Jim Downey
ActingBorn 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 (27 titles)
movieThere Will Be Blood
2007 · ★ 8.1
tvCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · ★ 8.1
tvSNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025 · ★ 8.0
movieSaturday Night
2010 · ★ 7.8
movieSaturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989 · ★ 7.8
movieLive from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005 · ★ 7.8
movieSteve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981 · ★ 7.6
tv30 Rock
2006 · ★ 7.5
tvVeep
2012 · ★ 7.5
movieOne Battle After Another
2025 · ★ 7.3
movieLorne
2026 · ★ 7.1
tvThe Chair Company
2025 · ★ 7.1
movieSaturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 · ★ 6.9
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · ★ 6.9
movieSNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · ★ 6.7
movieThe Little Patriot
1995 · ★ 6.5
movieHappy Gilmore 2
2025 · ★ 6.5
movieDirty Work
1998 · ★ 6.2
tvWhite House Plumbers
2023 · ★ 6.2
tvKate & Allie
1984 · ★ 6.2
movieBilly Madison
1995 · ★ 6.2
movieWayne's World 2
1993 · ★ 6.1
movieLive from New York!
2015 · ★ 5.9
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · ★ 5.8
movieBum Rap
1988 · ★ 4.2
movieDowney Wrote That
2025 · ★ 0.0
movieSaturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007 · ★ 0.0