An americanborn boy abandoned near an indian ashram is taken in by gurus, raised to become a guru of his own. The film starred tarun chandra and radhika pandit in leading roles. Jim gaffigan biography, age, height, net worth, family. The love guru 2008 trent lueders pale force tv series 20052008. The series cast gaffigan as a character named jim gaffigan, a former weatherman from indiana who moves to new york and takes a job on a good morning americalike local talk show called am new york. Romany malco, jessica alba and justin timberlake costar. As approachable as he is edgy, jim is responsible for some of the funniest and most memorable moment in recent television primetime, cable and latenight circuit and film. Special victims unit, myers and kanye wests katrina telethon appearance essentially. Jan 21, 2020 jim gaffigan james christopher gaffigan is an american standup comedian, actor, writer, and producer born on 7th july 1966 in elgin, illinois, u. The love guru just feels lazy, filling time with jokes about celine dion, oprah winfrey, law and order. Summer vacation, red hot pursuit, larry johnson super troopers 2, trent lueders the love guru, chris grandy. Cancer having dreamt about becoming an actor since childhood, jim gaffigan.
Jim has proven himself a major talent beloved to a wide range of audiences after achieving milestones in standup, acting and writing. Jim gaffigan episodes, 20002001 endsville 2000 ivy vaughn killing cinderella 2000. Mar, 2008 the love guru trailer in theaters june 20 in the comedy the love guru, pitka mike myers in his first original character since austin powers is an american who was left at the gates of an. The love guru trailer in theaters june 20 in the comedy the love guru, pitka mike myers in his first original character since austin powers is. For the love guru, he is the dominant force in this music from the motion picture variousartists soundtrack, which gives the impression that the movie retains the comedians eclectic, anythinggoes approach.
Jim gaffigan filmography including movies from released projects, in theatres, in production and upcoming films. The world renowned guru pitka is respected man who wants to start his own selfhelp line in america. Its a romantic comedy as he falls for jessica alba as jane bullard, the owner of the toronto maple leafs. As a standup comedian, gaffigans clever, quiet style has earned. Jim gaffigan episodes, 20002001 endsville 2000 ivy vaughn killing cinderella 2000 patrick little pieces 2000 officer rodriguez. The love guru 2008 cast and crew born in america and raised in an indian ashram, pitka mike myers returns to his native land to seek his fortune as a spiritualist and selfhelp expert. Imdb allmovie wikipedia official fan 2011 salvation boulevard jerry hobson 2010 0924 its kind of a funny story george 2010 0827 going the distance phil 2010 late show with david letterman. Below are the current top twelve films that have been filed under the actor jim gaffigan in order of how many times each film has been viewed on site. Jim gaffigan filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting career.
Quality time to his roles in films like chappaquiddick and the love guru and his own tv series, the jim gaffigan show. Jim gaffigan biography, movie highlights and photos. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. Jim gaffigan celebrity profile check out the latest jim gaffigan photo gallery. Comic actor mike myers tends to exert authority over various aspects of the films in which he appears, from writing the screenplays to providing parts of the soundtracks, in addition to playing several parts. Indiana native jim gaffigan arrived in new york city, new york in 1990 at the age of 24. Jim gaffigan james christopher gaffigan is an american standup comedian, actor, writer, and producer born on 7th july 1966 in elgin, illinois, u. The love guru is a 2008 american romantic comedy film directed by marco schnabel in his directorial debut, written and produced by mike myers, and starring myers, jessica alba, justin timberlake, romany malco, meagan good, verne troyer, john oliver, omid djalili, and ben kingsley. Indiana native jim gaffigan arrived in new york city in 1990 at the age of 24.
Find films and movies featuring jim gaffigan on allmovie. May 24, 2012 the movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. Unfortunately, he realizes that he is at a disadvantage because he as. Officially, he had relocated to work in advertising, but his real fascination with new york had a lot more to do with pursuing his dream of making people laugh as an actor and standup comic, a dream he would eventually realize through hard work and ample talent. In 2008, he appeared in the movie the love guru starring mike myers. Later, gaffigan played in welcome to new york, the ellen show and my boys television series plus made appearances in many movies, including going on 30, the love guru, 17 again, hot pursuit and drunk parents. As an adult, the man returns home as guru pitka, quickly becoming a noted selfhelp expert and darling of the media whose unorthodox teachings earn. Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick filtering by all your favorites powered by justwatch. Jim gaffigan biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie.
Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes and lines from all your favorite films. It was directed by marco schnabel and starring mike myers. Love guru, the bd a hilarious comedy starring mike myers as guru pitka in his first origin al character since the blockbuster hit austin powers. As an adult, the man returns home as guru pitka, quickly becoming a noted selfhelp expert and darling of the media whose unorthodox teachings earn a devoted legion of followers.
The love guru is an 2008 american romantic sports comedy movie set in toronto, ontario, canada. Here are more things you should know about the love guru, courtesy of the rookie actor and former norris trophy winner. Get the love guru dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. In addition to starring in the movie, myers wrote the love guru with graham gordy and produced it with gary barber. With mike myers, jessica alba, romany malco, jessica simpson. To see jim gaffigans entire filmography listed on traileraddict, hit the credits option below. The music of the film was composed by joshua sridhar. For the love guru, he is the dominant force in this music from the motion picture variousartists soundtrack, which gives the impression that the movie retains the comedians. The love guru was a total flop in the theaters but i think its a worthwhile comedy. Este cel mai tanar dintre cei 6 copii ai lui michael. Pitka, an american raised outside of his country by gurus, returns to the states in order to break into the selfhelp business. With the love guru, you can tell meyers is trying to create another success along the lines of austin powers, but failing miserably. The film was also myers and timberlakes second collaboration after shrek the third.
He gained american comedy award and daytime emmy along with being nominated for grammy 4 times. Officially, he had relocated to work in advertising, but his real fa. The film was also myers and timberlakes second collaboration after shrek the third 2007. From his many standup specials including 2019s jim gaffigan. The film centers on a dance teacher who comes to america from india to pursue a normal career but incidentally stumbles into a brief but highprofile career as a sex guru, a career based on a philosophy he learns from a pornographic actress. Find films and movies featuring jim gaffigan on allmovie allmovie. In 2009, gaffigan guest starred as the best friend of murray hewitt in one episode of the hbo comedy series. His first challenge is to settle the romantic troubles and subsequent professional skid of a star hockey player whose wife left him for a rival athlete. Georgetown university obama for america irish ancestry television my boys andy franklin. Jim gaffigan has reached worldwide famed thanks to his comedian talents but he also deals with acting, writing and producing.
Gaffigan then essayed a supporting role in hilary broughers 2006 psychodrama stephanie daley, starring tilda swinton, amber tamblyn and timothy hutton. To see the recent video additions filed under this actor, click recently added below. Mike myers, jessica alba, romany malco, verne troyer, justin timberlake, ben kingsley, telma hopkins, jessica simpson, manu. Jim gaffigan full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The love guru simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The big and friendly family of comedian jim gaffigan bhw bhw. In comparison, the love guru was made on a huge budget by mike meyers, the creator of comedy classics austin powers and waynes world, which makes this train wreck of a film all the more painful to watch.