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Jimmy Kimmel

Jimmy Kimmel

Actor and producer, also writer · Born November 13, 1967 (58) · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

4 Primetime Emmys · 2 other major award bodies

​James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel is an American comedian, actor, voice artist and television host. He is the host and creator of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show that airs on ABC. Prior to that, Kimmel was best known as the co-host of Comedy Central's The Man Show and Win Ben Stein's Money. Kimmel is also a television producer, having produced shows such as Crank Yankers, Sports Show with Norm Macdonald, and The Andy Milonakis Show.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 13, 1967 (58)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also writer
Titles
53 on MovieCove · 73 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 31% in 30 days

What are Jimmy Kimmel's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 15 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

Grounded 11 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

Gentle 11 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

Steady 14 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 9

A split, not a type: Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 1

Casual 15 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jimmy Kimmel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 39 of their 53 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (9).

Subscription and free streaming for Jimmy Kimmel's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

73 credits, 53 with a MovieCove page; 105 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
  • 4X20: Quick Hits(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
  • Love Thy Nader(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
  • Smurfs(2025)

    as Tardigrade (voice)

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Everybody's Live with John Mulaney(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Heights Men - 6'0"

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
  • Bad Thoughts(2025)

    Show as Jimmy Kimmel

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
  • It's Just Unfortunate(2025)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Ezra(2023)

    as Jimmy Kimmel

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Caller

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows
  • High Hopes(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
  • The Prank Panel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer

  • SmartLess: On the Road(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
  • Mark Rober's Revengineers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Super Maximum Retro Show(2023)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • Generation Gap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 20 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Once Upon a Time in Queens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

  • PAW Patrol: The Movie(2021)

    as Marty Muckracker (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
  • The Boss Baby: Family Business(2021)

    as Grandpa (Ted Sr.) (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Hacks(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Kimmel

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
  • Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Various

  • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire(2020)

    Show 47 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • A Million Little Things(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Kimmel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
  • Teen Titans GO! To the Movies(2018)

    as Batman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Man of the House(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • Sandy Wexler(2017)

    as Testimonial

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • The Boss Baby(2017)

    as Dad (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • The Year in Memoriam(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Pitch(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Kimmel

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
  • The Grinder(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Kimmel

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
  • Ted 2(2015)

    as Jimmy Kimmel

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Miss Famous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Mr. Chipmunk

  • Pitch Perfect 2(2015)

    as Jimmy Kimmel Live Host

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Howard Stern's Birthday Bash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • The Smurfs 2(2013)

    as Passive-Aggressive Smurf (voice)

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Blind Ref (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Executive Producer · Producer · Writer

  • Step Up: Revolution(2012)

    as Jimmy Kimmel (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Scandal(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jimmy Kimmel · as Self

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
  • Project X(2012)

    as Jimmy Kimmel

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Sports Show with Norm Macdonald(2011)

    Show 9 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
  • Buccaneers and Bones(2010)

    Show 21 episodes · Actor

  • Hot in Cleveland(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Kimmel

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
  • The Middle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Kimmel

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army(2008)

    as Jimmy Kimmel

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • The Sarah Silverman Program.(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Joan the Dispatcher

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
  • Jamie Kennedy's Blowin' Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Adam Carolla Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • Too Late with Adam Carolla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • The Andy Milonakis Show(2005)

    Show 22 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
  • The Most Extraordinary Space Investigations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Different Commander

  • My Crazy Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Drawn Together(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Ham / Singer (voice) · as Old Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
  • Entourage(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Kimmel

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • Garfield: The Movie(2004)

    as Spanky (voice)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Windy City Heat(2003)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • I'm with Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmy Kimmel

  • Gerhard Reinke's Wanderlust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · Producer

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!(2003)

    Show 3,344 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows
  • Like Mike(2002)

    as Client in Commercial (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Crank Yankers(2002)

    Show 68 episodes · Creator · Producer · as Elmer Higgins (voice)

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
  • Donner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Skeezer

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jimmy Kimmel

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • Road Trip(2000)

    as Corky the Dog (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Down to You(2000)

    as 'The Man Show' Host

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • The Man Show(1999)

    Show 95 episodes · Creator · Actor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Death's Dog / Man in Suit / Renaissance Guy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • Win Ben Stein's Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 17 episodes · Actor

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Oscars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer · as Self - Host · as Self - Presenter

  • High Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 70 titles, 69 of them dated from 1953 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Film career

19532026

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting50 of 70: 48 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thDirecting1 of 70: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting4 of 70: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing20 of 70: 15 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score36thOther crew3 of 70: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

70 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · crew1980s1 · acting1990s4 · 4 acting · 1 crew2000s22 · 17 acting · 6 crew2010s22 · 18 acting · 4 crew2020s19 · 10 acting · 9 crew

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

4 Primetime Emmys and 3 other major awards from 50 major nominations, 2009–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Host for a Game Show
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Short Form Streaming
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Host for a Game Show
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Game Show
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Talk Series
  3. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Talk Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety Talk Series
  4. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety Talk Series
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television
  5. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Talk Series
  6. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Talk Series
  7. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Talk Series
  8. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Talk Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety Specials
Show 9 earlier years
  1. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Talk Series
    • +2 other major bodies · 3 nominations
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety Series
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety–Music, Awards, Tributes–Specials
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television
  2. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Special Class Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Talk Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes) - Specials
  3. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Talk Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Comedy/Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes) - Specials
  4. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Talk Series
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television
  5. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Series
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television
  6. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
    • +2 other major bodies · 3 nominations
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television
  7. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials
  8. 2011
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety: Special (Musical/Award/Tribute)
  9. 2009
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jimmy Kimmel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 60th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th11
  • Below 25th14

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jimmy Kimmel's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles42–71 · median 50 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles33–62 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles34–75 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles26–45 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles44–55 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jimmy Kimmel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jimmy Kimmel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Norman Lear shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

  • Scott Lonker5 titles
    See all 5 shared titles with Scott Lonker
  • Brent Miller4 titles
    See all 4 shared titles with Brent Miller
  • Eric Cook4 titles
    See all 4 shared titles with Eric Cook
  • James Dixon3 titles
    See all 3 shared titles with James Dixon