Jim Gaffigan

Jim Gaffigan

ActorWriterProducer
Born
July 7, 1966
Awards
5 wins, 16 nominations

Jim Gaffigan is a six-time Grammy nominated comedian, actor, writer, producer, two-time New York Times best-selling author, three-time Emmy winning top touring performer, and multi-platinum-selling recording artist. He is known around the world for his unique brand of humor, which largely revolves…

Biography

Jim Gaffigan is a six-time Grammy nominated comedian, actor, writer, producer, two-time New York Times best-selling author, three-time Emmy winning top touring performer, and multi-platinum-selling recording artist. He is known around the world for his unique brand of humor, which largely revolves around his observations on life. A top ten earning comedian according to Forbes' 2019 comedy list, Jim recently released his 9th stand-up special, Comedy Monster, on Netflix. He was also recently awarded for being the first comedian to reach one billion streams on Pandora.

Up next, Gaffigan will be seen as the lead in the Sci-Fi drama Linoleum, which will premiere at SXSW in 2022, and will star as Mr. Smee in Disney's Peter Pan and Wendy, opposite Jude Law's Captain Hook He was also recently heard in Disney/Pixar's highly anticipated film, Luca, opposite Jacob Tremblay and Maya Rudolph.

On the silver screen, his many credits include Three Kings, Super Troopers 1 & 2, and Chappaquiddick. 2019 was Gaffigan's biggest year to date with an astonishing eight films releasing, three which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival including Troop Zero with Viola Davis and Alison Janney, Them That Follow and Light From Light - with many festival goers and press calling Gaffigan the "King of Sundance." Gaffigan also had two films recently in which he debuted as the lead. The comedic film Being Frank, and American Dreamer, a dark thriller which was the grand finale of 2019 for Jim and features him as a ride share driver who moonlights as a private driver for a drug dealer. Both films are now available for download. Gaffigan can also be seen opposite Ethan Hawke in IFC Films Tesla, as well as opposite Josh Hartnett in Saban Films Most Wanted.

In addition to two seasons of the critically acclaimed semi-autobiographical The Jim Gaffigan Show, which he wrote and produced with his wife Jeannie, and his widely popular stand-up comedy specials, Gaffigan has guest starred on many television comedies and dramas, ranging from Portlandia and Bob's Burgers to the HBO cult hits Flight of the Concords to dramatic roles in Law & Order. Gaffigan regularly does humorous commentaries on CBS Sunday Morning for which he has won 3 Emmys. In 2018 Jim served as master of ceremony at The Al Smith Memorial dinner. In 2015, Gaffigan had the great honor of performing for Pope Francis and over 1 million festival attendees at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia. Gaffigan starred on Broadway with Brian Cox, Kieffer Sutherland, Chris Noth and Jason Patric in That Championship Season.

Gaffigan and his wife currently live in Manhattan with their five loud and expensive children.

Actor

Outside of Cleveland(2026)
The Gilded AgeThe Gilded Age(2022)as Grover Cleveland, President Grover Cleveland
Maintenance RequiredMaintenance Required(2025)as Mr. Miller
Eugene the MarineEugene the Marine(2025)as Jackie
They Call It Late Night with Jason KelceThey Call It Late Night with Jason Kelce(2025)

Additional Crew

CMT's Biggest Laughs(2012)

Soundtrack

Flight of the ConchordsFlight of the Conchords(2007)

Self

Night of Too Many StarsNight of Too Many Stars(2026)as Self
The Late Show Pod Show with Stephen ColbertThe Late Show Pod Show with Stephen Colbert(2021)as Self - Guest
CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane PauleyCBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley(1979)as Self, Self - Sunday Morning Contributor, Self - Contestant, Self - Guest
TodayToday(1952)as Self - Guest
Tamron HallTamron Hall(2019)as Self

Archive Footage

Made in HollywoodMade in Hollywood(2005)as Self
NerdroticNerdrotic(2016)as Self
The 2024 SNL Election SpecialThe 2024 SNL Election Special(2024)as Tim Walz
OutsidersOutsiders(2016)as Self
Rob Schmitt TonightRob Schmitt Tonight(2020)as Self

Archive Sound

The MeidasTouch PodcastThe MeidasTouch Podcast(2020)as Self
Dead EyesDead Eyes(2020)as Self

Known for

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Jim Gaffigan in Experimenter (2015)Reese Witherspoon and Jim Gaffigan in Hot Pursuit (2015)Jim Gaffigan in Salvation Boulevard (2011)Jim Gaffigan and his son Jack Gaffigan in the series finale of The Jim Gaffigan Show (2016)Jim Gaffigan and Will FerrellAllison Janney, Jim Gaffigan, Maya Rudolph, and John Krasinski in Away We Go (2009)

Credit Score: Jim Gaffigan

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#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownā˜…WinsNomsVotes
1Linoleum3.252023•6.5004377
2American Dreamer3.252019•6.2001132
3Chappaquiddick2.502018•6.40015424
4Peter Pan & Wendy2.002023•4.40030420
5Luca1.5020217.401223013
6It's Kind of a Funny Story1.5020107.100151905
7Three Kings1.5019997.100187589
8Hotel Transylvania 4: Transformania1.3020226.00047523
9Troop Zero1.3020206.90012994
10Experimenter1.3020156.60020858