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Jim Downey

Acting

Jim Downey

1952-10-06 · Berkeley, California, USA

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."

Known for

There Will Be Blood poster

There Will Be Blood

Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live poster

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night poster

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary poster

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Saturday Night poster

Saturday Night

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever poster

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

Veep poster

Veep

30 Rock poster

30 Rock

One Battle After Another poster

One Battle After Another

The Chair Company poster

The Chair Company

Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special poster

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Lorne poster

Lorne

Happy Gilmore 2 poster

Happy Gilmore 2

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