Gina Kimmel is the ex-wife of the popular American TV show host, Jimmy Kimmel. They were in a relationship for several years, before they married on June 25, 1988. They had two children, daughter Katie and son Kevin. The marriage lasted for 14 years before the couple called it quits on June 16, 2003.
Gina Kimmel was born on December 13, 1964 and graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1985 Her name before marriage was Gina Maddy. She also studied in Arizona State University and graduated in 1988. Apparently, Gina met Jimmy, when they were studying together at Arizona State University. Both of them were in their teens, and Jimmy at 19, was 3 years older than Gina.
Gina got inroads to the movie industry as a costume designer. She designed costumes for the ‘The Man Show’ in 1999. She played herself in the TV movie ‘Party like the Queen of France’ in 2012, and also in ‘Party Like the Rich and Famous’ in the same year.
Gina, after her divorce with Jimmy, came back to Chicago and crated her own retro lingerie company called ‘Maddy James’. She calls herself Gina Maddy-Kimmel and has a website called www.maddyjames.com
While Gina is happy in her own vintage lingerie industry, Jimmy Kimmel achieved great heights as one of the best TV hosts in America. He was also in a relationship with comedienne Sarah Silverman from 2002 till 2009. He was in a relationship with writer of his show, Molly McNearney, the couple got engaged in August 2012 and then married in 2013. Their first child, Jane, was born in 2014, and the second one John was born in 2017.
Jimmy Kimmel draws in annual salary of more than $15 million annual as the host of his show Jimmy Kimmel Live and has a net worth of close to $35 million.
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