with co-star Drew Barrymore, directed by the Farrelly brothers. The film is due to release on October 7, 2005.
Fallon resides in Gramercy Park NY, where he plans on staying.