Is Jim Gaffigan Still Married? Bio: Age, Wife, Kids, Movies, Net Worth

Who is Jim Gaffigan? 

Jim Gaffigan (born James Christopher Gaffigan), an American stand-up comedian, movie actor, producer, and writer, began his career in the entertainment industry as a stand-up comedian in 1991. Nonetheless, he made his debut film appearance in the 1998 movie, “The Real Howard Spitz,” as Storekeeper.

By 1999, his acting career had taken a new turn as he featured in three movies, including “Puppet,” “Personals,” “Entropy,” and “Three Kings.” His comedy career, on the other hand, has, over the last few years, been a great success. Well, four of his comedy specials, including “Obsessed,” “Mr. Universe,” “Quality Time,” and “Cinco, have all recorded national-wide viewership as well as received Grammy Nominations. 

Away from comedy, Jim Gaffigan made his Broadway debut with the 2011 Broadway series, “That Championship Season,” portraying the opposite dramatic actors Brian Cox, Chris Noth, Kiefer Sutherland, and Jason Patric. Equally important, he played a show-crashing reporter who just wanted to get near Jon Stewart for publicity, in an episode of “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.”

Currently 57 years old, and obviously, doing amazingly well in his career, Jim is married to his movie star wife Jeannie Gaffigan, with whom he has been married for over twenty years and has five children. Although originally from Elgin, Illinois, Jim now resides in Manhattan, New York, United States, with his wife and five children. Got it, yeah? Well then, let’s get into everything else we found out about him, shall we?! 🙂 

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Jim Gaffigan Biography 

Jim Gaffigan’s age is 57 years. He was born James Christopher Gaffigan, on July 7, 1966, in Elgin, Illinois, United States, and so has Cancer as his zodiac sign. He grew up the youngest child of his parents’ six children, having five older siblings. His five brothers, according to him, are one of the greatest drives to his eventual success story, as they are all successful business owners, in their rights. 

He and his siblings grew up in Chesterton, Indiana. Joe Gaffigan, Mitch Gaffigan, and Mike Gaffigan are his brothers whose names are known, out of his five brothers (five siblings). Though his current family’s surname is “Gaffigan,” his Wikipedia page acclaimed that his family’s surname was “Gavahan.” Of family, still, it is confirmed that his parents are of Irish descent, so his ethnicity is Irish, and being an Illinois native, his nationality is American. 

Family 

Speaking more about family, Michael Ambrose Gaffigan is the name of Jim Gaffigan’s father, and Marcia Miriam (née Mitchell), is his mother’s name. Notably, his mother, Marcia, worked as a charity worker and fundraiser. Meanwhile, his father, Michael, worked in the financial sector as a banker and was the president and CEO of the Mercantile National Bank of Indiana for 15 years until his retirement in 1991. 

Sadly, however, Jim’s father, Michael, died of lung cancer in 1999. While he lived, he made so many impacts in the world around him, being the provider for Jim and his siblings as well as a financial advisor to them, who often lectured them about seeking careers that promised job security. Moreover, Jim’s father, Michael, was a former seminarian and is recorded as the first person in his family to attend college. 

Jim Gaffigan’s mother, Marcia, on the other hand, was accomplished at needlework, so much so that she, in 1985, received a national award for original design and craftsmanship from the American Needlepoint Guild. Sadly, though, she died of cancer in 1990 at the age of 53 years. 

Other family members related to Jim by blood are his maternal grandfather, Richard F. Mitchell, who was an Iowa Supreme Court Justice. Raised in a Catholic household, Jim is a practicing Catholic who avoids working on Sundays. Interestingly, he once joked that his wife, Jeannie, is so much more a devout Catholic than him that she seems like a “Shiite Catholic” in comparison. 

Is Jim Gaffigan Still Married? 

Yes, Jim Gaffigan and his wife, Jeannie Gaffigan, are still married. They first met in New York in 2000 and started dating afterward. Dated for three years, the couple got married on July 26, 2003, in a wedding ceremony officiated by Rev. Thomas Kallumady, at St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in New York, United States. 

Well, Jim, along with his wife, Jeannie, and five children now reside in Manhattan, New York, and attend Mass at St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral in Manhattan, the same church they exchanged their wedding vows. Speaking more of his family, Jim and his wife, Jeannie, have two daughters and three sons. 

Now, they had their first child and first daughter, Marre Gaffigan, in 2005. Jack Gaffigan, their second child and first son, was born in 2006. Meanwhile, Katie Gaffigan, their third child and second daughter was born on May 10, 2009, in New York, while their last two sons, Michael Gaffigan and Patrick Gaffigan, were born on June 19, 2011, and 2012, respectively

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Jim Gaffigan Education 

Currently 57 years old, Jim Gaffigan obtained his high school diploma from La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana. During his high school years, he played football for his school’s football team. After graduating from high school, he enrolled at the famed Purdue University, where he stayed for just one year and was, according to reports, a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. 

Well, he transferred to Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, where he, in 1988 at the age of 22 years, graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance. Being a football and sports lover, he played football during his years at both Georgetown and Purdue University. Unlike most graduates of Finance, he is doing acting for a day job and has never needed to work a career with his degree. 

Jim Gaffigan Net Worth 

Jim Gaffigan’s net worth is $45 million and his annual salary is $10 million, as estimated in 2025. As with most entertainers, he makes a greater chunk of his net worth and annual salary from his career in the entertainment industry. 

From featuring in movies as an actor to cracking jokes a comedy shows, Jim has carved a great niche for himself in the American entertainment industry, such that, he has been featured in several blockbuster movies and TV Shows. Equally having his comedy specials sell out, and win Grammy nominations. 

Jim Gaffigan Movies and TV Shows 

Speaking of his acting career, Jim started that in the 1990s and has been active ever since. Oh, and well, he has featured in over 60 movies since he made his debut theatrical film appearance. Arranged in no particular order, here’s Jim Gaffigan’s comprehensive filmography with movies and TV shows listed together and numbered for reference:

• 1. Super Troopers (2001)
• 2. 13 Going on 30 (2004)
• 3. 17 Again (2009)
• 4. Away We Go (2009)
• 5. Going the Distance (2010)
• 6. It’s Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
• 7. Super Troopers 2 (2018)
• 8. Chappaquiddick (2017)
• 9. You Can Choose Your Family (2018)
• 10. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
• 11. Troop Zero (2019)
• 12. Being Frank (2018)
• 13. Them That Follow (2019)
• 14. Playdate (2021)
• 15. Linoleum (2022)
• 16. The Living Wake (2007)
• 17. 3 Geezers! (2013)
• 18. The Love Guru (2008)
• 19. The Experimenter (2015)
• 20. Duck Duck Goose (2018)
• 21. American Dreamer (2018)
• 22. Drunk Parents (2019)
• 23. Light from Light (2019)
• 24. Most Wanted (2020)
• 25. Tesla (2020)
• 26. Senior Moment (2021)
• 27. Naked Singularity (2021)
• 28. This Is Not a War Story (2022)
• 29. Night Raiders (2021)
• 30. White Noise (2021) (Jim Gaffigan played one of the major roles in this series)
• 31. Them That Follow (2019)
• 32. My Boys (2006-2010)
• 33. That ’70s Show (2005-2006)
• 34. The Jim Gaffigan Show (2015-2016)
• 35. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2009-2014) 
• 36. Portlandia (2014-2018)
• 37. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015-2019)
• 38. Bob’s Burgers (2011-present)
• 39. Fargo (2014)
• 40. Flight of the Conchords (2009)
• 41. Law & Order (2000-2004)
• 42. Mr. Universe (2012)
• 43. Pale Force (2006-2007)
• 44. The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2005-present)
• 45. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014-present)
• 46. Comedy Central Presents (2000-2011)
• 47. Sex and the City (2000)
• 48. Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2004)
• 49. Ed (2001)
• 50. Love Monkey (2006)
• 51. Bored to Death (2011)
• 52. Playing for Keeps (2018)
• 53. Tesla (2020)

That’s it on Jim Gaffigan’s Wiki profile rundown, now you could catch up with his movie star wife Jeanine Gaffigan, to get a glimpse of what she’s been up to these past few months, in her own career. 

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