Jim Jefferies

Jefferies in 2013, photo by s_bukley/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Geoffrey James Nugent

Place of Birth: Sydney, Australia

Date of Birth: February 14, 1977

Ethnicity: English, Irish

Jim Jefferies is an Australian comedian, actor, and writer.

Jim’s surname, Nugent, is Irish. He has talked about his family, which goes back to the first convicts that came to Australia on the First Fleet. He has said that a DNA test showed him to be “the whitest person that’s ever been built.”

Jim is married to English actress Tasie Lawrence. He has a son with his former partner, actress Kate Luyben; and a son with Tasie.