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Jim Downey
Acting
🎂 October 6, 1952 · 74📍 Berkeley, California, USA
Biography
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."
BODY OF WORK
Jim Downey's Filmography
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Lorne
2026⭐ 7.1
as Self / Irwin Segelstein (voice)
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Downey Wrote That
2025
as Self
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One Battle After Another
2025⭐ 7.3
as Sandy Irvine
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Happy Gilmore 2
2025⭐ 6.5
as Championship Tour Starter
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SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025⭐ 6.7
as Self
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Live from New York!
2015⭐ 5.9
as Self
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Saturday Night
2010⭐ 7.8
as Self
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There Will Be Blood
2007⭐ 8.1
as Al Rose
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Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007
as Self
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Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005⭐ 7.8
as Self
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Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999⭐ 6.9
as Self
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Dirty Work
1998⭐ 6.2
as Martin / Homeless Guy
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The Little Patriot
1995⭐ 6.5
as Adjutant
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Billy Madison
1995⭐ 6.2
as Principal
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Wayne's World 2
1993⭐ 6.1
as Jeff Wong (voice, uncredited)
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Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989⭐ 7.8
as Self
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Bum Rap
1988⭐ 4.2
as Steg
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Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981⭐ 7.6