Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
7 luglio 1966 (60)
Place of birth
Elgin, Illinois, USA
Also known as
جيم غافيغان · James Christopher Gaffigan
Biography
James Christopher Gaffigan (born July 7, 1966) is a European-American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. His material often addresses fatherhood, laziness, food, religion, and general observations. He has been nominated seven times at the Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album.
Conosciuto per
6.8
Film
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Professor Abraham Van Helsing (voice)
2018
5.4
Film
Peter Pan & Wendy
Sam "Smee" Smiegel
2023
7.8
Film
Luca
Lorenzo Paguro (voice)
2021
7.0
Film
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
Van Helsing (voice)
2022
7.0
Film
An Almost Christmas Story
Papa Owl (voice)
2024
6.4
Series
Full Circle
Manny Broward
2023
6.3
Film
17 Again
Coach Murphy
2009
6.5
Film
Super Troopers
Larry Johnson
2001
6.9
Film
It's Kind of a Funny Story
George Gilner
2010
6.7
Film
Away We Go
Lowell
2009
6.1
Film
Going the Distance
Phil Berlin
2010
5.7
Film
Hot Pursuit
Red
2015
6.5
Film
Experimenter
James McDonough
2015
6.4
Film
Greedy People
The Irishman
2024
5.7
Film
Tesla
George Westinghouse
2020
4.1
Film
The Love Guru
Trent Lueders
2008
6.1
Series
The Ellen Show
Rusty Carnouk
2001–2002
0.0
Film
Margie Claus
Santa (voice)
2027
5.8
Series
The Jim Gaffigan Show
Jim Gaffigan
2015–2016
5.4
Film
Unfrosted
Edsel Kellogg III
2024
6.3
Film
Duck Duck Goose
Peng (voice)
2018
9.0
Series
Welcome to New York
Jim Gaffigan
2000–2001
6.1
Film
Maintenance Required
Mr Miller
2025
4.5
Film
Drunk Parents
Carl Mancini
2019
6.2
Film
Jim Gaffigan: Comedy Monster
Self
2021
6.7
Film
Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny
Self
2024
7.0
Film
Troop Zero
Ramsey Flint
2019
5.0
Film
Them That Follow
Zeke Slaughter
2019
6.7
Film
Above the Shadows
Paul Jederman
2019
6.6
Film
Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time
Himself
2019
6.2
Film
Target Number One
Picker
2020
5.7
Film
Playmobil: The Movie
Del (voice)
2019
6.3
Film
Chuck
John Stoehr
2017
6.9
Film
Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape
Himself
2018
6.1
Film
Chappaquiddick
Paul Markham
2018
4.8
Film
Collide
Peter
2022
6.7
Film
Gilbert
Self
2017
6.6
Film
Being Frank
Frank
2019
5.8
Film
Running on Empty
Barry
2024
5.8
Film
The Day Shall Come
Lemmy
2019
6.9
Film
Jim Gaffigan: Cinco
Himself
2017
6.8
Film
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
2020
4.0
Film
Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist 2 - Spanish American
2020
5.5
Film
Susie Searches
Sheriff Loggins
2023
6.3
Film
Linoleum
Cameron / Kent
2023
5.7
Series
Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist
Self
2020
6.6
Film
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
Santa Claus
2016
4.8
Film
It Started As a Joke
Self
2019
7.7
Film
Reindeer in Here
Santa Claus (voice)
2022
6.7
Film
Eugene the Marine
Jackie
2025
6.1
Film
Light from Light
Richard
2019
6.1
Film
American Dreamer
Cam
2019
4.2
Film
I've Got Issues
Narrator
2020
7.3
Film
Jim Gaffigan: Dark Pale
Self
2023
7.3
Film
Jim Gaffigan: Live from Old Forester — The Bourbon Set
Self
2025
2.5
Film
Jim Gaffigan: Florida Man
Self
2020
Acting credits 56 titles
Margie Claus
as Santa (voice)
0.0
2027
Jim Gaffigan: Live from Old Forester — The Bourbon Set
as Self
7.3
2025
Eugene the Marine
as Jackie
6.7
2025
Maintenance Required
as Mr Miller
6.1
2025
Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny
as Self
6.7
2024
Unfrosted
as Edsel Kellogg III
5.4
2024
An Almost Christmas Story
as Papa Owl (voice)
7.0
2024
Running on Empty
as Barry
5.8
2024
Greedy People
as The Irishman
6.4
2024
Linoleum
as Cameron / Kent
6.3
2023
Jim Gaffigan: Dark Pale
as Self
7.3
2023
Susie Searches
as Sheriff Loggins
5.5
2023
Full Circle
as Manny Broward
6.4
2023
Peter Pan & Wendy
as Sam "Smee" Smiegel
5.4
2023
Reindeer in Here
as Santa Claus (voice)
7.7
2022
Collide
as Peter
4.8
2022
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
as Van Helsing (voice)
7.0
2022
Jim Gaffigan: Comedy Monster
as Self
6.2
2021
Luca
as Lorenzo Paguro (voice)
7.8
2021
Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist
as Self
5.7
2020
Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist 2 - Spanish American
4.0
2020
Jim Gaffigan: Florida Man
as Self
2.5
2020
Tesla
as George Westinghouse
5.7
2020
I've Got Issues
as Narrator
4.2
2020
Target Number One
as Picker
6.2
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Self
6.8
2020
American Dreamer
as Cam
6.1
2019
Being Frank
as Frank
6.6
2019
Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time
as Himself
6.6
2019
Playmobil: The Movie
as Del (voice)
5.7
2019
Light from Light
as Richard
6.1
2019
Above the Shadows
as Paul Jederman
6.7
2019
Troop Zero
as Ramsey Flint
7.0
2019
It Started As a Joke
as Self
4.8
2019
The Day Shall Come
as Lemmy
5.8
2019
Them That Follow
as Zeke Slaughter
5.0
2019
Drunk Parents
as Carl Mancini
4.5
2019
Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape
as Himself
6.9
2018
Duck Duck Goose
as Peng (voice)
6.3
2018
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
as Professor Abraham Van Helsing (voice)
6.8
2018
Chappaquiddick
as Paul Markham
6.1
2018
Jim Gaffigan: Cinco
as Himself
6.9
2017
Chuck
as John Stoehr
6.3
2017
Gilbert
as Self
6.7
2017
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
as Santa Claus
6.6
2016
The Jim Gaffigan Show
as Jim Gaffigan
5.8
2015–2016
Experimenter
as James McDonough
6.5
2015
Hot Pursuit
as Red
5.7
2015
It's Kind of a Funny Story
as George Gilner
6.9
2010
Going the Distance
as Phil Berlin
6.1
2010
Away We Go
as Lowell
6.7
2009
17 Again
as Coach Murphy
6.3
2009
The Love Guru
as Trent Lueders
4.1
2008
The Ellen Show
as Rusty Carnouk
6.1
2001–2002
Super Troopers
as Larry Johnson
6.5
2001
Welcome to New York
as Jim Gaffigan
9.0
2000–2001