Jimmy Fallon

Long a renowned comic talent, Jimmy Fallon's ability to deliver versatile, stand-out performances on the screen has allowed him to join the exclusive ranks as one of those Saturday Night Live alumni at the forefront of a diverse line-up of television and film projects, while always staying grounded in his stand-up roots.
 
Most recently Fallon, on March 2nd, launch Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.  The show serves as a platform for a-list talent to promote their upcoming projects and is being executive produced by Lorne Michaels.
 
Fallon fist garnered attention in 1998 when he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live and quickly became an audience favorite for his impressions of Jerry Seinfeld, John Travolta, Adam Sandler and spot-on musical impressions of Justin Timberlake, The White Stripes and Enrique Iglesias. Fallon created many memorable recurring characters on SNL including “Nick Burns” the sarcastic tech support representative and Boston teen “Sully” known for playing tonsil hockey with “Zazoo” played by Rachel Dratch. In 2000, Fallon made history by becoming the co-anchor of the popular segment “Weekend Update” alongside Tina Fey.
 
During his six-year stint on SNL, Fallon ventured off into other television roles, including 2nd Lieutenant George Rice in Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg's 2001 Emmy award-winning miniseries Band of Brothers. Always a favorite among the MTV audience, Fallon co-hosted the 2001 MTV Movie Awards with Kirsten Dunst and then again alone in 2005. He also hosted the MTV Video Music Awards in 2002. In 2005, Fallon participated in Cameron Diaz's MTV eco-friendly travel show Trippin, where he traveled to Africa to educate viewers about one of the world's most unique and fragile ecosystems. Fallon earned raves as guest hosting for David Letterman during the summer of 2003.
 
Fallon made his feature film debut in Cameron Crowe's rock n' rock road pic, Almost Famous, where he played band manager “Dennis Hope.” In 2003, he appeared alongside Christina Ricci in Woody Allen's film Anything Else. In 2004, Fallon starred alongside Queen Latifah in the action-comedy Taxi. That same year he starred opposite Drew Barrymore in blockbuster romantic comedy Fever Pitch, the Farrelly brothers' homage to Boston Red Sox fanaticism. Most recently, Fallon starred opposite Sienna Miller and Guy Pierce in Factory Girl. Fallon will next be seen in the feature film Whip It, opposite Ellen Page and Drew Barrymore. The film take place in Bodeen, Texas, following an indie-rock loving misfit who finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after discovering a roller derby league in nearby Austin. In addition, Fallon will be seen opposite Lucy Lui and Sharon Stone in the new comedy The Year of Getting to Know Us, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.

Wayne Federman

Wayne Federman is a Los Angeles based comedian, actor, and writer.  Aside from headlining comedy clubs and colleges across the nation he is noted for his numerous comedy appearances on television, his biography of "Pistol" Pete Maravich, and his supporting comedic acting roles in The X-Files, The Larry Sanders Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, 50 First Dates, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Semi Pro, and Step Brothers.

Wayne is also the co-author of the authorized biography of basketball legend Pete Maravich and served as senior consultant on the Emmy award winning CBS documentary (The Life and Times of Pistol Pete).

Federman made his debut on The Tonight Show and has subsequently appeared many times on the program. He also appeared on Late Fridays, Comedy Showcase, and Premium Blend. In 2004, he taped his own 1/2 hour stand-up special for the series, Comedy Central Presents. In 1998, Wayne appeared as Larry Sander's brother, Stan, and was later reunited with Garry Shandling on the X-Files episode Hollywood A.D. Written and directed by David Duchovny, the creative episode followed Wayne Federman, a Hollywood producer/writer and college friend of assistant FBI director, Walter Skinner.

Wayne’s television credits include The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, Late Fridays, MTV, Premium Blend, HBO’s Comedy Showcase, NewsRadio, Living Single, The New Adventures of Robin Hood, Parent Trap 3, and  Baywatch.

And if that’s not enough, Wayne also acted in scores of television commercials including national spots for Hertz (“not exactly”), Eagle Talon (w/ Greg Kinear), U.S. Navy, and 7-11. 

As a writer, Wayne is currently working on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.  In addition, he has contributed to articles published in Sports Illustrated, The Wall Street Journal, and also the official Ronald Reagan presidential biography, “Dutch” (Edmund Morris).  He has written jokes for Politically Incorrect and advertising campaigns for Blue Cross/Blue Shield as well as the Milton Bradley game, Taboo.  He has composed speeches for film producer Jerry Bruckheimer, and browser inventor Marc Andreessen.  Wayne also composes music, scored a public-service commercial, and co-wrote seven songs for the cult movie, Dill Scallion