Jim Gaffigan American Comedian and Actor Born 1966 in Elgin

Jim Gaffigan, born 7 July 1966 in Elgin, is an American comedian and actor. He is known for Unfrosted (2024) and The Great New Wonderful (2005).

Early life

He attended McDonough School of Business, Purdue University and La Lumiere School.

Career

The earliest of his listed screen credits is Entropy, from 1999. His 1990s credits include Three Kings (1999, as Cuts Troy's cuff soldier). During the 2000s, he worked on The Love Guru (2008) and 17 Again (2009). Work from the 2010s includes Going the Distance (2010) and Hot Pursuit (2015). Tesla (2020, as George Westinghouse) and Peter Pan & Wendy (2023) are among his 2020s credits.

In total, 28 films and 4 TV series are listed from 1999 to 2025. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (5), followed by romantic comedy (5) and comedy drama (3). The list ends, for now, with Maintenance Required (2025). Beyond acting, the credits show him as writer on The Jim Gaffigan Show.

Stephen Colbert appears in two of his listed titles. Another co-star who recurs in his credits is Michael Ian Black (two titles).

Jim Gaffigan has released 6 albums on record, including King Baby (2009). As of January 2025, he counts 957K subscribers on YouTube.

Personal life

He is married to Jeannie Gaffigan.