Jimmy Kimmel (born 1967) is an American television host and comedian, best known as the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, which has aired on ABC since 2003. He has hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards three times, in 2012, 2016 and 2020, and the Academy Awards four times, in 2017, 2018, 2023 and 2024. Before that he co-hosted The Man Show and Win Ben Stein's Money on Comedy Central, and he has produced several shows including Crank Yankers, Sports Show with Norm Macdonald and The Andy Milonakis Show. Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018. At 23 seasons he has the longest tenure of any current late-night host in the United States, second only to Johnny Carson. In September 2025 ABC suspended his show for a week after a monologue about the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
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is an American television host and comedian
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earning a 2025 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host
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a shared Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host with Stein in 1999
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James Christian Kimmel (born November 13, 1967)
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is an American television host and comedian
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