Jim Breuer

Breuer was a member of the cast of Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 1998, playing characters such as Joe Pesci and Goat Boy.^[3] He went on to host The Jim Breuer Show after leaving SNL.^[4]

Breuer regularly tours as a comedian. Footage of his 2008 tour was used in his documentary More Than Me and in his four-hour DVD program The Jim Breuer Road Journals. In September 2021, he cancelled shows at venues requiring COVID-19 vaccination in New Jersey and Michigan and has stated that he will not perform at venues with such requirements.^[5][6]

In 2023, Breuer appeared as a featured speaker on the ReAwaken America Tour.^[7] During one appearance, Breuer received backlash for mocking the collapse of football player Damar Hamlin; he suggested the collapse was caused by COVID-19 vaccines, echoing conspiracy theories in anti-vaccine circles.^[8]

Breuer was born in Valley Stream, New York,^[1][9] and graduated in 1985 from Valley Stream Central High School.^[10]

From 2005 to 2021, he lived in Chester Township, New Jersey, with his wife Dee, whom he married in 1992,^[1] and their three daughters.^[11] In August 2021, Breuer and his family moved to Naples, Florida, after selling their home in New Jersey.^[12]

Breuer is a first cousin of actress Nancy Allen through her mother and his father.^[13]

• Jim Breuer and the Loud & Rowdy – Songs from the Garage (2016; Metal Blade Records)^[14]