Jonathan Kimmel

Jonathan Kimmel (born November 4, 1976) is an American television and film director, writer, producer, actor and composer.[1] He is the younger brother of Jimmy Kimmel. He is married to writer and lecturer Carly Hirsch, and is the father of Wesley Kimmel (also known as "The Baby Bachelor") and Beatrix Kimmel.

Jonathan Kimmel
Born (1976-11-04) November 4, 1976
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Director, writer, producer, actor, composer
Known forProducer for Jimmy Kimmel Live!
SpouseCarly Hirsch
Children2 including Wesley Kimmel
Relatives

Early life and career

Kimmel is an alumnus of Arizona State University's long-running Farce Side Comedy Hour troupe. He also directed, performed and wrote for the show.

Kimmel's writing credits include six seasons of South Park, during which the show won three Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. He has also contributed several voice-overs, including the voice of his brother Jimmy in the "Fishsticks" episode. After that, he served as co-executive producer and head writer for MTV's The Andy Milonakis Show. Additionally, he assisted on Crank Yankers, where he was also a composer and voice-over performer. Other writing credits include: That's My Bush!, Drawn Together, The Bonnie Hunt Show and The Man Show.

Kimmel's performing credits include: a guest-starring role on Life with Bonnie; the character Xavier on the ABC pilot "Let Go"; the voice of Scab in Disney's The Wild; the Singing Ass in Sarah Silverman's Jesus Is Magic; the voice of the King on Drawn Together; the Boneologist and as The Fog on Minoriteam, as well as dozens of voices and characters on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!". Kimmel has also guest-starred in several roles on The Sarah Silverman Program. He directed the music video for The Killers' ninth charity Christmas single, "Joel the Lump of Coal", which features his brother Jimmy (who also co-wrote the song).

Kimmel currently serves as executive producer and director, on the reboot of Crank Yankers, for Comedy Central.

Personal life

Kimmel currently resides in Los Angeles, and works as a segment director on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (after three years as a writer on the program).

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Wild Scab (voice)
2008 Imaginationland: The Movie Additional voices (voice) Direct-to-video
2022 The Prank Joe

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2001 That's My Bush! The Gut Busters! Episode: "A Poorly Executed Plan"
2003-2007 Crank Yankers Sonny; Jon the Businessman (voices) 2 episodes
2004 Life with Bonnie Xavier Episode: "Nightshift"
2004-2005 Drawn Together The King (voice) Credited as Jon Kimmel
Episodes: "Dirty Pranking Number 2" & "Ghosteses in the Slot Machine"
2005-2009, 2023-present South Park Peter Griffin; Jimmy Kimmel; various (voices) 13 episodes
Credited as Juan Kimmelini
2006 Minoriteam Boneologist; various (voices) Episodes: "Tribe & Prejudice" & "FOG"
2006 Let Go Xavier Television movie
2007 Saul of the Mole Men Dr. Lawrence "Brad" Perkins; Molemen (voices) 9 episodes
2007-2008 The Sarah Silverman Program Pageant host; Bob; Homeless Blind Willy Joe 3 episodes
2008-2018 Jimmy Kimmel Live Writer; segment director
2014 Trophy Wife Farmer Rick Episode: "Mother's Day"
2019-2021 Crank Yankers Executive producer; director; show runner 40 episodes
2022 Generation Gap - ABC Executive producer; co-show runner 10 episodes

References
  1. Wyatt, Edward (February 27, 2008). "Late-Night TV Satires Become Online Hits". The New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
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