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Biography

Raised in Indiana, Jim decided to make the move to New York City in pursuit of becoming a successful actor and stand up comic.…more

Born

7/7/1966, Chesterton, Indiana (USA)

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Star (4)

Role
- My Boys
  Andy Franklin
  - S 3: Ep 9 Spring Training
    5/26/09
  - S 3: Ep 8 Friends Of Friends
    5/19/09
  - S 3: Ep 7 Facebook The Past
    5/12/09
  - S 3: Ep 6 Madder of Degrees
    5/5/09
  - S 3: Ep 5 Carpe Burritoem
    4/28/09
  - + 35 More Credits
- The Ellen Show
  Rusty Carnouk
  - S 1: Ep 13 Just the Duck
    1/11/02
  - S 1: Ep 12 A Bird in the Hand
    1/4/02
  - S 1: Ep 11 Ellen's First Christmess
    12/17/01
  - S 1: Ep 10 Alive and Kicking
    12/10/01
  - S 1: Ep 9 Missing the Bus
    11/16/01
  - + 13 More Credits
- Welcome to New York
  Jim Gaffigan
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Brother
    1/17/01
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Stalker
    1/15/01
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Memo
    1/10/01
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Cat and the Rat
    1/3/01
  - S 1: Ep 9 Limos and Lines
    12/13/00
  - + 11 More Credits
- Random Play
  Various
  - S 1: Ep 6 Partidge Family Auditions
    9/17/99
  - S 1: Ep 5 Manfred
    9/10/99
  - S 1: Ep 4 Storytellers
    8/14/99
  - S 1: Ep 3 Nostradamus
    8/7/99
  - S 1: Ep 2 Dave TV
    7/31/99
  - + 1 More Credits
Recurring Role (4)

Role
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 19: Ep 20120432 Late Show With David Letterman 04/11/2012
    4/11/12
  - S 17: Ep 105 Show #3277
    3/12/10
  - S 16: Ep 112 Show #3087
    3/25/09
  - S 15: Ep 142 Show #2949
    6/26/08
  - S 15: Ep 47 Show #2854
    1/18/08
  - + 14 More Credits
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 12: Ep 116 Don Cheadle, Elisha Cuthbert, Jim Gaffigan
    5/4/05
  - S 10: Ep 134 Magic Johnson, Tom Green, Jim Gaffigan
    6/17/03
  - S 10: Ep 81 Will Ferrell, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jim Gaffigan
    2/21/03
  - S 10: Ep 38 Adam Sandler, Jim Gaffigan
    11/21/02
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 65 Topher Grace, Nia Long, Jim Gaffigan
    1/13/05
  - S 11: Ep 137 Paul Rudd, Lars Ulrich, Jim Gaffigan
    7/9/04
  - S 11: Ep 101 David Duchovny, Kwame Jackson, Jim Gaffigan
    4/16/04
  - S 11: Ep 3 David Spade, Sara Rue, Jim Gaffigan
    9/5/03
- That '70s Show
  Roy
  - S 5: Ep 22 You Shook Me (1) (a.k.a. The Nurses Are Coming)
    4/16/03
Guest Star (33)

Role
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 153 Jim Gaffigan/Cat Cora
    4/30/12
  - S 2: Ep 144 Dr. Phil/Jim Gaffigan
    5/16/06
- CBS This Morning
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 83 April 13, 2012
    4/13/12
- The Robert Wuhl Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 59 April 14, 2011
    4/14/11
- Royal Pains
  Park Ranger Pete Stambleck
  - S 2: Ep 16 Astraphobia
    2/10/11
- Law & Order
  Larry Johnson
  - S 20: Ep 4 Reality Bites
    10/16/09
- The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 9 Norm MacDonald, Jim Gaffigan, Neko Case
    6/11/09
- Flight of the Conchords
  Jim
  - S 2: Ep 4 Murray Takes it to the Next Level
    2/8/09
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Self
  - S 15: Ep 52 Jim Gaffigan, Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell, Joe Nichols
    1/28/08
  - S 15: Ep 15 Bob Costas, Jim Gaffigan, Rilo Kiley
    9/24/07
  - S 14: Ep 2375 Jim Gaffigan, Liev Schrieber, Solomon Burke
    2/26/07
  - S 14: Ep 2351 Tracy Morgan, Jim Gaffigan, Sparta
    1/16/07
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  Marty Palin
  - S 7: Ep 3 Smile
    10/18/07
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 25 Joaquin Phoenix, Jim Gaffigan, Paramore
    10/8/07
  - S 13: Ep 110 Howie Mandel, Jim Gaffigan, The Goo Goo Dolls
    4/27/06
  - S 13: Ep 7 Sacha Baron Cohen, Liev Schreiber, Jim Gaffigan
    9/15/05
- The View
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 56 November 21, 2006
    11/21/06
  - S 6: Ep 203 July 7 ,2003
    7/7/03
  - S 5: Ep 115 July 12, 2002
    7/12/02
- Shorty McShorts' Shorts
  Og, Henrichven
  - S 1: Ep 2 My Mom Married a Yeti
    8/5/06
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 13: Ep 168 Show #2581
    6/27/06
- Love, Inc.
  Jamie
  - S 1: Ep 17 Anything But Love
    3/23/06
- Cheap Seats
  Jerome Block
  - S 2: Ep 8 Gimmick Sports
    4/25/05
- Last Call with Carson Daly
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 58 Michael Rosenbaum / Jim Gaffigan / Duran Duran
    2/2/05
  - S 4: Ep 45 Ryan Reynolds, Jim Gaffigan, Rufus Wainwright
    12/16/04
- The Jury
  Mr. Nifco
  - S 1: Ep 3 Mail Order Mystery
    6/15/04
- Shorties Watchin' Shorties
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Episode 2
    5/5/04
- Ed
  Toby Gibbons
  - S 4: Ep 16 Best Wishes
    1/30/04
  - S 4: Ep 13 Back in the Saddle
    1/9/04
  - S 3: Ep 18 Business As Usual
    3/5/03
  - S 3: Ep 12 Partners
    1/15/03
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 41 Brian Williams, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jim Gaffigan
    12/9/03
- Hope & Faith
  Brad
  - S 1: Ep 10 Anger Management
    12/5/03
- Comic Remix
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 17 Episode #117
    11/4/02
  - S 1: Ep 8 Episode #108
    9/2/02
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode #104
    7/29/02
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  Russel Matthews
  - S 2: Ep 1 Dead
    9/29/02
- Sex and the City
  Doug
  - S 4: Ep 3 Defining Moments
    6/10/01
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Oliver Tunney
  - S 2: Ep 15 Countdown
    2/23/01
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 85 Ben Stein, Jim Gaffigan, and Poe
    10/31/00
  - S 2: Ep 249 Jim Gaffigan and Mike Boguslawski
    7/3/00
  - S 2: Ep 111 Farrah Fawcett, Martin Mull, and Jim Gaffigan
    12/10/99
  - S 1: Ep 15 Shawn Wayans, Annabeth Gish, and Jim Gaffigan
    4/19/99
- Comedy Central Presents
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 6 Jim Gaffigan
    7/12/00
- Third Watch
  Portis
  - S 1: Ep 12 Journey to the Himalayas
    1/24/00
- Conrad Bloom
  Oliver
  - S 1: Ep 15 Dumb and Dummy-er
    5/17/99
- LateLine (1998)
  The Del-Ex Kid
  - S 2: Ep 1 Pearce on Conan
    1/6/99
- Law & Order
  George Rozakis
  - S 9: Ep 4 Flight
    10/21/98
- Dr. Katz
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 1 Old Man
    6/17/98
  - S 4: Ep 1 Ben Treats
    5/9/97
- Soul Man
  Keats
  - S 2: Ep 18 Raising Heck
    4/28/98
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- That '70s Show
  Roy
  - S 6: Ep 13 Won't Get Fooled Again
    2/25/04
  - S 6: Ep 10 A Legal Matter
    2/4/04
  - S 6: Ep 8 I'm A Boy
    1/7/04
  - S 6: Ep 6 We're Not Gonna Take It
    12/3/03
  - S 5: Ep 20 No Quarter (a.k.a. Jackie Moves In)
    4/2/03
  - + 1 More Credits
Producer (1)

Role
- Welcome to New York
  Producer
  - S 1: Ep 4 Jim Gets a Wig
    11/1/00

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- Gaffigan first began performing stand up comedy on January 27, 1991 in New York City.
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- He married actress/producer Jeannie Noth Gaffigan on July 26, 2003.
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- Jim currently stars in commercials for Sierra Mist. (2005-2006)
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- Jim Gaffigan: 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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- Jim Gaffigan: They recently invented the breakfast hot pocket, FINALLY. I can't think of a better way to start the day; Good morning... you're about to call in sick. Now I can have a Hot Pocket for breakfast, a Hot Pocket for lunch, and be DEAD by dinner. (whisper) Dead Pocket.
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- Jim Gaffigan: Pie can't compete with cake. Put candles in a cake, it's a birthday cake. Put candles in a pie, and somebody's drunk in the kitchen.
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