Jimmy Carr Bio, Career, Girlfriend, Personal Life, Metrics, Net Worth

Jimmy Carr is one of the celebrities who became famous for his dark humor, rowdy interaction and dry humor. He is a British comedian and presenter. Besides that, he is also an actor and a writer. He began his career since 2000 in comedy.

After gaining success in the acting career, he started hosting number of shows including ‘8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown’. As an author, he published the book titled “The Naked Jape: Uncovering the Hidden World of Jokes” with Lucy Greeves. He also co-wrote the show “Meet Ricky Gervais” with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Also, in 2012, he was implicated in The K2 tax evasion scheme allegations after The Times newspaper investigated.

JIMMY CAR: BIO, FAMILY, EDUCATION

According to Classic Carr, the stand-up comedian was born on September 15, 1972, in Limerick, Ireland as James Anthony Patrick Carr. He was born to Irish parents Nora Mary and Patrick James Carr. He has two siblings and Carr is the second son among three siblings. Her parents married in 1970 and separated in 1994 but never divorced. Carr and her family often traveled to Limerick. Additionally, Jimmy holds both British and Irish citizenships.

Carr spent her youth in Buckinghamshire and studied at Farnham Common School as well as Burnham Grammar School. He later completed sixth form at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe. After that, he joined Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. From there, he graduated in social sciences and political sciences in 1994.

JIMMY CARR: CAREER AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Jimmy started working after graduating from college. First, he worked in the marketing department of Shell. Since 2000, he officially started his career as a stand-up comedian when he first got paid after leaving Shell for a month. After that time, Jimmy continued to perform his comedies and gags.

Since 2005, he has hosted the Channel 4 comedy series 8 out of 10 cats. Here guests mainly discuss the latest news, polls and polls. He was also the host of 8 of 10 Cats Does Countdown, which is a comedy spinoff of the popular Countdown Show. Carr also hosts the Big Fat Quiz of the Year in December. He also hosted the US version’s ‘Distraction’ show that aired on Comedy Central from 2004 to 2006.

He also appeared as a guest on the show as Deal or No Deal, Benchmark, where he won £1,000 for Elton John AIDS Foundation. He has also appeared on shows such as ‘The Last Leg’, ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ and UK quiz show ‘QI’ among others.

He was nominated for the 2006 Rose d’Or award for “Best Game Show Host”. Carr has received numerous awards, including the British Comedy Awards for Best Live Comedian, LAFTA Awards for Funniest Man, and LAFTA Best On-Screen Newcomer in 2003, among others.

JIMMY CARR: PERSONAL LIFE AND GIRLFRIEND

The 46-year-old comedian and host is not yet married. However, he is in a relationship with his longtime girlfriend Karoline Copping. The couple have been together since 2001 and do not plan to marry. Karoline is a Canadian-born editor for Channel 5. Additionally, the duo first met while auditioning for a talk show early in their careers.

Additionally, the couple did not reveal any further information about their dating history or wedding planning. Additionally, at the age of 26, he lost his faith as a Catholic and made critical comments about organized religion. He claims writers like Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins have changed their minds. Further says that he doesn’t prefer to advertise that he is an atheist and also thinks that there is someone standing in the sky to grant his wishes.

In 2018, he appeared on the TV show “Room 101” where he opened up about his tax evasion controversy in 2012. And, Carr apologizes and admits what he did was wrong. He also mentioned that the law should become clearer by closing loopholes instead of leaving it up to individuals to decide what is morally right.

JIMMY CARR: FORTUNE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROFILES

The English comedian has earned a huge income from his acting career. Moreover, he made a profit from his books and his host. According to reliable sources, his net worth is estimated at £12 million or US$15.8 million.

In 2010 he splashed out £10million on an Edwardian home in upmarket Primrose Hill, north London. He lives there with his Canadian-born girlfriend. Moreover, he also loves sporty and luxury car. Therefore, his car collection includes the Range Rover 75 (refers to the scale model-Tudor Jag), Bentley and Marussia F1.

The handsome and tall comedian can be found on social media platforms. On Twitter, he has the account @jimmycarr with 6.81 million followers. Additionally, he uses the @jimmycarrfans Facebook account with over 822K followers. Additionally, he goes through an unofficial account on Instagram @jimmycarr with 54.4K followers.

JIMMY CARR: BODY MEASUREMENTS

The talented comedian stands at a height of 6 feet or 1.83 meters. There is no other information about his weight and measurements. Additionally, he has dark brown hair and a nice pair of light brown eyes.