Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1952-10-06 (Age: 74)
Place of Birth
Berkeley, California, USA
Jim Downey
Biography
James Woodward Downey (born 1952) is an American comedy writer, producer and actor. Downey wrote for over 30 seasons of Saturday Night Live, making him the longest tenured writer in the show's history. SNL creator Lorne Michaels called Downey the "best political humorist alive" while Conan O'Brien said he is "the great comedy writer that we all revere."
Filmography (18)
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Self / Irwin Segelstein (voice)
Lorne
2026
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Downey Wrote That
2025
⭐ 7.4
Role:
Sandy Irvine
One Battle After Another
2025
⭐ 6.6
Role:
Championship Tour Starter
Happy Gilmore 2
2025
⭐ 6.8
Role:
Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
⭐ 5.9
Role:
Self
Live from New York!
2015
⭐ 7.9
Role:
Self
Saturday Night
2010
⭐ 8.1
Role:
Al Rose
There Will Be Blood
2007
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005
⭐ 6.9
Role:
Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Martin / Homeless Guy
Dirty Work
1998
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Adjutant
The Little Patriot
1995
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Principal
Billy Madison
1995
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Jeff Wong (voice, uncredited)
