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Fallon, being a large fan of the show, often got into trouble due to laughing and breaking character on air. His laughter was interpreted as some sort of distraction to take the attention of the other cast members. Fallon promised he could not help but lose it when they performed certain skits and he never intended to cause all the distractions (Hiatt).
In 2004, after six seasons, Fallon decided it was time for him to leave the show to try a career in the film industry (Dawson). -
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Saturday Night Live
At the age of 23, Jimmy Fallon accomplished the only goal he had as a child: to become a part of the Saturday Night Live cast. After leaving college early, Fallon moved to Los Angeles to audition for roles on TV shows. He was able to score a small role on a WB sitcom. Thinking it was highly unlikely, the network allowed a negotiation in his contract that allowed his release from the show if he was able to get on SNL. -
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In 1998, his life changed when his shockingly accurate impersonations of a variety of actors and musicians, and his impressive ability to sing, dance, act, and play instruments, landed him his dream job (Hiatt). In an interview with Men’s Health, Fallon claimed that he had never worn a suit before co-anchoring with Tina Fey on SNL’s segment, “Weekend Update”, back in 2000 (Spitznagel). From there, Fallon’s popularity on SNL grew (Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Thank You Notes’). -
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Sadly, the response to the movie was low creating a bad reputation in Fallon’s career in film. His first major film, Taxi, developed poor ratings as well. Although the critics were harsh, they were not nearly as harsh as Fallon was on himself. During an interview, the producer of SNL said, “The only person I’ve ever seen Jimmy be rough on is himself”. -
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Despite the poor reviews, Fallon did not continue to beat himself down. He worked on ways he could improve and eventually got the job as the host on the Late Night show. Photo credit:
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Fever Pitch
In 2005, Jimmy Fallon landed his second movie role in the romantic comedy, Fever Pitch. Although he is a massive Yankees fan, Fallon portrayed a die-hard Red Sox fan who followed the team to Florida where he met Lindsey, played by his co-star, Drew Barrymore. In the movie, the couple hit it off and run into no problems until baseball season starts (Dawson). -
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He started off every episode with a monologue that contained news that ranged from local, to national, to social, and to political. With every piece of news, Fallon would add a clever joke or anecdote. He also had various numbers of recurring segments such as Thank You Notes, Hashtag, Pros and Cons, and Late Night Superlatives. -
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He did an interview with CBS News where he demonstrated his talent in music and he discussed how he and his writers have incorporated it into the show. Fallon hosted the show for almost five years, reaching close to one thousand episodes, before moving over to The Tonight Show (Hiatt). Photo credit: (Kempin) -
Late Night Show
Jimmy Fallon, the youngest of TV’s late night hosts, starting hosting the Late Night show in March of 2009. Singing, dancing, sketches, and impressions are all skills he had acquired or improved during his time on Saturday Night Live. From having the SNL background, Fallon was able to use it to his advantage to host his show. -
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Also, Fallon incorporated his musical talents into skits like the History of Rap he featuring Justin Timberlake, performing popular music with their house band, The Roots, using classroom instruments, or playing pop music while impersonating musicians from the late sixties. -
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Also, fellow performer, Nina Dobrev said, “I think a lot of people were pleasantly surprised and impressed with his range, his vocal ability, his openness — he's so cool and energetic. People got to see what a great performer he is.” His liveliness during the musical number showed his genuine excitement to be the host for the night. Also, his energy and excitement resonated with the crowd and the viewers creating an eventful night (Stanley). -
Hosting the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards
Because of Jimmy Fallon’s success with hosting the Late Night show, NBC had asked him to host the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. The awards took place Sunday night on August 29, 2010. Fallon’s talented work as a host and a performer were recognized that night. He took a risk by changing the style and the energy of the show (Moore). -
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The show opened with a skit of a Glee parody that also crossed into a musical cover performance of Bruce Springsteen’s “Born to Run”, including cast members of Glee, Jorge Garcia, Tina Fey, Jon Hamm, Joel McHale, Nina Dobrev, Randy Jackson, Kate Gosselin, and Betty White. Fallon had the idea for the opening and was eager to see achieved. -
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The pre-taped segments were filmed on the morning of the awards and luckily, everything fell into place. Many people had nothing but kind things to say about his job at hosting the Emmys. A host of many award shows, Betty White said, “He was just being himself, and he's such a nice guy. And he's so musically inclined. It all really worked for him.” -
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The first joke of the night was when Fallon told the audience he would be their host "for now". He was referring to 2009 when Jay Leno left The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien and then after seven months, he took the show back. -
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But, Fallon reassured the viewers that he is going to remain the host for as long as possible and that he knows the importance of the show. By keeping it old school with segments from his time as the host of Late Night, he is going to do his best to continue to bring everyone an amazing show. Photo credit: (Bishop) -
The Tonight Show
On February 17th, 2014, Jimmy Fallon’s first episode as the host of The Tonight Show aired. Fallon started off by delivering his routinely monologues. He began by welcoming everyone. Then he acknowledged that it was the first episode of The Tonight Show that had been filmed in New York for over forty years.
