Kimmel left Win Ben Stein's Money in 2001 and was replaced by comedian Nancy Pimental, who was eventually replaced by Kimmel's cousin Sal Iacono. In 1999, during his time on Win Ben Stein's Money, Kimmel co-hosted (with Adam Carolla) and co-produced (with Daniel Kellison), Comedy Central's The Man Show. The combination earned the pair an Emmy award for Best Game Show Host. His quick wit and " everyman" personality were counterpoints to Stein's monotonous vocal style and faux- patrician demeanor. He declined several offers for television shows from producer Michael Davies, being uninterested in the projects, until he was offered a place as the comedic counterpart to Ben Stein on the game show Win Ben Stein's Money, which began airing on Comedy Central in 1997. Kimmel initially did not want to do television he began writing for Fox announcers and promotions and was quickly recruited to do the on-air promotions himself. During that time he met and befriended the comedian Adam Carolla. He spent five years as "Jimmy The Sports Guy" for the Kevin and Bean morning show. After a morning stint at KRQQ in Tucson, Arizona, Kimmel landed at KROQ-FM in Los Angeles. Kimmel went on to host his own show at KCMJ in Palm Springs, California, where he recruited Carson Daly, who had been a family friend since his childhood as his intern. In 1990, Kimmel and Voss were fired by KZOK and were fired again a year later at WRBQ-FM in Tampa. Over the next 10 months, the hosts performed several stunts on air, including one that led to an $8,000 loss in advertising. 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. 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. He was the host of a Sunday night interview show on UNLV's college station, KUNV. Inspired by David Letterman's start in radio, Kimmel began working in radio while in high school. His brother Jonathan works on the show as a director. His cousin Sal Iacono performed Kimmel's former co-hosting duties during the last season of Win Ben Stein's Money and then became a writer and sketch performer on Jimmy Kimmel Live! His Aunt Chippy (Concetta Potenza) is also a featured part of the show. Kimmel's uncle, Frank Potenza ("Uncle Frank"), appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! as a regular from 2003 until his death in 2011. He received an honorary degree from UNLV in 2013. Clark High School and attended University of Nevada, Las Vegas for one year before transferring to Arizona State University. The family moved to Las Vegas when he was nine years old. According to a DNA test, Kimmel is also of partial Albanian descent. His family's surname was " Kümmel" (" caraway" in German) several generations back. Two of his paternal great-great-grandparents were German immigrants. Kimmel's mother is of Italian ancestry from Ischia, Naples and her family migrated to the United States after the 1883 earthquake. He was raised Catholic and as a child, was an altar boy. He is the eldest of three children of Joan (Iacono) and James John Kimmel, who worked at American Express and was an IBM executive. Kimmel was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in the neighborhood of Mill Basin. Kimmel has hosted a late-night talk show the longest of all current late night television hosts in the United States, after Conan O'Brien’s retirement from hosting a late-night program. In 2018, Time named him as one of " The World's 100 Most Influential People". Kimmel has also produced shows including Crank Yankers, Sports Show with Norm Macdonald, and The Andy Milonakis Show. He also hosted the Academy Awards in 2017, 20.īefore hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kimmel was the co-host of Comedy Central's The Man Show and Win Ben Stein's Money. Kimmel hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2012, 20. He is the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show which premiered on ABC on January 26, 2003, at Hollywood Masonic Temple in Hollywood, California and on April 1, 2019, at a secondary home, the Zappos Theater on the Las Vegas Strip. James Christian Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer.
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