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Jimmy Kimmel’s Star Ceremony: Hollywood Walk of Fame PHOTOS

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Jan 262013

Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during a ceremony Friday that was attended by family and friends.

He was honored right outside the ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ studio with the coveted 2,489th star as his fiance, Molly McNearney, his parents and siblings, and former intern Carson Daly looked on.

The 45-year-old funnyman said, “The last two days have been a roller coaster. Last night, Matt Damon hijacked the show, and today I’m getting a star on Hollywood Boulevard.”

He expressed “some concerns” while addressing the crowd. The first was that Matt would also hijack Friday’s event and that “people will pee on my star.”

Jimmy reminisced about his childhood, “My parents brought me here to Hollywood to visit the Walk of Fame when I was 10 years old, and I never imaged they would leave me here to fend for myself.”

On the eve of Kimmel’s 10th anniversary of the premiere of his late-night show on ABC, Carson Daly joked, “Jimmy’s show tapes right here, and it seems like there’s a big turnout for his star ceremony, but it’s really just the family members that work for him taking a smoke break.”

Check out video of Jimmy’s remarks:

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Matt Damon ‘Kidnaps’ Jimmy Kimmel: VIDEO

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Jan 252013

Matt Damon took over ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Thursday night after years of being the butt of a long-running joke.

For the past ten years show host Jimmy Kimmel has ended his show by stating that he ran out of time and couldn’t bring on guest Matt Damon.

The ‘Good Will Hunting’ actor decided to get sweet revenge by “kidnapping” Jimmy. After duct-taping the host to a chair and gagging him with a tie, Damon took over the show as Jimmy looked on.

He renamed the show ‘Jimmy Kimmel Sucks’ and joked during his monologue, “I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long, long time. This is like the time I lost my virginity, except this is going to last way longer than one second.”

The actor’s star-studded guest list included Ben Affleck, Sheryl Crow, Andy Garcia, Nicole Kidman, Gary Oldman, Reese Witherspoon, Amy Adams and Demi Moore.

Other high-profile celebs appearing via video included Oprah Winfrey, Jennifer Lopez, Sally Fields, John Krasinski, Robert De Niro and Don Cheadle.

At the end of the show, Kimmel’s ex-girlfriend, comedian Sarah Silverman was asked if she had anything she wished to say to Jimmy. She replied, “No, I’m good.”

Watch a show clip below:

Jimmy Kimmel Engaged to Head Writer Molly McNearney

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Aug 152012

ABC late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is no longer available ladies. The comedian announced that he is engaged to his work colleague Molly McNearney.

The 44-year-old television personality popped the question while he and his girlfriend of two years were visiting Kruger National Park in South Africa.

Kimmel’s rep. confirmed the McNearney, a co-head writer on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, has accepted Jimmy’s proposal of marriage.

The couple began dating in 2009 after he broke up with his long-time girlfriend, standup comic Sarah Silverman.

JK divorced his first wife Gina in 2002. They have two children: Katie, 21, and Kevin, 19.

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Jimmy Kimmel to Host 2012 Emmy Awards

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Mar 262012

Jimmy Kimmel will host the 64th annual Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles September 23.

The Emmys are traditionally hosted by stars of the network broadcasting the show each year. This year the ceremony will be telecast on ABC, which airs Kimmel’s namesake late night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live.

“I hope to be able to do for the Emmys this year what Eddie Murphy did for the Oscars,” Kimmel joked, referencing Murphy’s decision to pull out as as host of this year’s Academy Awards.

This year’s Emmys will be executive produced for the 12th time by Don Mischer.

“We are thrilled to have been asked to produce the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards,” said Mischer. “We love television and look forward to working with the Television Academy and ABC in creating a show that is fast-paced, humorous, unpredictable and at times irreverent, but clearly celebratory of our incredible industry

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Jimmy Kimmel to Host 2012 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

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Nov 012011

Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has signed on to be the host of The White House Correspondents’ 98th annual dinner on April 28, 2012.

Jimmy had this to say about his upcoming gig, “I look forward to being a part of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. I love dinner.”

The extravagant event is attended by the President and First Lady, senior government officials, members of the press corps, and a large contingent of A-list television and movie celebrities.

The night is a “roast” that pokes fun at the top leaders of the country. It’s all in good fun, with the proceeds used to fund scholarships and journalistic awards that recognizes excellence in the field.

Caren Bohan, a journalist for Reuters said, “Jimmy’s humor is sophisticated and edgy while appealing to a wide audience. We are thrilled that Jimmy has accepted our invitation to be the featured comedian at our annual dinner.”

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