Jim Fallon Trivia

1. Jimmy Fallon was born: James _______ Fallon?

From Quiz Jimmy Fallon

Answer: Thomas

When asked this question, after an SNL show toward the beginning of season 27, Jimmy was slightly taken aback. Soon, all of the fans around him began adding,'Yeah! What is it?' Finally, Jimmy looked back at the original inquirer and said, with a smile,'It's Thomas.'

From Quiz The Life and Times of Jimmy Fallon

Answer: His father

Both Jimmy and his father are James Thomas Fallon. I guess that makes Jimmy a Junior. His sister was named after their mother, Gloria. Not too original eh? While his childhood was generally happy, his parents have been described as "overprotective". For instance, his parents taped "Saturday Night Live". While Jimmy loved the show, his parents only let him watch the "clean parts".

From Quiz Jimmy Fallon

Answer: Brooklyn

More specifically, he was born in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.

From Quiz The Life and Times of Jimmy Fallon

Answer: Mimicry and impersonations

Fallon can imitate every character Dana Carvey has done on "SNL". Jimmy would later have Carvey as a guest once he began hosting "The Tonight Show". They have collaborated on some skits like "Wheel of Impressions". In return, Jimmy has appeared on Carvey's podcast "Fly on the Wall" more than once. The two, along with "Fly on the Wall" co-host David Spade, have given an insiders look at "SNL" behind the scenes.

From Quiz Jimmy Fallon

Answer: September 22

The Fallon kids have said that one of the reasons that they are so close (I guess the word would be emotionally) is that fact that they are so close in age.

From Quiz The Life and Times of Jimmy Fallon

Answer: September 19, 1974

Jimmy was born in Brooklyn, but at a very young age moved to Saugerties, NY, a town roughly halfway between New York City and Albany. He lived there until he was 21, when he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his comedy career. As a teenager, Jimmy was considered a class clown, but was also well-mannered.

From Quiz Jimmy Fallon

Answer: Saugerties High

It is the only public high school in Saugerties.

From Quiz The Life and Times of Jimmy Fallon

Answer: Fathers Day

His part (one line) was later cut out, but he wasn't told until the day of the premiere. In at least one scene, however, he can be seen in the background. "Father's Day" (1997) was about two ex-boyfriends who were tricked into searching for a possible son. The movie ended up with a relatively disappointing performance at the box office (about $35 million worldwide gross v. $83 million in costs). Disappointed at not hearing from Jimmy? You have to decide. The first movie where Jimmy's spoken dialogue can be heard is "Almost Famous" (2000).

From Quiz Jimmy Fallon

Answer: Jerry

'I have the thinnest, straightest hair, so when I tried to do what they did, I'd look more like a 30's bartender. We graduated in '92, and we were just so proud of that year - '92, 92, 92!', we used to chant that all the time. I ran for office with four of my friends and we were called the 'J5' because it was Jimmy, Jon, Jerry, Jared and Joey. We totally marketed the whole thing- we had t-shirts that said, 'Keep '92 alive-Vote J5.' We were all the bad kids that would put the garbage cans on top of the flag pole.'

From Quiz The Life and Times of Jimmy Fallon

Answer: 1998

Fallon ended up auditioning twice for "Saturday Night Live". The first attempt in 1997 was unsuccessful. The second, which was successful, was the following year. One difference may have been that he could make "SNL" producer Lorne Michaels laugh out loud during his second audition in a way he failed to do during his first audition. Tina Fey, his contemporary on the show, described him as "one of two people I've ever seen who was completely ready to be on the show". This fulfilled Jimmy's lifelong ambition to be on "Saturday Night Live". He would often perform in improv sets and spent a stint with improv comedy troupe The Groundlings.

From Quiz Jimmy Fallon

Answer: Poughkeepsie

He entered a contest where he was given about a minute to do as many impressions as possible. He won by doing PeeWee Herman.

From Quiz The Life and Times of Jimmy Fallon

Answer: I Hate This Place

The full title of the work by Jimmy and Gloria is "I Hate This Place: A Pessimist's Guide to Life". The book includes a number of e-mails between the siblings dealing with everyday life. The book was published in 1999. This occurred during his early successful days on "Saturday Night Live".

From Quiz Jimmy Fallon

Answer: Computer Programming

Jimmy left 15 credits short of his degree because his classes became too hard, and he wanted to pursue his comedy career.

From Quiz Jimmy Fallon

Answer: the cigarette incident

'I tried to smoke 'cause Paul McCartney smokes and Simon and Garfunkel smoke. So I got a pack of cigarettes and I'm like, 'I'm gonna learn to smoke, man ... I was in L.A., and I walked up and down Venice Boulevard and I'm like, 'Yeah, man,' and I'm letting it hang out of my mouth, you know? And then I got home and it stuck to my lip and I'm like ... I pulled it off and my lip ripped open.'

From Quiz The Life and Times of Jimmy Fallon

Answer: Late Night

Jimmy would host 969 episodes of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon". He also served as a writer on the show. The show was a successor to the franchise originated by David Letterman. The hip-hop band The Roots was the house band for the show with their 2006 hit "Here I Come" serving as an impromptu theme song. The rest of the show included a comedy monologue, a comedy skit, and a light interview.

From Quiz Jimmy Fallon

Answer: two

Jimmy bombed his first audition, but he didn't give up. He worked hard to improve his act and got a second chance.

From Quiz The Life and Times of Jimmy Fallon

Answer: Both were born via gestational surrogacy

Jimmy has been married to Nancy Juvonen (b. 1969) since 2007. She is a film producer. They met while Jimmy was on the cast of "Saturday Night Live". Their two children were born in 2013 and 2014 via gestational surrogacy, which is an arrangement where a woman carries and gives birth to a baby for someone else, but she has no genetic connection to the child.

From Quiz Jimmy Fallon

Answer: 24

Jimmy is pretty much the same age as the show. He was hired at 23, but turned 24 just before season 24 started. At 25, season 25 (anniversary) started. At 26, season 26 started, and so on.

From Quiz The Life and Times of Jimmy Fallon

Answer: The Tonight Show

Jimmy is considered the sixth permanent host in the history of "The Tonight Show". This show also features The Roots as the house band, and is broadcast from Studio 6B in 30 Rockefeller Center. Like his previous show, this features a monologue, comedy skits, and interviews. Jimmy's former cast mate on "Saturday Night Live", Tina Fey, has described the program as "an uncommonly warm, welcoming show".

From Quiz Jimmy Fallon

Answer: Ben Stiller

Jimmy debuted his trademark parodies by singing Halloween Carols.

From Quiz Jimmy Fallon

Answer: Midnight Rambler

Each cast member takes a turn at 'warming up' the audience before the show. Usually, they go out and stand on the main stage, either singing, telling jokes, or making fun of people. Jimmy is the warm-up master.

From Quiz Jimmy Fallon

Answer: 5

Jimmy's contract started with the 1998-99 season and expires at the end of the 2002-03 season.

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