Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel is an American television host. He got his start on TV co-hosting Comedy Central's Win Ben Stein's Money from 1997 to 2000 and The Man Show from 1999 to 2003. After that, Kimmel launched his ABC late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, in 2003. He also hosted the Academy Awards for ABC in 2017 and 2018. Kimmel shares two children with his wife and Jimmy Kimmel Live co-head writer Molly McNearney. He also shares two children with his ex-wife Gina Maddy.

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Late-Night Shows Shut Down as Hollywood Writers Strike Begins After Failed Negotiations

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 12: 74th ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS -- Pictured: Freddie Highmore arrives to the 74th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater on September 12, 2022.

Freddie Highmore Says He Was Once Forced to Hide in a Broom Closet to Avoid Being Seen by a Demanding TV Host

Jeremy Renner Walks with a Cane During First Talk Show Appearance Since Snowplow Accident

Jeremy Renner Walks and Dances with a Cane During First Talk Show Appearance Since Snowplow Accident

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Pauly Shore 'Loved' Oscars Joke About Him, Celebrates 'Old Buddies' Brendan Fraser, Ke Huy Quan's Wins

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon attend Amazon Studios' World Premiere Of "AIR" after party on March 27, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty Images)

Matt Damon Jokes Jimmy Kimmel Is a 'Terrible Human Being' on 'AIR' Red Carpet: A 'Bad Man'

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Jimmy Kimmel Jokingly Asks Malala Yousafzai If Harry Styles Spit on Chris Pine at Oscars 2023

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Andrew Garfield Becomes a Viral Meme After He Awkwardly Grins at Oscars 2023 Over a Spider-Man Joke

TV host Jimmy Kimmel walks onstage with a donkey during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 12, 2023.

Jimmy Kimmel Confirms Donkey at Oscars Was Not Actually Jenny from 'Banshees of Inisherin'

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Viola Davis and Julius Tennon Recall How They First Met: She 'Promptly Called Me a Month Later'

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Why Jimmy Kimmel Was 'Obsessed' with Pronouncing Rihanna's Name Correctly as Oscars Host

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Oscars 2023 Sees Ratings Increase with 18.7 Million Viewers on ABC, a Three-Year High

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A Timeline of Matt Damon and Jimmy Kimmel's 'Feud'

Jimmy Kimmel speaks onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.

Every Joke Jimmy Kimmel Made at the 2023 Oscars About the Will Smith-Chris Rock Slap

Ke Huy Quan, winner of the Best Supporting Actor award for "Everything Everywhere All at Once," poses in the press room during the 95th Annual Academy Awards

Ke Huy Quan Crashes 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' After Oscar Win: 'Can't Let the Best Day of My Life End'

Jimmy Kimmel speaks onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California.

Jimmy Kimmel Jokes About Everybody 'Doing Nothing' After Will Smith Slap in Oscars 2023 Monologue

Jimmy Kimmel Makes Joke About Robert Blake Being Included in In Memoriam Segment at Oscars 2023

Jimmy Kimmel Makes Joke About Robert Blake Being Included in In Memoriam Segment at Oscars 2023

Jimmy Kimmel speaks during the 95th Oscars Arrivals Carpet Roll Out at Ovation Hollywood on March 08, 2023 in Hollywood, California.

Here's Why the Oscars Red Carpet Won't Be Red This Year — Breaking a Decades-Old Tradition

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How to Watch Oscars 2023, What to Expect and Who Will Be There (from Rihanna to Pedro Pascal)

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Jimmy Kimmel Says Chris Rock 'Should Be Proud' How He Kept His Cool After Will Smith Slap at Oscars

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Tom Cruise Says He Cried During Reunion with Val Kilmer in 'Top Gun: Maverick' : 'Pretty Emotional'

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Jimmy Kimmel on Trimming Down Before Oscars Hosting: 'I Don't Want to Show Up Looking Like Cocaine Bear'

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 19: Dame Emma Thompson arrives at the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2023 at The Royal Festival Hall on February 19, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Emma Thompson Says Intense Campaigns for Two Oscar Wins Made Her 'Seriously Ill'

Jimmy Kimmel Super Bowl Food Gallery

See What the Stars Ate for Super Bowl Sunday

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Jimmy Kimmel Jokes He's 'Thrilled' Matt Damon Might Not Attend Oscars: 'Hope He Never Gets Nominated Again'

Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden send a birthday message to Joy Behar

Joy Behar Celebrates 80th Birthday on 'The View' with Messages from the Bidens, Jimmy Kimmel and More

Pamela Anderson attends Netflix's 'Pamela, a love story' Los Angeles Premiere

Pamela Anderson Says She Hopes to Get Married for a Sixth Time: 'I Still Have a Lot of Life Left'

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Quentin Tarantino Says 'Django Unchained' Was Not Kanye West's Idea: 'That Didn't Happen'

Jennifer Lopez on Getting Married to Ben Affleck, Jimmy Not Being Invited & the Nickname “Bennifer”

Jennifer Lopez Reveals Ben Affleck Said 'F--- It, Let's Just Go to Vegas' Ahead of Wedding

Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox attend the GQ Men of the Year Party 2022 at The West Hollywood EDITION on November 17, 2022 in West Hollywood, California

Machine Gun Kelly Recalls Trying to Make Cinnamon Rolls for Megan Fox: 'This Is So Bad'

Jimmy Kimmel Tells His Audience That Dr. Oz Told Him Donald Trump Pushed a Woman In a Mar-a-Lago Swimming Pool

Jimmy Kimmel Says Dr. Oz Was Once 'Disgusted' by Donald Trump After He Pushed a Woman into Mar-a-Lago Pool

Patrick Dempsey Says It Took 6-Hours to Dye His Hair Platinum: ‘I Don’t Know How Women Do It’

Patrick Dempsey Says It Took 6 Hours to Dye His Hair Platinum Blonde: 'I Don't Know How Women Do It'

Regina Hall on Jimmy Kimmel Hosting 2023 Oscars: 'Make Sure Nobody Comes Up Out The Audience'

Regina Hall on Jimmy Kimmel Hosting 2023 Oscars: Make Sure 'Nobody Comes Up Out the Audience'

Keanu Reeves attends a special screening of Warner Bros. "DC League of Super Pets" at AMC The Grove 14 on July 13, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

Keanu Reeves Jokes About Plans to Become a U.S. Citizen: 'Yeah, Man — Why Not?'

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David Letterman Jokes About Son's 'Devastating' Move to College on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Jimmy Kimmel Forgot To Play Tooth Fairy To Daughter Jane, 8, When She Lost Her First Tooth

Jimmy Kimmel Forgot to Play Tooth Fairy to Daughter Jane, 8, When She Lost Her First Tooth

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Jimmy Kimmel's Friend Chef Chris Bianco Says His New LA Pizzeria Means 'I Get to See More Jimmy'

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From Maren Morris to Lizzo, Celebrities Looking Tiny Standing Next to Shaquille O'Neal

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Rita Moreno Jokes She 'Got Turned on' Filming '80 For Brady' in a 'Real' Locker Room: 'My Favorite Scene'

Jane Kimmel, TV host Jimmy Kimmel, Billy Kimmel and Molly McNearney attend 2018 LA Loves Alex's Lemonade at UCLA Royce Quad on September 8, 2018 in Los Angeles, California

Jimmy Kimmel's 4 Kids: Everything He's Said About Parenting

LATE NIGHT WITH SETH MEYERS -- Episode 826 -- Pictured: (l-r) Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus and son Charlie Hall on April 16, 2019 -- (Photo by: Lloyd Bishop/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Says She's Watched Son's Sex Scenes on 'Sex Lives of College Girls' : 'Dynamite'

Mila Kunis Faces 'Boo's from Jimmy Kimmel Audience Over Her Stance on NYC Pizza

Mila Kunis Faces 'Boo's From 'Jimmy Kimmel' Audience Over Her Stance on N.Y.C. Pizza: 'That's Mean'

Jason Momoa Bares Butt Again, Wears Hawaiian Malo During Hawaii Trip

Jason Momoa Bares His Butt Again Wearing Only Hawaiian Malo: 'Welcome to My Ohana'

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George Clooney, Snoop Dogg and Chris Martin Recreate 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' Premiere 20 Years Later

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Olivia Cooke Reveals She Was 'Very Hungover' on Her First Day of Filming 'House of the Dragon'

Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak at the HBO Post-Emmy Awards Reception held at San Vicente Bungalows on September 12, 2022 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)

Mindy Kaling Recalls 'Genuinely Scary' Moment a Man Broke into B.J. Novak's Car While She Was Pregnant

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Jimmy Kimmel Says He Threatened to Quit His Show Over Freedom to Mock Trump: 'I Was Serious'

Glen Powell and Jonathan Majors attend "Devotion" World Premiere during the Toronto International Film Festival. 'Devotion' premiere, Toronto International Film Festival, Canada - 12 Sep 2022

'Devotion' Stars Glen Powell and Jonathan Majors First Met While 'Completely Naked' in a Bathhouse

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! – "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. ET and features a diverse lineup of guests that include celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians and human interest subjects, along with comedy bits and a house band. The guests for Tuesday, November 22 included Kristen Bell (“The People We Hate at the Wedding”), David Shrigley (“Get Your Shit Together”), and musical guest Noah Kahan. (ABC/Randy Holmes) KRISTEN BELL

Kristen Bell Reveals She Told Her Kids About Doing Mushrooms — and It 'Backfired'

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 08: (L-R) Jimmy Kimmel and Molly McNearney attend Children's Hospital Los Angeles 2022 CHLA Gala at Barker Hangar on October 08, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Momodu Mansaray/Getty Images)

Jimmy Kimmel Says Son Billy, 5, Has 'No Interest' in Learning About His Open-Heart Surgery

Amy Schumer attends the Los Angeles Premiere of "Only Murders In The Building" Season 2 at DGA Theater Complex on June 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

Amy Schumer Says She Was 'Too Depressed' to Continue 'Inside Amy Schumer' After 2016 Election

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Jimmy Kimmel to Host 95th Oscars: 'Everyone Good Said No'

David Harbour Says He Was Asked to Audition for Madonna's Film Because They Think He's 'Sexy'

David Harbour Says He Was Asked to Audition for Madonna's Film Because She Thinks He's 'Sexy'

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Flashback! See 12 of This Year's Emmy Nominees Who Were Also Up for Awards 10 Years Ago

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Sheryl Lee Ralph Confronted Jimmy Kimmel After His Quinta Brunson Emmys Bit: 'The Disrespect'

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Quinta Brunson Jokes She Might 'Punch' Jimmy Kimmel After His Emmys Stunt During Her Win Fell Flat

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Jason Momoa Bares Butt While Stripping Down to Hawaiian Malo: I 'Don't Like Wearing Clothes Anymore'

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Sunny Pawar and Jimmy Kimmel Recreate' Lion King' Moment at the Oscars

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Sorry, Mom and Dad! Jimmy Kimmel Says 'I Forgot to Tell My Parents' About Hosting the Oscars

Jimmy Kimmel: The Fight Against Kids' Cancer Is No Laughing Matter

Jimmy Kimmel Challenges Kim Kardashian to a Diaper-Changing Contest (VIDEO)

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WATCH: Kristen Bell Makes a Promposal Dream Come True -- With the Help of 'Frozen'

'Entourage' 's Johnny Drama Returns on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (VIDEO)

Video: Lupita Nyong'o on Meeting Leo (and His Mom) at the Golden Globes