Molly McNearney is an American television writer and producer. She is the co-head writer and the executive producer of the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! [1] and the wife of host Jimmy Kimmel. [2] [3]
McNearney grew up in Missouri. [4]
In 2004, McNearney started working on Jimmy Kimmel Live! as a writer's assistant. In 2008, she became the show's co-head writer. [5]
McNearney and Kimmel married on July 13, 2013, in Ojai, California. [2] [5] They have a son and a daughter. [1] [3]
Their second child, William "Billy" John, was born on April 21, 2017. [6] He was born with a rare congenital heart defect, [7] tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) with pulmonary atresia, [8] [9] which was first detected when he had a purplish appearance at three hours after birth. He underwent successful surgery at three days of age. [10] [11] The first guests Kimmel had when his show returned following their son's birth were cardiac surgeon Mehmet Oz, who explained the condition, [12] and snowboarder Shaun White, who was born with TOF. [13]
In November 2022, before the 2022 United States midterm elections, McNearney spoke during the show's monologue "urging people to vote for candidates that support abortion rights." [14] [15]
In 2025, McNearney won a Gracie Award for her work on Jimmy Kimmel Live! [16]
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