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{{Infobox comedian
| image        = Jimmy Fallon, Montclair Film Festival, 2013.jpg
| name         = James Fallon
| caption      = Fallon in 2013
| birth_name   = 
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1974|9|19}}
| birth_place  = [[New York City]], U.S.
| alma_mater   = [[College of Saint Rose]]
| medium       = {{flatlist|
*Stand-up
*television
*film
*music
*books
}}
| genre        = {{flatlist|
* [[Observational comedy]]
* [[Comedy music|musical comedy]]
* [[sketch comedy]]
* [[surreal humor]]
* [[character comedy]]
* [[satire]]
}}
| subject      = {{flatlist|
* [[Culture of the United States|American culture]]
* [[Politics of the United States|American politics]]
* [[everyday life]]
* [[pop culture]]
* [[human behavior]]
* [[social awkwardness]]
* [[current events]]
}}
| active       = 1995–present
| spouse       = {{marriage|[[Nancy Juvonen]]|2007}}
| children     = 2
|notable_works=*[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]] (2009–2014)
*[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]] (2014–present)}}

'''James Thomas Fallon''' (born September 19, 1974) is an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]], [[comedian]], [[singer]], [[musician]] and [[Presenter|television host]]. Fallon has been the host of ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]]'' since 2014. He was the host of ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]''. He was a cast member of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' and has also hosted that show. 

On April 3, 2013, [[NBC]] announced that Fallon would be the new host of ''[[The Tonight Show]]'',  beginning at the end of the [[2014 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Carter |first=Bill |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/business/media/nbc-confirms-fallon-will-succeed-leno.html |title=Leno Blesses 'Tonight Show' Succession Plan |newspaper=The New York Times |date= 4 April 2013 |accessdate=4 May 2015}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Fallon was born on September 19, 1974 in the [[Bay Ridge, Brooklyn|Bay Ridge]] neighbourhood of [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/97/Jimmy-Fallon.html|title=Jimmy Fallon Biography (1974-)|work=filmreference.com}}</ref> He was raised in [[Saugerties, New York|Saugerties]], [[New York]]. He studied at [[The College of Saint Rose]]. Fallon married Nancy Juvonen in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20168609,00.html|title=Jimmy Fallon Marries Producer Girlfriend|work=PEOPLE.com}}</ref>

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*[http://www.foodbanknyc.org/index.cfm?objectid=89A07360-3473-0E4E-C32A928AD260DA92#whatsyourexcuse Food Bank For New York City public service announcement] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070405212953/http://www.foodbanknyc.org/index.cfm?objectid=89A07360-3473-0E4E-C32A928AD260DA92#whatsyourexcuse |date=2007-04-05 }}
*[http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/ NBC's Official Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Site]

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[[Category:Webby Award winners]]
[[Category:American movie actors]]
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[[Category:American television personalities]]
[[Category:Comedians from New York City]]
[[Category:American television presenters]]
[[Category:Actors from New York City]]
[[Category:Writers from New York City]]
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