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- Full name: James Christopher Gaffigan
- Born: July 7, 1966
- Birthplace: Chesterton Indiana
- Current residence: New York City, New YorkOfficial Site: Jim Gaffigan Bio
- Nationality: American
- Active years: 1991-Present
- Occupation: Stand-up comedian, actor
- Genre: Sarcasm, Deadpan
- Religion: Catholic
- 1999: Moved to New York City
- Education: Georgetown University
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Jim Gaffigan is an American actor, writer and comedian. He has made appearances in Sierra Mist commercials, and his current role as Andy Franklin in the TBS sitcom My Boys. He is also the writer, star and producer of the online cartoon series Pale Force.
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Awards and Nominations
- Nomination: Outstanding Broadband Program - Comedy for Pale Force 2005
- Nomination: TV Guide Awards, for "Best New Actor in a Sitcom"
- Award: Business Week's "Salesman of the Year" 1999
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Family
Welcome To New York
In 1999, David Letterman asked Gaffigan to develop a sitcom entitled Welcome to New York for Letterman's World Wide Pants production company. The show aired for only 13 episodes between 2000 and 2001.-
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Jim Gaffigan Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- July 6, 1966: Born
- 1997: Fool's Paradise
- 1999: Random Play
- 2000: Killing Cinderells
- 2000-2001: Welcome to New York
- 2001: Super Troopers
- 2001-2002: The Ellen Show
- 2002: Igby Goes Down
- 2003-2004: Ed
- 2003-2004: That '70s Show
- 2004: 13 Going on 30
- 2005-2007: Pale Force
- 2006-present: My Boys
- 2007: Shoot First and Pray You Live (Because Luck Has Nothing to Do with It)
- 2009: 17 Again
- 2009: Away We Go
- 2009: Ten Stories Tall
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Jim Gaffigan Questions
TASK: Transcribe Kevin Pollaks Interview with Jim Gaffigan 2 Answers(intro) Kevin Pollak: My first guest I saw on David Letterman, I believe, the first time. It might have been Conan O’Brien, one of those two. I’ll have him cle... read more
What was Jim Dickinson's best work? 1 Answerits got to be his last solo album Killers from Space if not then its his song with bob dylan read more
How did Jim Morrison die? Suicide; accidental overdose; natural causes; or murder? 6 AnswersIn 1971 he died of heart failure and was found in his bathtub in a Paris flat. Why he was found there with heart failure is unknown. There is the theory that Pa... read more
Thoughts on the Jim Cramer smackdown on The Daily Show? 6 AnswersI think Jon Stewart hammered Jim Cramer! It was perhaps the hardest thrashing Stewart has given since 2004 when he called Tucker Carlson and his co-host Paul Be... read more




