Bay Ridge-born Jimmy Fallon takes over ‘The Tonight Show’
Bay Ridge residents had a special reason to watch Jimmy Fallon’s debut as host of “The Tonight Show” on NBC Monday night. Fallon is a native son.
The former star of “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” and “Saturday Night Live” was born in Bay Ridge, according to the New York Daily News, which reported that the comedian’s family moved to Saugerties, New York. Fallon grew up in that upstate community.
Fallon’s dad, James W. Fallon, is a Vietnam War veteran, according to the comedian’s Wikipedia page.
Both James W. Fallon and his wife, Gloria Fallon, were in the studio audience when their son hosted “The Tonight Show” for the first time on Feb. 17. The younger Fallon introduced his parents and then joked that he had hoped he could get them better seats.