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Jimmy Kimmel Jimmy Kimmel, May 2007 Birth name James Christian Kimmel Born November 13, 1967 (1967-11-13) (age 41) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Medium radio, television Nationality American Years active 1989–present Genres Observational comedy, News satire Subject(s) Everyday life, American culture, Pop culture Influences James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American television host and comedian. Before his current position as host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC, Kimmel was well-known as co-host of Comedy Central's The Man Show. Kimmel is also a successful television producer, with popular shows including Crank Yankers and The Andy Milonakis Show to his credit. Contents [hide] 1 Personal life 2 Career 2.1 Early radio career 2.2 Comedy Central 2.3 Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2.4 Other television work 3 Awards 4 References 5 External links // Personal life Kimmel was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, and is of Italian and German descent.[1] The family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, when he was nine-years-old.[citation needed] He graduated from Ed W. Clark High School and then attended University of Nevada, Las Vegas for one year before attending Arizona State University for two years without completing a degree. Kimmel and his ex-wife, Gina, married in June 1988. They have a son, Kevin, and a daughter, Katie. The marriage Kimmel is an avid music fan, and plays the bass clarinet. He got a chance to showcase his talent during a July 20, 2008, concert in Costa Mesa, California, featuring the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, when he took the stage and played bass clarinet on their hit song "The Impression That I Get."[4] Kimmel has narcolepsy.[5] Career Early radio career Kimmel began working in the radio industry while in high school, hosting a Sunday night interview show on UNLV's college station KUNV. While attending Arizona State University, he became a popular caller to the KZZP-FM afternoon show hosted by radio personalities Mike Elliott and Kent Voss in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1989, Kimmel landed his first paying job alongside Voss as morning drive co-host of The Me and Him Show at KZOK-FM in Seattle, Washington. Ten months later, Kimmel and Voss were fired by KZOK and were fired again a year later at WRBQ-FM in Tampa, Florida. Kimmel went from Tampa to host his own show at KCMJ-FM in Palm Springs, California (where Kimmel convinced a young Carson Daly to drop out of college and become his intern). From Tampa, Kimmel landed a job with Mike Elliott at 93.7 KRQ in Tucson. Kimmel and Elliott were fired after one year. From | ||||
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