Kimmel was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in the neighborhood of Mill Basin[REF] as the eldest of three children of Joan (née Iacono), a homemaker, and James John Kimmel, an IBM executive [REF].
Kimmel's uncle, Frank Potenza ("Uncle Frank"), appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! as a regular from 2003 until his death in 2011 [REF].