Jim Downey
Acting
1952-10-06Berkeley, California, USA
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."
Known For
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · tv
8.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · tv
7.0
Saturday Night Live
1975 · tv
7.5
30 Rock
2006 · tv
7.4
One Battle After Another
2025 · movie
7.5
Veep
2012 · tv
Lorne
2026 · movie
8.1
There Will Be Blood
2007 · movie
5.9
Kate & Allie
1984 · tv
6.6
Happy Gilmore 2
2025 · movie
8.0
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025 · tv
7.1
The Chair Company
2025 · tv
6.2
White House Plumbers
2023 · tv
6.1
Wayne's World 2
1993 · movie
6.2
Billy Madison
1995 · movie
6.2
Dirty Work
1998 · movie
6.7
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · movie
6.8
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 · movie
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007 · movie
5.9
Live from New York!
2015 · movie
7.6
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989 · movie
Downey Wrote That
2025 · movie
7.7
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005 · movie
7.5
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981 · movie
2.7
Bum Rap
1988 · movie
8.0
Saturday Night
2010 · movie
4.0
The Little Patriot
1995 · movie