Jonathan Kimmel (born November 4, 1976) is an American television and film director, writer, producer, actor and composer.[1]

Early life and career

Kimmel's writing credits include six seasons of South Park, during which the show won three Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. He has also contributed several voice-overs for South Park, including the voice of Peter the Family Guy, Gandalf, John Travolta, the Israeli Egg Assassin, and his brother Jimmy in the "Fishsticks" episode. After that, he served as co-executive producer and head writer for MTV's The Andy Milonakis Show. Additionally, he assisted on Crank Yankers, where he was also a composer and voice-over performer. Other writing credits include: That's My Bush!, Drawn Together, and The Bonnie Hunt Show.

Kimmel's performing credits include: SXSW feature "The Prank" starring Rita Moreno, ABC's "Trophy Wife" ABC's Life with Bonnie; the character Xavier on the ABC pilot "Let Go"; the voice of Scab in Disney's The Wild; the Singing Ass in Sarah Silverman's Jesus Is Magic; the voice of the King on Drawn Together; the Boneologist and as The Fog on Minoriteam, as well as dozens of voices and characters on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!". Kimmel has also guest-starred in several roles on The Sarah Silverman Program. He directed the music video for The Killers' ninth charity Christmas single, "Joel the Lump of Coal", which features his brother Jimmy (who also co-wrote the song).

Kimmel is executive producer, director and showrunner on the reboot of Crank Yankers, for Comedy Central.

Kimmel is executive producer and co-showrunner of the Kelly Ripa hosted Generation Gap, for ABC.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Wild Scab (voice)
2008 Imaginationland: The Movie Additional voices (voice) Direct-to-video
2022 The Prank Joe

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 That's My Bush! The Gut Busters! Episode: "A Poorly Executed Plan"
2003-2007 Crank Yankers Sonny; Jon the Businessman (voices) 2 episodes
2004 Life with Bonnie Xavier Episode: "Nightshift"
2004-2005 Drawn Together The King (voice) Credited as Jon Kimmel
Episodes: "Dirty Pranking Number 2" & "Ghosteses in the Slot Machine"
2005-2009, 2023–present South Park Peter Griffin; Jimmy Kimmel; various (voices) 13 episodes
Credited as Juan Kimmelini
2006 Minoriteam Boneologist; various (voices) Episodes: "Tribe & Prejudice" & "FOG"
2006 Let Go Xavier Television movie
2007 Saul of the Mole Men Dr. Lawrence "Brad" Perkins; Molemen (voices) 9 episodes
2007-2008 The Sarah Silverman Program Pageant host; Bob; Homeless Blind Willy Joe 3 episodes
2008-2018 Jimmy Kimmel Live Writer; segment director
2014 Trophy Wife Farmer Rick Episode: "Mother's Day"
2019-2021 Crank Yankers Executive producer; director; show runner 40 episodes
2022 Generation Gap - ABC Executive producer; co-show runner 10 episodes

References

  1. ↑ Wyatt, Edward (February 27, 2008). "Late-Night TV Satires Become Online Hits". The New York Times. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
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