Jimmy Kimmel

Guide Note

Jimmy Kimmel hosts the late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC. He recently celebrated his 1000th episode. Prior to getting his own late-night show, Kimmel was best known for his work on Comedy Central, hosting Win Ben Stein's Money and The Man Show, and creating the puppet prank call series Crank Yankers.

Fast Facts

1. Born November 13, 1967 in Brooklyn, NY
2. Emmy Awards: 1
3. Dated comedian Sarah Silverman
4. Carson Daly was once his intern
5. Has provided voices for animated series Family Guy and Robot Chicken

While attending high school, Kimmel hosted his own late-night show for the radio station of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, KUNV. Kimmel moved around to a variety of radio stations over the next several years, eventually landing at Los Angeles' KROQ in the early '90s, where he appeared as "Jimmy the Sports Guy" on the Kevin and Bean morning show.

In 1997, while still working at KROQ, Kimmel started hosted the game show Win Ben Stein's Money, starring actor and former Nixon speechwriter Ben Stein. After leaving KROQ in 1999, he created The Man Show for Comedy Central with former Kevin and Bean cohort Adam Carolla. He would later produce more series for Comedy Central, including Crank Yankers, The Andy Milonakis Show and the prank movie Windy City Heat.

In 2003, Kimmel retired from The Man Show to begin working on Jimmy Kimmel Live.