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By M&C Smallscreen May 12, 2008, 14:55 GMT

NBC news: Jimmy Fallon to fill Conan's big shoes

NBC has confirmed that SNL alum Jimmy Fallon will host “Late Night” replacing longtime host Conan O’Brien. Jimmy Fallon EPA/GEORGE FREY

Jimmy Fallon EPA/GEORGE FREY

Jimmy Fallon EPA/GEORGE FREY“Saturday Night Live” regular Jimmy Fallon will step in Conan O’Brien’s shoes as host of the late-night talk show, while O’Brien will move to Los Angeles to take over hosting duties from Jay Leno on the “The Tonight Show.”Fallon was a cast member on “Saturday Night Live” for six seasons. He also had a career on film.He co-anchored “Weekend Update” with Tina Fey until 2006. Fallon appeared in romantic comedies, as a lovelorn Boston Red Sox fanatic who falls for Drew Barrymore’s character in “Pitch Fever,” and a hapless police officer in “Taxi,” alongside Queen Latifah. His latest film was 2006’s “Factory Girl,”that starred Sienna Miller.Smallscreen work saw Fallon co-host the 2001 MTV Movie Awards with Kirsten Dunst and went on to host the MTV Video Music Awards in 2002 and the MTV Movie Awards in 2005.In 2009 he will become the third host of “Late Night,” after David Letterman and O’Brien. He signed a deal with NBC in 2007 which secured his television work exclusively for the network.

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