Molly McNearney

Molly McNearney is an American television writer and producer. She is the co-head writer and the executive producer of the late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! and the wife of host Jimmy Kimmel.

Biography McNearney grew up in Missouri. She attended the St. Clare of Assisi elementary school in Ellisville near Chesterfield. She later attended St. Joseph's Academy for high school.

In 2004, McNearney started working on Jimmy Kimmel Live! as a writer's assistant. In 2008, she became the show's co-head writer.

McNearney and Kimmel married on July 13, 2013, in Ojai, California. He was born with a rare congenital heart defect, tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) with pulmonary atresia, which was first detected when he had a purplish appearance at three hours after birth. He underwent successful surgery at three days of age. The first guests Kimmel had when his show returned following their son's birth were cardiac surgeon Mehmet Oz, who explained the condition, and snowboarder Shaun White, who was born with TOF.

In November 2022, before the 2022 United States midterm elections, McNearney spoke during the show's monologue "urging people to vote for candidates that support abortion rights."

In 2025, McNearney won a Gracie Award for her work on Jimmy Kimmel Live!