Jeannie Gaffigan
Jeannie Gaffigan | |
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Born | Jeannie Louise Noth March 9, 1970 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Marquette University[1] |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1990s–present |
Known for | The Jim Gaffigan Show |
Spouse | |
Children | 5 |
Jeannie Louise Gaffigan (
Early life
Gaffigan was born on March 9, 1970, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as Jeanne Louise Noth.[2] She grew up the oldest of nine children. Her father was a theater and film critic for the Milwaukee Journal.[2] She graduated from Marquette University's Diederich College of Communication in 1992.[1]
Career
Gaffigan began her career as a stage actress in regional theater and upon moving to New York, performed in sketch comedy groups and small theater companies where playwrights developed original plays.[3] Gaffigan founded the not-for-profit theater company Shakespeare on the Playground, dedicated to teaching literacy and production to urban youth through the performance of full Shakespearean plays.[4] She began writing and producing comedy with her friend and future husband Jim Gaffigan.[5] Since then, Gaffigan has helped write and produce all five of Jim's comedy specials, also serving as the director of his fifth special.[6]
Gaffigan co-wrote an animated series called Pale Force, starring Jim Gaffigan and Conan O'Brien, for which she received an Emmy Nomination.[7] She worked on it with her brothers Paul Noth, a New Yorker cartoonist,[8] and Patrick Noth, a comedy writer and composer.[9]
In 2013, Gaffigan began developing a pilot with her husband titled The Jim Gaffigan Show. After working with NBC and CBS, the show landed at TV Land where Gaffigan co-wrote and executive produced all 22 episodes with Jim.[10] She directed the finale episode of Season 2.[6] In August 2016, Jim and Jeannie decided not to continue with Season 3 of the show so they could spend more time with their family.[11]
In July 2015, the Gaffigans appeared on the
Since April 8, 2016, Gaffigan has appeared in a marketing campaign for the
In March 2016, she received a Christopher Award for the Season 1 episode of The Jim Gaffigan Show, "My Friend the Priest".[14] She also received the Eloquentia Perfecta award from Fordham University for her work in Television and Media.[15]
In May 2016, the Gaffigans delivered the
In June 2018, the Gaffigans released a short video written and directed by Gaffigan, starring Jim, Marre, Jack, Katie, Michael, and Patrick Gaffigan called A Short Film by @JeannieGaffigan.[17]
Personal life
Gaffigan started dating Jim Gaffigan in 2000 after they had met in New York.
On 14 April 2017, Gaffigan was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor known as papilloma of the choroid plexus.[22] The tumor was the size of a pear, and was successfully removed in a nine-hour surgery at Manhattan's Mount Sinai Hospital.[23][24][25] Gaffigan's left vocal fold remained paralyzed, and she underwent type 1 thyroplasty to restore her voice in 2019.[22]
Gaffigan wrote a book about her diagnosis, her recovery, and the life lessons she learned from this experience. When Life Gives You Pears: The Healing Power of Family, Faith, and Funny People was published on October 1, 2019.[26]
References
- ^ a b c "Jeannie and Jim Gaffigan to serve as Marquette's spring commencement speakers". news.marquette.edu. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ a b c KATZ, BRIGIT (July 17, 2015), Behind the Hot Pocket". Women in the World. The New York Times. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ^ "Actor". Jeannie Gaffigan. 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Shakespeare on the Playground". Jeannie Gaffigan. 13 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Catholic Comedian Jeannie Gaffigan Accepts Eloquentia Perfecta Award". 17 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Director". IMDb.
- ^ "Breaking News - NBC Digital Entertainment Lands Two Daytime Emmy Nominations | TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com.
- ^ "PaulNoth.com". www.paulnoth.com.
- ^ "Patrick Noth". patricknoth.com. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ^ ALAN, SEPINWALL. "How Jim Gaffigan learned to say no to network sitcoms". Hitflix. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (22 August 2016). "'The Jim Gaffigan Show' Done: No Season 3 For TV Land Comedy Series". Deadline. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- ^ Eisenberg, Ophira (July 9, 2015), "According to Jim (Gaffigan)". Ask Me Another. NPR. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ^ "Jim Gaffigan stars in Chrysler brand's 'Dad Brand' marketing campaign for the all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica" (Press release). Penarth, Wales, UK: Automotive World. 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ "The Christophers, Inc". www.christophers.org (Press release). New York. March 30, 2016. Archived from the original on July 11, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
- ^ "Catholic Comedian Jeannie Gaffigan Accepts Eloquentia Perfecta Award". Fordham Newsroom. 17 October 2016.
- ^ Editor, ChurchPOP (14 May 2016). "Watch: Jim and Jeanne Gaffigan's Hilarious CUA Commencement Speech". ChurchPOP.
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has generic name (help) - ^ jimgaffigan (12 June 2018). "A short film by @JeannieGaffigan". Retrieved 25 September 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b Kimble, Lindsay (May 3, 2017). "Inside Jim and Jeannie Gaffigan's 14-Year Marriage and Comedy Partnership". People. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ^ "Jim Gaffigan: Dad Is Fat". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ^ Boorstein, Michelle (May 21, 2015). "What's so funny about Jim Gaffigan's Christianity". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
- ^ a b "Episode 1057 - Jeannie Gaffigan". WTF with Marc Maron Podcast. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- ^ Kennedy, Lauren Paige. "How Jim and Jeannie Gaffigan Found Humor in a Crisis". WebMD. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
- Yahoo! Celebrity. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ^ Kimble, Lindsay (May 10, 2017). "Jim Gaffigan's Wife Jeannie on Discovering She Had a Brain Tumor the Size of an Apple: 'I Was a Ticking Time Bomb'". People. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
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External links
- Jeannie Gaffigan at IMDb