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Jim Gaffigan

Jim Gaffigan

44 movies on Netflix

Biography

Jim Gaffigan is an American actor, stand-up comedian, writer, and producer. Born in 1966 in Elgin, Illinois, and raised in Chesterton, Indiana, he relocated to New York in 1990 for an advertising job, later taking an improv class and starting stand-up; a 1999 set on The Late Show with David Letterman helped launch his career. He has released numerous comedy specials, among them Beyond the Pale, King Baby, Mr. Universe, Obsessed, and Comedy Monster. His film credits include Super Troopers (2001), The Love Guru (2008), Away We Go (2009), Experimenter (2015), Chappaquiddick (2018), American Dreamer (2019), Tesla (2020), Peter Pan & Wendy (2023), and Linoleum (2023). He provided voices for Luca (2021) and Hotel Transylvania. On television, he co-created and starred in The Jim Gaffigan Show and was a regular on My Boys. He wrote the essay collections Dad Is Fat and Food: A Love Story, and he has eight Grammy nominations and three Emmy Awards.

60years old

Turns 61 on July 7in 268 days

  • Born Elgin
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
  • James Christopher Gaffigan (birth name)Also credited as Jim Christopher Gaffigan

Movie Career

Films
44
Career span
26 years1999 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. A first

    Gaffigan was one of the first comedians to release a stand-up special on Amazon Prime Video, with Noble Ape in 2018, and later had the first original stand-up special on Hulu, The Skinny, in 2024.

  2. Big break

    Gaffigan's stand-up career took off after he auditioned for The Late Show with David Letterman for six years and finally booked a spot in 1999.

  3. A role that slipped away

    Gaffigan was set to join the cast of Fargo's third season but had to drop out because of scheduling conflicts and was replaced by Mark Forward.

  4. A first

    In 2019, three of Gaffigan's feature films, Troop Zero, Them That Follow, and Light From Light, all premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, which earned him the nickname King of Sundance.

  5. A first

    Gaffigan became the first stand-up comic to reach more than one billion streams on Pandora.com, a milestone announced on July 29, 2020.

  6. Big break

    A friend from Gaffigan's improv class challenged him to attend a stand-up seminar, and that dare launched his stand-up career because the seminar ended with a live set.

Jim Gaffigan movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Luca2021 Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasyas Lorenzo Pagurovoice

    IMDb rating 7.4228K votes

  2. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation2018 Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horroras Van Helsingvoice

    IMDb rating 6.3102K votes

  3. It's Kind of a Funny Story2010as George

    IMDb rating 7.1152K votes

  4. Unfrosted2024as Edsel Kellogg III

    IMDb rating 5.538K votes

  5. Hotel Transylvania: Transformania2022as Van Helsing

    IMDb rating 6.049K votes

  6. Experimenter2015as James McDonough

    IMDb rating 6.621K votes

  7. Away We Go2009as Lowell

    IMDb rating 7.057K votes

  8. Troop Zero2019as Ramsey Flint

    IMDb rating 6.913K votes

Most often with

Michael Almereyda directed two of these films. Maggie Gyllenhaal appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Maggie Gyllenhaal, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Maggie GyllenhaalSteve Buscemi, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Steve BuscemiAllison Janney, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Allison JanneyMolly Shannon, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Molly ShannonMaya Rudolph, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Maya RudolphViola Davis, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Viola DavisMichael AlmereydaDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Michael Almereyda

Films together

Box office

What Jim Gaffigan's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$819 million

17 of the 44 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 44 films: 17 worldwide figure; 8 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 12 figure not found.

  • 17Worldwide figure
  • 8US gross only
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 12Figure not found

Top grosser

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation2018as Van Helsing (voice)$529 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation2018as Van Helsing (voice)
    $529M64.6% of the total
  2. 2
    Hot Pursuit2015as Red
    $52M6.3% of the total
  3. 3
    Luca2021as Lorenzo Paguro (voice)
    $51M6.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Going the Distance2010as Phil
    $42M5.1% of the total
  5. 5
    The Love Guru2008as Trent Lueders
    $41M5.0% of the total
  6. 6
    Super Troopers2001as Larry Johnson
    $23M2.8% of the total
  7. 7
    Hotel Transylvania: Transformania2022as Van Helsing
    $19M2.3% of the total
  8. 8
    Chappaquiddick2018as Paul Markham
    $18M2.2% of the total
Playmobil: The Movie (2019), $16.3 millionAway We Go (2009), $15.8 millionIt's Kind of a Funny Story (2010), $6.5 millionIgby Goes Down (2002), $4.8 millionChuck (2016), $502,518Tesla (2020), $459,051Experimenter (2015), $224,145Salvation Boulevard (2011), $89,182Above the Shadows (2019), $1,594

$44.7 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total

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