Jimmy Kimmel Live (12:36 a.m., 6ABC) - Paris Hilton; Ken Jeong; Blink-182 performs.
James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel, 41, according to Wikipedia, an American television host and comedian. Before his current position as host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC, Kimmel was well-known as co-host of Comedy Central's The Man Show. Kimmel is also a successful television producer, with popular shows such as Crank Yankers and The Andy Milonakis Show to his credit.
Kimmel, permanently left The Man Show in January 2003, to host his own late-night talk show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC. In the April 2007 issue of Stuffmagazine.com, Kimmel was named the "biggest badass on TV". Kimmel said it was an honor but clearly a mistake.
Kimmel usually ends his show with, "My apologies to Matt Damon, we ran out of time." However, on one of his shows, he "interviewed" Matt Damon, only to say just a few seconds later, "Sorry, but once again we are completely out of time." Matt appeared to become angry, but people questioned whether this was real or a joke. Kimmel confirmed that this was in fact a joke.
During February 2008, Kimmel showed a mock music video with a panoply of stars called, "I'm Fucking Ben Affleck," as "revenge" after his then-girlfriend Sarah Silverman and Matt Damon recorded a similar video, "I'm Fucking Matt Damon." Silverman's video originally aired on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and became an "instant YouTube sensation."Kimmel's "revenge" video featured himself, Ben Affleck, and a big lineup of stars, particularly in scenes spoofing the 1985 "We Are the World" video: Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Cameron Diaz, Robin Williams, Harrison Ford, Dominic Monaghan, Benji Madden and Joel Madden from Good Charlotte, Lance Bass, Macy Gray, Dicky Barrett of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Josh Groban, Huey Lewis, Perry Farrell, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Pete Wentz, Meat Loaf, Rebecca Romijn, Christina Applegate, Dom Joly, Mike Shinoda, Lauren Conrad and Joan Jett.
The show, as a tradition, celebrities voted off Dancing with the Stars appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, causing Kimmel to describe himself as "the three-headed dog the stars must pass on their way to No-Dancing Hell." In the 2008 season of his show, Kimmel started another tradition of ceremonially burning the dancers' shoes after they were voted off DWTS.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! in realtion to NBA Finals, will air special half-hour prime time shows on each night ABC airs the basketball finals beginning Thursday, June 4. Join host Jimmy Kimmel as he welcomes his guests including a first-time appearance by Denzel Washington, Will Ferrell, Jack Black, Michael Cera and Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade among many others including a special comedy piece with Grammy award winner Eminem.
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