In 2018, Time named him as one of ' The World's 100 Most Influential People'. Kimmel has also produced such shows as Crank Yankers, Sports Show with Norm Macdonald, and The Andy Milonakis Show. Kimmel hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2012, 20, and the Academy Awards in 20.īefore hosting Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kimmel was the co-host of Comedy Central's The Man Show and Win Ben Stein's Money. He is the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show that premiered on ABC on January 26, 2003, at Hollywood Masonic Temple in Hollywood, California and on April 1, 2019, at a secondary home, the Zappos Theater on the Las Vegas Strip. James Christian Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American television host, comedian, and producer.
