Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is a proud dad to four kids. Although much of the world knows more about his two youngest children with his wife Molly McNearney, who he married in 2013, Jimmy also has two grown children from his first marriage to Gina Kimmel. The comedian loves kids, as is evidenced by the many segments of his show he includes children in — from his famous Halloween candy pranks [1] to having Billie Eilish ask kids where they go when they sleep [2] — but we love the way he especially lights up when it comes to sharing his personal experiences as a dad.
Keep reading to learn more about Jimmy's four kids and to see photos of them all.
Jane Kimmel
Jimmy and Molly's first child together — Jimmy's third — a daughter named Jane, was born on July 11, 2014. When Jane was a toddler, Jimmy revealed a hidden talent of his: pancake art. Although Molly wasn't as thrilled about him unleashing this creative energy on their toddler's breakfasts — "His artistic ability has become my burden. When he isn't home, our daughter sits at the kitchen table, glares at me and says, 'I want a pancake. Peppa Pig.'" — there's no denying that the man's got talent.
After Jane's fourth birthday, it was made pretty clear that Jane has her dad's dry sense of humour. Jimmy shared her party details in his next show's opening monologue, saying that everything went well until the kids started hitting a pinata [4]. "My daughter loves PAW Patrol," he said, adding that the themed pinata she asked for was terrible. "Finally, they cracked this thing open and the candy comes out and they all dive in and fight each other for it," He added that Molly noticed Jane off in the distance staring at the remains of the ravaged pinata: "Jane looks at it, and says to no one in particular, 'I can't believe we beat up Chase.' And then she goes — and I don't know where she got this — but she goes, 'Look at these guys, they never saw it coming.'"
William "Billy" John Kimmel
Jimmy and Molly's second child, a son named William, or "Billy," was born on April 21, 2017. After his birth, the normally lighthearted and funny late night host started his May 1 episode with a 13-minute monologue revealing that Billy was born with a rare and scary heart defect that involved him getting open-heart surgery at just days old.
In August of that year, he gave an update on Billy's health, saying that he was "doing great," and in December the little guy had his second open heart surgery [Array], which also went well. On his son's second birthday, Jimmy shared the above photo of Billy with the caption: "Happy 2nd birthday to our little #Easter buddy Billy. We are grateful always to the nurses and doctors at @CedarsSinai & @ChildrensLA who saved his life and all of you who prayed & sent positive thoughts our way."
Katie Kimmel
Jimmy's first child, a daughter named Katie, was born on Aug. 28, 1991. She runs her own online shop [5] filled with ceramics and fun t-shirts.
Kevin Kimmel
Jimmy's second child, a son named Kevin, was born on Sept. 19, 1993.
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