Jim Gaffigan

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Biography

James Christopher Gaffigan (born July 7, 1966) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. His material often addresses fatherhood, laziness, food, religion, and general observations. He has been nominated seven times at the Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album.

Known For

Rick and Morty

Hoovy (voice)

Luca

Lorenzo Paguro (voice)

13 Going on 30

Chris Grandy

17 Again

Coach Murphy

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Professor Abraham Van Helsing (voice)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Oliver Tunney

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

Van Helsing (voice)

It's Kind of a Funny Story

George Gilner

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	Jim Gaffigan: Live from Old Forester — The Bourbon Set MOVIE	Self
2025	Maintenance Required MOVIE	Mr Miller
2025	Eugene the Marine MOVIE	Jackie
2024	Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny MOVIE	Self
2024	An Almost Christmas Story MOVIE	Papa Owl (voice)
2024	Greedy People MOVIE	The Irishman
2024	Running on Empty MOVIE	Barry
2024	Unfrosted MOVIE	Edsel Kellogg III
2023	Jim Gaffigan: Dark Pale MOVIE	Self
2023	Full Circle TV	Manny Broward
2023	Susie Searches MOVIE	Sheriff Loggins
2023	Peter Pan & Wendy MOVIE	Sam "Smee" Smiegel
2023	Linoleum MOVIE	Cameron / Kent
2022	Reindeer in Here MOVIE	Santa Claus (voice)
2022	Sherri TV	Self - Guest
2022	Dark Side of Comedy TV	Self
2022	Collide MOVIE	Peter
2022	Hotel Transylvania: Transformania MOVIE	Van Helsing (voice)
2021	Jim Gaffigan: Comedy Monster MOVIE	Self
2021	Marvel's Hit-Monkey TV	Snail
2021	Luca MOVIE	Lorenzo Paguro (voice)
2020	I've Got Issues MOVIE	Narrator
2020	Tesla MOVIE	George Westinghouse
2020	Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist TV	Self
2020	Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist 2 - Spanish American MOVIE	Self
2020	Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist 1 - Canadian American MOVIE	Self
2020	Target Number One MOVIE	Picker
2020	Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp MOVIE	Self
2020	Jim Gaffigan: Asian American MOVIE	Self
2020	Jim Gaffigan: Florida Man MOVIE	Self
2020	DC's Stargirl TV	The Thunderbolt (voice)
2020	Feeding America Comedy Festival MOVIE	Self
2020	Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness MOVIE	Self
2019	Light from Light MOVIE	Richard
2019	25 Sets MOVIE	Self
2019	The Day Shall Come MOVIE	Lemmy
2019	American Dreamer MOVIE	Cam
2019	A Little Late with Lilly Singh TV	Self
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show TV	Self - Guest
2019	Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time MOVIE	Himself
2019	Them That Follow MOVIE	Zeke Slaughter
2019	Lights Out with David Spade TV	Self - Panelist
2019	Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? TV	Jim Gaffigan (voice)
2019	Being Frank MOVIE	Frank
2019	Playmobil: The Movie MOVIE	Del (voice)
2019	Above the Shadows MOVIE	Paul Jederman
2019	It Started As a Joke MOVIE	Self
2019	Drunk Parents MOVIE	Carl Mancini
2019	Troop Zero MOVIE	Ramsey Flint
2018	Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape MOVIE	Himself
2018	Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation MOVIE	Professor Abraham Van Helsing (voice)
2018	Super Troopers 2 MOVIE	Larry Johnson
2018	Chappaquiddick MOVIE	Paul Markham
2018	Duck Duck Goose MOVIE	Peng (voice)
2017	Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs MOVIE	Self
2017	Chuck MOVIE	John Stoehr
2017	Gilbert MOVIE	Self
2017	Jim Gaffigan: Cinco MOVIE	Himself
2016	Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas MOVIE	Santa Claus
2016	The Original Image of Divine Mercy MOVIE	Self
2015	Experimenter MOVIE	James McDonough
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV	Self - Guest
2015	The Jim Gaffigan Show TV	Jim Gaffigan
2015	Staten Island Summer MOVIE	Danny's Dad
2015	Hot Pursuit MOVIE	Red
2015	Walter MOVIE	Corey
2015	Hot Ones TV	Self
2015	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt TV	Officer Krupke
2015	Adventures in Comedy MOVIE	Self
2015	Misery Loves Comedy MOVIE	Self
2015	Star vs. the Forces of Evil TV	Father Time (voice)
2014	The Nobodies MOVIE	MC
2014	Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed MOVIE	Self
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers TV	Self
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers TV	Self - Guest
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self
2013	Howard Cantour.com MOVIE	Howard Cantour
2013	Rick and Morty TV	Hoovy (voice)
2013	Kilimanjaro MOVIE	Bill
2012	Love Sick Love MOVIE	Andrew Blythe
2012	Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee TV	Self
2012	Comedy Bang! Bang! TV	Self
2012	Jim Gaffigan: Mr. Universe MOVIE	Himself
2012	Finding Your Roots TV	Self
2011	Salvation Boulevard MOVIE	Jerry Hobson
2011	Give It Up for Greg Giraldo MOVIE	Self
2011	Dying to Do Letterman MOVIE	Self
2011	Portlandia TV	Donald
2011	Bob's Burgers TV	Henry Haber (voice)
2010	Conan TV	Self
2010	It's Kind of a Funny Story MOVIE	George Gilner
2010	Going the Distance MOVIE	Phil Berlin
2010	I Am Comic MOVIE	Self
2009	The Slammin' Salmon MOVIE	Stanley Bellin
2009	Just For Laughs: Over The Edge MOVIE	Self
2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV	Self - Guest
2009	Away We Go MOVIE	Lowell
2009	Jim Gaffigan: King Baby MOVIE	Himself
2009	17 Again MOVIE	Coach Murphy
2008	Shoot First And Pray You Live MOVIE	Mart Ryde
2008	Duane Incarnate MOVIE	Bob
2008	The Love Guru MOVIE	Trent Lueders
2007	Flight of the Conchords TV	Jim
2007	The Living Wake MOVIE	Lampert Binew
2007	Stephanie Daley MOVIE	Joe Daley
2006	My Boys TV	Self
2006	Jim Gaffigan: Beyond the Pale MOVIE	Himself
2005	Love, Inc. TV	Jamie
2005	Pale Force MOVIE	Pale Man/Conan
2005	Trust the Man MOVIE	Gordon
2005	The Great New Wonderful MOVIE	Sandie
2005	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TV	Self - Guest
2004	The Jury TV	Self
2004	Strip Search MOVIE	Reverend Craig Peterson
2004	13 Going on 30 MOVIE	Chris Grandy
2004	Bad Apple MOVIE	Butters
2003	Hope & Faith TV	Brad
2003	Season of Youth MOVIE	Dr. Gelding
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher TV	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self - Guest
2002	Igby Goes Down MOVIE	Hilton Manager
2002	No Sleep 'til Madison MOVIE	Owen
2001	Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV	Russell Matthews
2001	Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV	Marty Palin
2001	The Ellen Show TV	Rusty Carnouk
2001	Final MOVIE	Dayton
2001	Super Troopers MOVIE	Larry Johnson
2000	Cry Baby Lane MOVIE	Bob
2000	Welcome to New York TV	Jim Gaffigan
2000	Ed TV	Toby Gibbons
2000	Wirey Spindell MOVIE	Announcer #2
1999	Puppet MOVIE	Mr. Kamen
1999	Entropy MOVIE	Bucky
1999	Kimberly MOVIE	Jim at the Ad Agency
1999	Three Kings MOVIE	Cuts Troy's Cuff Soldier
1999	Third Watch TV	Portis
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV	Oliver Tunney
1999	Not Afraid to Say... MOVIE	Larry
1999	Random Play TV	Self
1999	Hook'd Up MOVIE	Waiter
1998	Comedy Central Presents TV	Self
1998	Conrad Bloom TV	Oliver
1998	The Real Howard Spitz MOVIE	Storekeeper
1998	That '70s Show TV	Roy
1998	Sex and the City TV	Doug
1997	The View TV	Self
1997	The View TV	Self - Guest
1997	Fool's Paradise MOVIE	Chester
1995	Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist TV	Jim (voice)
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV	Self - Comedy Guest
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV	Self - Guest
1993	Late Show with David Letterman TV	Self - Guest
1990	Law & Order TV	Larry Johnson
1990	Law & Order TV	George Rozakis
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV	Self - Guest
1979	CBS News Sunday Morning TV	Self
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1959	The Grammys TV	Self
	Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentary MOVIE	Self
	New England Toys MOVIE	Self
	Three People in the Woods MOVIE	Self
	Outside of Cleveland MOVIE	Self
	Pale Force TV	Self

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