Jim Gaffigan

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  • Birth Place: Chesterton, IN
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 1966
  • Profession: Actor; stand-up comic; writer; producer
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Jim Gaffigan Fast Facts:
  • Earned a degree in finance from Georgetown University and worked as a litigation consultant in Florida before switching careers.
  • Performed first stand-up routine in 1991, and then spent four years scripting commercials and studying acting.
  • First appearance on David Letterman's show garnered Gaffigan acclaim and an offer to develop the sitcom Welcome to New York, which was canceled after three months.
  • Has appeared in more than 200 commercials, including campaigns for Saturn, ESPNews, Energizer, Barnes & Noble.com, Kodak and Rolling Rock. His commanding presence in commercials earned him the title "Salesman of the Year" by Business Week in 1999.
  • Appeared in two movies chosen for the 2001 Sundance Film Festival: Super Troopers and Thirty Years to Life.
  • Featured in a Late Night with Conan O'Brien animated series called Pale Force.
  • Made his Broadway debut in 2011 in That Championship Season, opposite Brian Cox, Chris Noth, Jason Patric and Kiefer Sutherland.
  • Jim Gaffigan Relationships:
  • Katie Louise Gaffigan - Daughter
  • Michael Gaffigan - Son
  • Joe Gaffigan - Brother
  • Marre Gaffigan - Daughter
  • Jeannie Noth - Wife
  • Mitch Gaffigan - Brother
  • Jack Gaffigan - Son
  • College:
  • Georgetown University, Washington, DC (MS in Business, 1988)
Royal Pains, Jill Flint, Reshma Shetty, Jim Gaffigan, Mark Feuerstein Giovanni Rufino/USA Network
Bored to Death, Jim Gaffigan Paul Schiraldi/HBO
Tonight Show With Conan OBrien,  Jim Gaffigan, Conan OBrien  Paul Drinkwater/NBC
My Boys, Jamie Kaler, Jim Gaffigan, Reid Scott  Patrick Ecclesine/TBS
My Boys, Nia Vardalos, Jim Gaffigan Patrick Ecclesine/TBS
My Boys, Jim Gaffigan, Jamie Kaler  Patrick Ecclesine/TBS
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