Jim Gaffigan Biography

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