Jim Gaffigan has reached worldwide famed thanks to his comedian talents but he also deals with acting, writing and producing. He gained American Comedy Award and Daytime Emmy along with being nominated for Grammy 4 times.
Date of Birth: July 7, 1966
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Having dreamt about becoming an actor since childhood, Jim Gaffigan started his path to success with stand-up comedy. After starring in some commercials, he gained his first movie role in 1998 in The Real Howard Spitz and the same year, he debuted on TV in an episode of Soul Man. Later, Gaffigan played in Welcome to New York, The Ellen Show and My Boys television series plus made appearances in many movies, including 13 Going on 30, The Love Guru, 17 Again, Hot Pursuit and Drunk Parents. Moreover, Jim is famed for creating and hosting The Jim Gaffigan Show and several comedy specials, the most successful of which is Mr. Universe.
Furthermore, Jim Gaffigan is one of six siblings and is a dad to five kids. Want to know more about his family members? Here we go.
Jim Gaffigan parents
Michael A. Gaffigan (father)
Date of Birth: January 21, 1936
Date of Death: November 12, 1999 (age 63)
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Keeping Irish roots, Michael was a banker and president of Mercantile National Bank of Indiana. After losing his first wife and a mother of his 6 children, Marcia, he remarried to Kathleen Nau, who had 2 sons and a daughter from her previous marriage. At 63, Michael passed away because of lung cancer.
Marcia Gaffigan (mother)
Date of Birth: August 1, 1937
Date of Death: September 20, 1990 (age 53)
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Marcia dedicated much time to charity and was a president of the Service League of Hammond. Moreover, she was great at needlework. Unfortunately, she died being only 53 after losing a battle to cancer.
Jim Gaffigan siblings
Michael Gaffigan Jr. (brother born to same parents)
Date of Birth: September 13, 1956
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Michael was a transportation operations manager at Catepillar in Peoria but already retired. He resides in Orland Park, IL, with his spouse Laura. Jim describes Michael as dark and sarcastic.
Catherine Gaffigan (sister born to same parents)
Date of Birth: December 8, 1958
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Catherine is a senior risk manager at Citibank in San Francisco. She is married to Marc Kulkin. Knowing her brother’s passion for food, she brought him to his first dim sum.
Pamela Gaffigan (sister born to same parents)
Date of Birth: September 30, 1960
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Pamela is a general manager at Bloomingdale’s outlet in Chicago. Jim shared that she had a boat on Lake Michigan. Moreover, in childhood, she gave Gaffigan a packet of hot dogs on his birthday.
Richard Mitchell Gaffigan (brother born to same parents)
Date of Birth: December 30, 1962
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Being more known as Mitch, he is a commercial vice-president at Fifth Third Bank. Mitch also dedicates much time to charity. He also has a big family and shares 5 children with his wife Christine. A curious fact: Mitch was considered the funniest in the family and Jim was only on the third place.
Joseph P. Gaffigan (brother born to same parents)
Date of Birth: September 10, 1964
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Joseph is a president and co-founder of TCF Capital Funding. He and his wife Jane reside in Burr Ridge, IL. Jim calls him silly and goofy. They have 2 kids.
Jim Gaffigan wife
Jeannie Gaffigan (nee Noth) (wife)
Duration of Marriage: since 2003 till present
Date of Birth: March 9, 1970
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Being also born in a huge family and being the oldest of 9 siblings, Jeannie dedicated her life to acting, producing and writing. Moreover, she is an executive producer of The Jim Gaffigan Show. Jeannie and Jim lived in the same block in the same Manhattan neighborhood when they got acquainted. Initially, they worked together and later, the two fell in love with each other. They got hitched on July 26, 2003, and now, they are happy parents of five children. By the way, Jeannie appeared in My Boys alongside her husband. In 2017, the woman was diagnosed with brain tumor which was later removed after a 9-hour surgery. Gaffigan took care of his wife and inspired her to write book When Life Gives You Pears.
Jim Gaffigan children
Marre Gaffigan (daughter with Jeannie Gaffigan)
Date of Birth: May 2, 2004
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Marre is Jim’s firstborn who was named in honor of his grandmother. She made appearances at her father’s show.
Jack Gaffigan (son with Jeannie Gaffigan)
Date of Birth: November 27, 2005
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Once, Jack portrayed his dad in youth at his show.
Katie Louise Gaffigan (daughter with Jeannie Gaffigan)
Date of Birth: May 10, 2009
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Kattie is nicknamed Koo koo by her dad. Her photos as well as the ones of her siblings often appear on the celebrity’s Instagram.
Michael Gaffigan (son with Jeannie Gaffigan)
Date of Birth: June 19, 2011
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Michael was named after his grandfather and uncle. He travels a lot with his parents, brothers and sisters.
Patrick Gaffigan (son with Jeannie Gaffigan)
Date of Birth: September 29, 2012
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Patrick, whom Jim calls mini-me, is the youngest of five siblings and, actually, he resembles his dad the most. He loves drawing and is extremely funny. By the way, all the Gaffigan’s children were born at their home in New York.
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