What You Can Learn From the Marriage of Jimmy Fallon and Nancy Juvonen
There are times when very quickly after meeting someone, you just know for sure that you've met and fallen in love with the right person. It happened to Bob and I. And it happened to Jimmy Fallon and Nancy Juvonen.
Marriage Fast Facts - Jimmy and Nancy
Met: 2005
Started Dating: May 2007
Engaged: August 2007
Married: December 22, 2007
Children: 2
First Marriage: Yes
Did You Know?
When Jimmy proposed marriage to Nancy, the two had been dating for only four months.
They were married three months later.
Born:
James "Jimmy" Thomas Fallon, Jr: September 19, 1974 in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York.
Nancy Juvonen: May 18, 1967 in Marin County, California.
How Jimmy and Nancy Met:
After meeting on the set of Fever Pitch, Nancy and Jimmy began dating in May 2007 after Drew Barrymore invited Jimmy to a birthday party she threw for Nancy.
A few months later, Jimmy proposed on the dock at sunset with a Nell Lane designed engagement ring in August 2007 at Nancy's family home in Wolfeboro on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire.
Jimmy: "She's the coolest girl in the world ... It [the proposal] was serious. I did the whole one knee thing. I tried not to cry before she did. I was breaking down a little bit. I don't even remember what I said."
Source: Susan Mandel. "Jimmy Fallon Says He's 'The Luckiest Guy on Earth.'" People.com. 10/12/2007.
Wedding Date:
Nancy and Jimmy were married on Necker Island in the Caribbean on December 22, 2007. It was a small wedding with close friends and family.
Children:
Nancy and Jimmy have two daughters.
- Winnie Rose Fallon: Born in 2013 via gestational surrogate.
- Frances Cole Fallon: Born in 2014 via surrogate.
Jimmy: "My wife and I had been trying a while to have a baby," Fallon told Guthrie. "We tried a bunch of things – so we had a surrogate ... I can’t stop looking at her. When I’m not holding her, I’m looking at photos of her on my phone. She’s the coolest –- the best thing to ever happen to me."
Source: Lauren Sullivan. "New dad Jimmy Fallon: We had our baby via surrogate." Today.com. 8/09/2013.
Jimmy said Winnie's name was chosen for several reasons: they were engaged at Lake Winnipesaukee, they think the character Winnie from The Wonder Years is "the coolest girl in any TV show ever and also she's [Winnie Rose] a 'win' for us."
Source: Lesley Messer. "Jimmy Fallon Calls 5-Year Baby Struggle 'Just Awful,' But 'So Worth It.'"
ABCNews.go.com. 8/13/2013.
Occupations:
Jimmy: Television talk show host, singer, comedian, actor, producer, writer, musician. More About the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Nancy: Producer, writer.
Residence:
In 2011, Jimmy and Nancy purchased a 1850s farmhouse on 2.2 acres in Sagaponack. The farm includes an apple orchard and two cottages. House Tour
Quotes About the Marriage of Jimmy Fallon and Nancy Juvonen
Jimmy: "In a way it's exactly what I wanted when I got married -— the memories. You want someone to be there with you when these things happen: "Remember when we did that and we had that thing?" It's about telling stories that are so boring to anyone else. It's about having someone you can tell, "She yawned! Did you see her yawn?"
Source: Jimmy Fallon. "How Jimmy Fallon's Daughter Has Changed His Everything (Including The Tonight Show!" Glamour.com. 2/2014.
Nancy: "But Jimmy sees life as an opportunity and happiness as a choice. He’s cheery in the morning. He wakes up happy. He gets the joke of life ... It’s exactly how he’s feeling at that moment. If we’re going out to dinner, he can’t wait! He loves it there and loves that waiter and can’t wait and wants to go back and visit the waiter. It is totally all day long, every day.”
Source: Brian Hiatt. "Jimmy Fallon's Big Adventure."
Rollingstoneme.com. 2/01/2011.
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