jimmy kimmel Sharing a heartfelt family update. The late-night host took to social media on Sunday to celebrate his son Billy’s seventh birthday and shared the latest update on his heart health.
“Billy turns 7 today and is giving so much thanks to the doctors, nurses, therapists and staff @ChildrensLA , @CedarsSinai,” Kimmel captioned his post. ”Billy has been asking friends to give $7 to help the kids in the hospital since I’m seven.” (He also wants a spy kit) His goal is ”to raise $100 to help sick kids Is.’ If you want to donate – thanks and link in bio.”
Back in 2017, Kimmel tearfully said Shared in monologue now going viral That’s his son – whom he shares with his wife Molly McNerney — was born with a heart defect and had open heart surgery at three days old. In the years since, Kimmel has expressed his gratitude to everyone involved in Billy’s medical care in every post commemorating his birthday since his birth.
This year, Billy’s birthday wishes have far exceeded his $100 goal. At the time of publication Monday morning, Billy’s Children’s Hospital Los Angeles fundraising site Over $42,000 was raised.
“This boy is seven years older because of you,” Kimmel wrote in a later post. “Molly and I are overwhelmed by your generous donation @childrensla And kind messages. Thank you for all your love. We wish you and your family good health and good friends.”
“There are some bad things about being famous, and there are some good things about being famous, and one of the best things about it is that you can shine a light on people who really are stars,” Kimmel previously told ET At the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Gala in 2022. “When you can do something for someone’s child, they become the most important people in the world, and to me, those are the people.”
After his son underwent multiple open heart surgeries over the years, Kimmel shared at the time that Billy was doing just fine.
Kimmel quipped, “Billy is doing great. He’s absolutely normal – I shouldn’t say he’s normal, he’s not a normal kid, he’s a weird kid, but his heart is fine.” “He’s a little messed up, that’s what we’re worried about right now. He’s doing great.”
He acknowledged that people may be “very hesitant” to ask about Billy, but they don’t have to be.
“They’re like ‘Is he OK?’ And he’s honestly physically no different than any other kid,” Kimmel explained. “He can play sports – he doesn’t want to, but he can. He’s always dancing and jumping, and we wrestle all the time.”
In addition to Billie, Kimmel and McNerney also have a 9-year-old daughter, Jen. The comedian is also the father of two adult children, Katie, 32, and Kevin, 30, whom he welcomed with his ex-wife Gina Maddy.
earlier this month, Kimmel referenced Billie during an interview with Kirsten Dunst But jimmy kimmel live,
civil war The actress and host recapped a recent classroom altercation between her sons, who go to school together, with the two swapping sides of a story that involved sharpened pencils and some confusion over a chair.
Kimmel said of Billie and Dunst, “They had a fight, you know.” son, ennis,
“Oh, I heard that at our parent teacher conference,” Dunst teased.
Kimmel explained, “Yes, there was a displacement and then they both cried.”
“They both cried,” Dunst repeated. “It was the only play I heard. But they’re a really lovely group of boys, they all get along very well in class.”
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