Jim Norton

Norton in 2012, photo by Debby Wong/www.bigstockphoto.com

Birth Name: James Joseph Norton

Place of Birth: Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S.

Date of Birth: July 19, 1968

Ethnicity: Irish

Jim Norton is an American comedian, radio personality, actor, author, and television and podcast host.

He is the son of Gail and James Norton. He has stated:

I’m Irish. I’m not self-hating Irish. I don’t dislike other Irish people. But I’m sorry, I don’t automatically feel connected to someone just because their grandparents also had sex in a field during a potato famine.