Jimmy Kimmel

Biography: Born in Brooklyn and raised in Las Vegas, this quick-witted funnyman honed his comic skills at radio stations across the country before becoming the cohost of the unconventional game show Win Ben Stein's Money in 1997, scoring a Daytime Emmy for the program in the process. During his tenure, Kimmel and his former radio cohort Adam Carolla created and hosted their own signature series in 1997 titled The Man Show, a testosterone-charged affair that celebrated drinking beer, watching sports and ogling women bouncing on trampolines. In 2003, he made the leap from cable to network TV with his own eponymous late-night show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, a prank-packed chatfest boasting a hip atmosphere. His behind-the-camera pursuits blossomed as well, as this cofounder of the Jackhole Industries production company produced the shows Crank Yankers and The Andy Milonakis Show. Off-screen, he was involved in an on-and-off relationship with hipster comedienne Sarah Silverman, but the coupleBorn in Brooklyn and raised in Las Vegas, this quick-witted funnyman honed his comic skills at radio stations across the country before becoming the cohost of the unconventional game show Win Ben Stein's Money in 1997, scoring a Daytime Emmy for the program in the process. During his tenure, Kimmel and his former radio cohort Adam Carolla created and hosted their own signature series in 1997 titled The Man Show, a testosterone-charged affair that celebrated drinking beer, watching sports and ogling women bouncing on trampolines. In 2003, he made the leap from cable to network TV with his own eponymous late-night show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, a prank-packed chatfest boasting a hip atmosphere. His behind-the-camera pursuits blossomed as well, as this cofounder of the Jackhole Industries production company produced the shows Crank Yankers and The Andy Milonakis Show. Off-screen, he was involved in an on-and-off relationship with hipster comedienne Sarah Silverman, but the couple reportedly split up in 2009. In addition, Kimmel considers his idol to be fellow talk-show host David Letterman. Expand

Jimmy Kimmel's Scores

Average career score: 60
Highest Metascore: 74 Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 9
Lowest Metascore: 42 Katie: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
9 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd Chrissy & Dave Dine Out: Season 1 Jan 24, 2024 Jimmy Kimmel tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 22 Oct 2, 2023 Jimmy Kimmel / Jimmy Kimmel / Jimmy Kimmel tbd
tbd SmartLess: On the Road: Season 1 May 23, 2023 Jimmy Kimmel tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 21 Sep 19, 2022 Jimmy Kimmel / Jimmy Kimmel / Jimmy Kimmel tbd
64 They Call Me Magic: Season 1 Apr 22, 2022 Jimmy Kimmel tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 20 Sep 20, 2021 Jimmy Kimmel / Jimmy Kimmel / Jimmy Kimmel tbd
tbd Hart to Heart: Season 1 Aug 5, 2021 Jimmy Kimmel tbd
tbd Real Time With Bill Maher: Season 19 Jan 15, 2021 Jimmy Kimmel tbd
tbd Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (2020): Season 2 Oct 18, 2020 Jimmy Kimmel / Jimmy Kimmel tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 19 Sep 21, 2020 Jimmy Kimmel / Jimmy Kimmel / Jimmy Kimmel tbd
tbd Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (2020): Season 1 Apr 8, 2020 Jimmy Kimmel / Jimmy Kimmel tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 18 Jan 6, 2020 Jimmy Kimmel / Executive Producer / Jimmy Kimmel / Host / Jimmy Kimmel tbd
tbd Crank Yankers: Season 5 Sep 25, 2019 Creator / The Nudge/Elmer Higgins/Terrence Catheter/Karl Malone tbd
tbd Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Season 6 Feb 17, 2019 Appearing tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 17 Jan 7, 2019 Executive Producer / Jimmy Kimmel / Host / Jimmy Kimmel tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 16 Sep 4, 2018 Guest tbd
tbd The Shop: Season 1 Aug 28, 2018 Appearing tbd
tbd The Gong Show (2017): Season 2 Jun 21, 2018 Judge / Jimmy Kimmel tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 16 Jan 2, 2018 Executive Producer / Jimmy Kimmel / Host / Jimmy Kimmel tbd
74 Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 9 Oct 1, 2017 Jimmy Kimmel 8.3
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 15 Sep 5, 2017 Guest tbd
tbd The Academy Awards Feb 26, 2017 Himself - Host tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 15 Jan 2, 2017 Executive Producer / Jimmy Kimmel / Host / Jimmy Kimmel tbd
tbd The Primetime Emmy Awards Sep 18, 2016 Himself - Host tbd
tbd The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Season 14 Sep 6, 2016 Guest tbd
51 Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons: Season 1 Jun 22, 2016 Guest 7.1
tbd The Late Late Show with James Corden: Season 2 Mar 29, 2016 Guest tbd
62 The Real O'Neals: Season 1 Mar 2, 2016 Himself 7.1
tbd Join or Die with Craig Ferguson: Season 1 Feb 18, 2016 Appearing tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 14 Jan 4, 2016 Host / Executive Producer / Host / Guest 7.3

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