Jimmy Carr Movies and Career Information

James Anthony Patrick "Jimmy" Carr (born 15 September 1972) is a British born Irish comedian and humourist, known for his deadpan delivery and dark humour. He is also a writer, actor and presenter of radio and television. Carr moved to a career in comedy in 2000. After becoming established as a stand-up comedian, Carr began to appear in a number of Channel 4 television shows, most notably as the host of the panel show 8 out of 10 Cats. Carr holds dual Irish-British citizenship, as he was born in Isleworth, West London to Irish parents from Limerick: Jim (born March 1945), a Roman Catholic, and Nora (née Lawlor, 19 September 1943 - 7 September 2001), who died of pancreatitis in St Thomas' Hospital, London, aged 57. His parents married in 1970, separated in 1994, but never divorced. His father married Natasha in 2003. Carr has an older brother, Colin, and a younger brother, Patrick. He attended Burnham Grammar School, Buckinghamshire and Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe, along with rugby player Matt Dawson, before gaining a place at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a 2:1 degree in Political Sciences. Carr was a marketing executive for Shell in the late