Jim Gaffigan

Jim Gaffigan

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Jim Gaffigan on February 20, 2010
Birth name James Christopher Gaffigan
Born July 7, 1966 (age 46)
Chesterton, Indiana, U.S.
Medium Stand-up, television, film
Nationality American
Years active 1991 – Present
Genres Deadpan, sarcasm, observational comedy, satire
Subject(s) Pop culture, everyday life, marriage, parenting, obesity, self-deprecation
Spouse Jeannie Noth Gaffigan (2003-present) 5 children
Notable works and roles Beyond the Pale
King Baby
Roy Keene on That '70s Show
Andy Franklin in My Boys
Website http://www.jimgaffigan.com
James Christopher "Jim" Gaffigan (born July 7, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian and actor.

Early life

Gaffigan was born in Chesterton, Indiana in 1966 and attended La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana. He is the youngest of six children and often jokes about growing up in a large family. He attended Purdue University for one year, where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. He graduated from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business in 1988. Gaffigan wrestled in high school and played division 3 football while in college.

Career

Stand-up career


Gaffigan performing in May 2008
Gaffigan's comedy routines often include humorous, high-pitched "asides" representing commentary on his performance from a hypothetical naive and easily offended audience member. These were inspired by his sister.

Gaffigan is also known for routines or skits relating to being lazy and eating food, especially popular routines regarding Hot Pockets, cake, and bacon. In 2004 Gaffigan's stand up material was featured in Comedy Central's animated series Shorties Watchin' Shorties. His 2006 album, Beyond the Pale, consisted primarily of material regarding food and American eating habits. The album was accompanied by an hour-long special on Comedy Central of the same name, which was released on DVD. His 2009 album, King Baby, was also a television special filmed in Austin, Texas at the end of his "The Sexy Tour". Comedy Central released King Baby on DVD. In a March 2009 interview on Anytime with Bob Kushell, Gaffigan defended his naming of the tour, stating that he thought it would be funny that parents would be unsure about whether to bring their teenage children to the show.[1]

For Easter 2010, Gaffigan traveled to Israel and had two performances. One was at a theater in Tel Aviv and the second was at Israel's only English-speaking comedy club in Jerusalem.[2]

On February 25, 2012, Gaffigan taped a one-hour stand-up special Mr. Universe at the Warner Theater in Washington, D.C.[3] He announced that, based on the business model used by Louis C.K.'s Live at the Beacon Theater, the stand-up would be available online through his website for $5, with $1 of the proceeds going to the Bob Woodruff Foundation.[4]

Dad is Fat

Gaffigan released a book on May 7th 2013 titled Dad is Fat. It is a collection of essays dealing with the raising of his children as well as his own childhood. [5]

Acting career


Gaffigan performing at the Carolines on Broadway comedy club in New York City.
Gaffigan is also recognizable for having performed in several comedic commercials for Sierra Mist alongside fellow comedian Michael Ian Black. Furthermore, he appeared in two movies chosen for the 2001 Sundance Film Festival: Super Troopers and Thirty Years to Life. He appeared on That '70s Show. Gaffigan was a regular cast member of the TBS original sitcom My Boys. He left the show at the end of the third season.

Gaffigan produced a series of animated shorts for Late Night with Conan O'Brien, titled Pale Force, in which the animated Gaffigan and O'Brien are superheroes who fight crime with their extremely pale skin.[6]

In 2008, he was in the movie The Love Guru starring Mike Myers.

In 2009, Gaffigan guest starred as the best friend of Murray Hewitt in one episode of the HBO comedy series Flight of the Conchords. Later that same year, he appeared in the Sam Mendes-directed dramedy Away We Go and the teen comedy 17 Again. On June 11, 2009, Gaffigan appeared on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien. He appeared on Law & Order episodes "Flight" and "Reality Bites", as well as an episode entitled "Smile" on Law and Order: Criminal Intent.

He was in an episode of The Daily Show as a man posing as a Daily Show correspondent who knows nothing about the show (he refers to it as "The John Daily Show") and simply wants to be seen with Jon Stewart. This was meant to be a parody of the 2009 White House gatecrash incident.

Broadway

Gaffigan appeared on Broadway in That Championship Season, which opened in March 2011, opposite Brian Cox, Chris Noth, Kiefer Sutherland, and Jason Patric.[7]

Personal life

He is married to Jeannie Noth, with whom he has two daughters, Marre and Katie Louise, and three sons, Jack, Michael, and Patrick.[8] Gaffigan has stated on stage, and elsewhere, that he is a Catholic.[9][10][11]

Discography

2001: Luigi's Doghouse
2001: Economics II
2003: More Moo Moos
2004: The Last Supper
2004: Doing My Time
2006: Beyond the Pale
2009: King Baby US # 56
2012: Mr. Universe US # 53
2013: The White Bread Tour
Filmography

Three Kings (1999)
Cry Baby Lane (2000)
Super Troopers (2001)
Igby Goes Down (2002)
No Sleep Till Madison (2002)
13 Going On 30 (2004)
The Great New Wonderful (2005)
Stephanie Daley (2006)
The Living Wake (2007)
What She Knew (2008)
The Love Guru (2008)
17 Again (2009)
Away We Go (2009)
The Slammin' Salmon (2009)
It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
Going the Distance (2010)
Salvation Boulevard (2011)
Love Sick Love (2012)
Selected television appearances

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (voice)
Random Play (VH1 Comedy Sketch Series) (1997–1999)
Law & Order (1998 and 2009)
Welcome to New York (2000–2001)
Sex and the City (2001)
Friends
The Ellen Show (2001–2002)
Hope & Faith (2003)
Ed (2003–2004)
That '70s Show (2003–2004)
I Am Comic (2010)
My Boys (2006–2009) 3 seasons
Pale Force - Recurring animated short on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (voice)
Law and Order: Criminal Intent (2002 & 2007)
WordGirl (2007-present; voice of Mr. Dudley)
Flight of the Conchords (2009)
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (2009 & 2013)
Bored to Death (2010)
Royal Pains (2011)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2012)
Conan (2012)
Portlandia (2013