Making his first mark as one half of the testosterone-fueled hosting team of “The Man Show” (Comedy Central, 1999–2004), Jimmy Kimmel entertained with a raucous style of semi-crude humor that appealed to both men and women. Defying all expectations, the formerly low-brow comic went on to great success in the rarefied world of late night talk shows with his hit ABC offering, “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (2003 - ).James Christian Kimmel, known simply as Jimmy Kimmel, was born on Nov. 13, 1967, in Brooklyn, NY to devoutly Catholic parents who made sure that Kimmel served as an altar boy – a repressive gig
