Jim Downey

🎭 Actor

Jim Downey

🎂 Born 6 October 1952 (age 73)📍 Berkeley, California, USA

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Acting Credits

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

One Battle After Another

One Battle After Another

Happy Gilmore 2

Happy Gilmore 2

Championship Tour Starter

There Will Be Blood

There Will Be Blood

Billy Madison

Full Filmography(18 films)

YearTitleCharacterRating

2025One Battle After AnotherSandy Irvine★ 7.3 2025Happy Gilmore 2Championship Tour Starter★ 6.5 2007There Will Be BloodAl Rose★ 8.1 1995Billy MadisonPrincipal★ 6.2 2026LorneSelf / Irwin Segelstein (voice)★ 6.5 1993Wayne's World 2Jeff Wong (voice, uncredited)★ 6.1 1998Dirty WorkMartin / Homeless Guy★ 6.2 2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf★ 6.4 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialSelf★ 6.9 2025Downey Wrote ThatSelf—2015Live from New York!Self★ 5.9 2010Saturday NightSelf★ 7.7 2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture NationSelf—1989Saturday Night Live: 15th AnniversarySelf★ 7.8 2005Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night LiveSelf★ 8.0 1988Bum RapSteg★ 4.3 1981Steve Martin's Best Show Ever—★ 7.6 1995The Little PatriotAdjutant★ 6.5

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