James Christopher "Jim" Gaffigan is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author. His memoir, Dad Is Fat and his most recent book, Food: A Love Story, are both published by Crown Publishers.
Actor, Television producer, Screenwriter, Comedian, Voice Actor, Film Producer, Writer, Author
Education
Georgetown University, La Lumiere School, Purdue University, Westbury, NY, United States, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Jeannie Noth (m. 2003)
Children
Michael Gaffigan, Katie Louise Gaffigan, Patrick Gaffigan, Marre Gaffigan, Jack Gaffigan
Nicknames
James Christopher Gaffigan , James Christopher "Jim" Gaffigan
Albums
Mr. Universe, Beyond the Pale, King Baby, Doing My Time
Nominations
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Humor, Westbury, NY, United States, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Movies
Westbury, NY, United States, Salt Lake City, UT, United States, Super Troopers, It's Kind of a Funny Story, 17 Again, Hot Pursuit, Away We Go, Experimenter, Going the Distance, Stephanie Daley, The Living Wake, 13 Going on 30, The Love Guru, The Great New Wonderful, Igby Goes Down, No Sleep 'Til Mad...
TV Shows
Westbury, NY, United States, Salt Lake City, UT, United States, The Jim Gaffigan Show, My Boys, Pale Force, Welcome to New York, The Ellen Show, Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed, Random Play
Star Sign
Cancer
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Trademark
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Self depreciating humor
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Strawberry Blond Hair
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Jokes about food
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His pale skin
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Voicing the "internal monologue" of his audiences in a comically high-pitched voice
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Quote
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There is something dishonest, though, about putting bacon in a salad. You know? It's kind of like smoking while you jog.
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Once you put bacon in a salad, it's no longer a salad. It just becomes a game of "find the bacon in the lettuce".
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Delivery is the combination of my two favorite activities, eating and not moving [...] really the worst part of delivery is getting up and answering the door.
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I remember the first time I saw a hammock. I thought "So that's what trees are for."
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I like the idea of hitting people after you've hit them. There's nothing funnier than laughing and then you have to catch your breath again before you can catch your breath. Some of it is just the style of how it works for me. Some people go for the big home runs. I'm a singles hitter.
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I think of my wife as kind of a secret weapon. Without her I certainly wouldn't have become as successful as I am. In a way, I feel like I brainwashed her to my point-of-view so she'll come up with lines that are great, that I might have come with later on. Every comedian deals with people coming up and saying, 'what about this or that?' And 90 percent of the time it's not useful information. But with my wife, 90 percent of the time it's useful.
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For me, relaxing might be spending an hour on Twitter, as weird as that might sound. I'll come up with an idea and we will rewrite it, and it's fun to see the response. A lot of comedian friends are on there, like Andy Kindler, Michael Ian Black and 'Rob Delaney', and we're spread throughout the country.
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Ever read a book that changed your life? Me neither.
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Manhattan's probably one of the bluest parts in the country, and Indiana's definitely one of the redder states. I have sympathy for both sides. That's not to say that I'm anything but a Democrat, but I think there's this condescension to middle America that's in some ways based on myth. Every now and then you hear, "Will it play in middle America?" It's really derogatory. "Will those dumb idiots think it's interesting?"
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I'm from Indiana. I know what you're thinking, Indiana...Mafia. But in Indiana it's not like New York where everyone's like, 'We're from New York and we're the best' or 'We're from Texas and we like things big' it's more like 'We're from Indiana and we're gonna move.
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Fact
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His comedy career began after a friend bet him to do stand-up comedy.
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Worked in Advertising before starting in stand-up.
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Has said that he dislikes being labeled a ''Family friendly comedian''.
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Appeared at the U.S.O. comedy tour in Cuba. [April 2003]
He and family of seven live in a two-bedroom apartment in lower Manhattan, where he attends St Patrick's Old Catherdral on Mulberry St and enjoys eating at Veselka restaurant on Second Avenue.
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Played Larry Johnson, on two separate occasions, and both times, the characters were under the scrutiny of law enforcement officials, in Law & Order (1990) and also in Broken Lizard comedy Super Troopers (2001).
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Wife, Jeannie Gaffigan, gave birth to their third child, Katie Louise, in New York on May 10, 2009.
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Earned a B.A. from Georgetown University's School of Business in 1988.
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Has two daughters and three sons with wife Jeannie Gaffigan named Marre (b. 2005) Jack (b. 2006) Katie Louise (2009), Michael (2011) and Patrick (2012).
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Nominated for TV Guide Award - Best New Actor in a Sitcom