Molly McNearney
American television writer and producer
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Molly McNearney is an American television writer and producer. She is the co-head writer and the executive producer of the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live![1] and the wife of host Jimmy Kimmel.[2][3]
Biography
McNearney grew up in Missouri. She attended the St. Clare of Assisi elementary school in Ellisville near Chesterfield. She later attended St. Joseph's Academy for high school.[4]
In 2004, McNearney started working on Jimmy Kimmel Live! as a writer's assistant. In 2008, she became the show's co-head writer.[5]
McNearney and Kimmel married on July 13, 2013, in Ojai, California.[2][5] They have a son and a daughter.[1][3]
Their second child, William "Billy" John, was born on April 21, 2017.[6] He was born with a rare congenital heart defect,[7] tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) with pulmonary atresia,[8][9] which was first detected when he had a purplish appearance at three hours after birth. He underwent successful surgery at three days of age.[10][11] The first guests Kimmel had when his show returned following their son's birth were cardiac surgeon Mehmet Oz, who explained the condition,[12] and snowboarder Shaun White, who was born with TOF.[13]
In November 2022, before the 2022 United States midterm elections, McNearney spoke during the show's monologue "urging people to vote for candidates that support abortion rights."[14][15]
In 2025, McNearney won a Gracie Award for her work on Jimmy Kimmel Live![16]