Jimmy Fallon (left) and the throwback photo (right) he shared on his birthday.Photo:Rosalind O’Connor/NBC via Getty; Jimmy Fallon/ InstagramJimmy Fallonis finishing off his forties!The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonhost celebrated his 49th birthday on Tuesday with a nostalgic look back at all his previous birthdays.Fallon shared a throwback photo from his childhood on Instagram, showing himself blowing out the candles on his white and blue frosted ice cream cake for his seventh birthday. The photograph shows 7-year-old Fallon sporting a white and orange baseball T-shirt.Fallon honored his parents,Gloriaand James Sr., in the Instagram caption. “Since I can remember my parents always got me an ice cream cake for my birthday. Lucky kid. Keeping ice cream cakes in business since 1974. (Thank you all for the birthday love.) #49,” wrote Fallon.Friends and followers replied to theSaturday Night Livealum’s post, wishing him a happy birthday.Andy Cohencommented “Happy birthday you funny stud!” While fellow comedic performers,Amy SedarisandEgo Nwodimwrote “HB!!!” and “Happy birthday!!!,” respectively. Music producerMark Ronsoncommented, “Happy birthday ❤️.”In addition to warm wishes from friends and family in his comment section, Fallon received a birthday message fromStephen Colbert,Seth Meyers,John OliverandJimmy Kimmel, his co-hosts of the new podcast,Strike Force Five.The Instagram post was a 55-second reel, which included Fallon recalling a red carpet-memory for his co-hosts. TheofficialStrike Force Fiveaccountcaptioned the reel with “Happy birthday to our pal @JimmyFallon! 👍🤣.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In the video, Fallon shared with his fellow late-night talk show hosts that he has been mocked for the appearance of his thumbs.Fallon explained he was on a red carpet and photographers were asking him to pose with a thumbs up, but that wasn’t something he frequently did. “I go, ‘I don’t really do the thumbs up.’ [They said] ‘Come on man just give us a thumbs up,' ” he said. “So I go ‘Alright.’ I give a thumbs up and it gets posted. It’s in theNew York Postand it says ‘Jimmy Fallon giving a weird thumbs up.’ ”Jimmy Fallon’s birthday on ‘Strike Force Five’.Strike Force Five/ InstagramIn August, Fallon and his podcast co-hosts launchedStrike Force Five, where they “navigate the Hollywood strikes and beyond.“Their recent endeavor was created as a result of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, which began in May. The podcast includes the hosts discussing the intricacies of their hiatus with comedic flair. The hosts are donating the podcast’s proceeds to the out-of-work staff ofThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,Jimmy Kimmel Live,Late Night With Seth MeyersandLast Week Tonight with John Oliver.
Jimmy Fallon (left) and the throwback photo (right) he shared on his birthday.Photo:Rosalind O’Connor/NBC via Getty; Jimmy Fallon/ Instagram
Rosalind O’Connor/NBC via Getty; Jimmy Fallon/ Instagram
Jimmy Fallonis finishing off his forties!The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonhost celebrated his 49th birthday on Tuesday with a nostalgic look back at all his previous birthdays.Fallon shared a throwback photo from his childhood on Instagram, showing himself blowing out the candles on his white and blue frosted ice cream cake for his seventh birthday. The photograph shows 7-year-old Fallon sporting a white and orange baseball T-shirt.Fallon honored his parents,Gloriaand James Sr., in the Instagram caption. “Since I can remember my parents always got me an ice cream cake for my birthday. Lucky kid. Keeping ice cream cakes in business since 1974. (Thank you all for the birthday love.) #49,” wrote Fallon.Friends and followers replied to theSaturday Night Livealum’s post, wishing him a happy birthday.Andy Cohencommented “Happy birthday you funny stud!” While fellow comedic performers,Amy SedarisandEgo Nwodimwrote “HB!!!” and “Happy birthday!!!,” respectively. Music producerMark Ronsoncommented, “Happy birthday ❤️.”In addition to warm wishes from friends and family in his comment section, Fallon received a birthday message fromStephen Colbert,Seth Meyers,John OliverandJimmy Kimmel, his co-hosts of the new podcast,Strike Force Five.The Instagram post was a 55-second reel, which included Fallon recalling a red carpet-memory for his co-hosts. TheofficialStrike Force Fiveaccountcaptioned the reel with “Happy birthday to our pal @JimmyFallon! 👍🤣.”Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In the video, Fallon shared with his fellow late-night talk show hosts that he has been mocked for the appearance of his thumbs.Fallon explained he was on a red carpet and photographers were asking him to pose with a thumbs up, but that wasn’t something he frequently did. “I go, ‘I don’t really do the thumbs up.’ [They said] ‘Come on man just give us a thumbs up,' ” he said. “So I go ‘Alright.’ I give a thumbs up and it gets posted. It’s in theNew York Postand it says ‘Jimmy Fallon giving a weird thumbs up.’ ”Jimmy Fallon’s birthday on ‘Strike Force Five’.Strike Force Five/ InstagramIn August, Fallon and his podcast co-hosts launchedStrike Force Five, where they “navigate the Hollywood strikes and beyond.“Their recent endeavor was created as a result of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, which began in May. The podcast includes the hosts discussing the intricacies of their hiatus with comedic flair. The hosts are donating the podcast’s proceeds to the out-of-work staff ofThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,Jimmy Kimmel Live,Late Night With Seth MeyersandLast Week Tonight with John Oliver.
Jimmy Fallonis finishing off his forties!
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonhost celebrated his 49th birthday on Tuesday with a nostalgic look back at all his previous birthdays.
Fallon shared a throwback photo from his childhood on Instagram, showing himself blowing out the candles on his white and blue frosted ice cream cake for his seventh birthday. The photograph shows 7-year-old Fallon sporting a white and orange baseball T-shirt.
Fallon honored his parents,Gloriaand James Sr., in the Instagram caption. “Since I can remember my parents always got me an ice cream cake for my birthday. Lucky kid. Keeping ice cream cakes in business since 1974. (Thank you all for the birthday love.) #49,” wrote Fallon.
Friends and followers replied to theSaturday Night Livealum’s post, wishing him a happy birthday.
Andy Cohencommented “Happy birthday you funny stud!” While fellow comedic performers,Amy SedarisandEgo Nwodimwrote “HB!!!” and “Happy birthday!!!,” respectively. Music producerMark Ronsoncommented, “Happy birthday ❤️.”
In addition to warm wishes from friends and family in his comment section, Fallon received a birthday message fromStephen Colbert,Seth Meyers,John OliverandJimmy Kimmel, his co-hosts of the new podcast,Strike Force Five.
The Instagram post was a 55-second reel, which included Fallon recalling a red carpet-memory for his co-hosts. TheofficialStrike Force Fiveaccountcaptioned the reel with “Happy birthday to our pal @JimmyFallon! 👍🤣.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
In the video, Fallon shared with his fellow late-night talk show hosts that he has been mocked for the appearance of his thumbs.
Fallon explained he was on a red carpet and photographers were asking him to pose with a thumbs up, but that wasn’t something he frequently did. “I go, ‘I don’t really do the thumbs up.’ [They said] ‘Come on man just give us a thumbs up,' ” he said. “So I go ‘Alright.’ I give a thumbs up and it gets posted. It’s in theNew York Postand it says ‘Jimmy Fallon giving a weird thumbs up.’ ”
Jimmy Fallon’s birthday on ‘Strike Force Five’.Strike Force Five/ Instagram
Strike Force Five/ Instagram
In August, Fallon and his podcast co-hosts launchedStrike Force Five, where they “navigate the Hollywood strikes and beyond.”
Their recent endeavor was created as a result of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike, which began in May. The podcast includes the hosts discussing the intricacies of their hiatus with comedic flair. The hosts are donating the podcast’s proceeds to the out-of-work staff ofThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,Jimmy Kimmel Live,Late Night With Seth MeyersandLast Week Tonight with John Oliver.
source: people.com
