Jim Gaffigan
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Gaffigan in January 2014
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| Birth name | James Christopher Gaffigan |
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July 7, 1966 Barrington, Illinois, US |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, film |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Genres | Deadpan, sarcasm, observational comedy, satire |
| Spouse | Jeanne Noth (m. 2003) |
| Children | 5 |
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| Website | jimgaffigan |
James Christopher "Jim" Gaffigan (born July 7, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, voice actor, and author. His humor largely revolves around fatherhood, observations, laziness, and food. He is also regarded as a "clean" comic, using little profanity in his routines. He has had several successful comedy specials, including Mr. Universe and Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed, both of which received Grammy nominations. His memoir, Dad Is Fat (2013) and his most recent book, Food: A Love Story (2014), are both published by Crown Publishers. He co-created and starred in a TV Land television series based on his life called The Jim Gaffigan Show.
He collaborates extensively with his wife, actress Jeannie Gaffigan, and together they have five children. They are Catholic, a topic that comes up in his comedy, and live in Manhattan, New York City.
Gaffigan was born on July 7, 1966 in Barrington, Illinois, and was raised in Chesterton, Indiana, the son of Marcia (Mitchell) and Michael A. Gaffigan. He is the youngest of six children and often jokes about growing up in a large family. His father, a banker, was the first in his family to attend college, and he encouraged his children to seek careers that promised job security. However, at about the age of five, Jim announced that when he grew up, he wanted to be an "actress."
As a teenager, Jim watched Saturday Night Live. He attended La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana. He attended Purdue University for one year, where he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, then transferred to Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, where he graduated in 1988 with a degree in Finance. He played varsity football at Georgetown and Purdue.
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