Jim Gaffigan's 5 Kids: All About Marre, Jack, Katie, Michael and Patrick

Mar. 15, 2025

Jim Gaffigan and Jeannie Gaffigan with their kids at a screening of “Mary Poppins Returns” on December 17, 2018 in New York City.Photo:Dia Dipasupil/WireImage

Dia Dipasupil/WireImage

Fatherhood has provided comedianJim Gaffiganwith plenty of material.

The actor, who is a father of five, shares children Marre, 20, Jack, 19, Katie, 15, Michael, 13 and Patrick, 12, with his wife, Jeannie Gaffigan. Hejokedon X (formerly Twitter) in April 2013 that the “hardest part of parenting is when I’m with my kids.”

“I have five because I’m secretlystarting my own nationality,” Jim joked with PEOPLE in 2016. He added that each of his kids “has made me a more decent person and a better person, and based on that, all I would need is 34 more to be a decent guy.”

Jokes aside, it’s “fun chaos” for Jim. “I come from a big family and my wife comes from a big family,” he said. “I think there’s a lot of value in sibling chaos. But it’s a lot of organizing, it’s like a circus.”

In November 2024, Gaffigan’s comedy specialThe Skinnypremiered on Hulu. He told PEOPLE that when joking about his kids on stage, “the objective is not to embarrass them.” Gaffigan added that he’s “sensitive” to the “burden” they have as children of a comedian.

From how they’ve followed in his footsteps to their individual talents, here’s everything to know about Jim Gaffigan’s five kids.

Marre Gaffigan, 20

Marre Gaffigan at her high school graduation in June 2022.Jeannie Gaffigan Instagram

Jeannie Gaffigan Instagram

Marre is Jim and Jeannie’s eldest child. Marre was born on May 2, 2004, in their family home.

Jim’s firstborn, who uses they/them pronouns, has been open about their support for the LGBTQ+ community, occasionally sharing posts on their Instagram of themself attending Pride events.

Jim has called his oldest child a “social justice warrior.” “[Marre] educates me on things without a sense of judgment, which is amazing,” the comedian told PEOPLE in 2022.

In 2016, Marre played a teenage version of their dad’s sister, Pam, onThe Jim Gaffigan Show.

Years later, in June 2022, Marre graduated from high school in New York City. Jim marked the special occasion with apost praising Marrefor the person they had become.

“I’m so proud of my Marre. [They] graduated high school today but I’m most impressed with the person [they have] become,” he wrote. “So grateful to be related to this incredible human.”

The following fall, Marre started college at Georgetown University where they seem to be following in their father’s footsteps as an actor. They starred in productions such asPippinin April 2024.

Jack Gaffigan, 19

Jim Gaffigan and his son Jack Gaffigan.Jim Gaffigan Instagram

Jim Gaffigan Instagram

Jim and Jeannie’s second child, Jack, wasborn on Nov. 27, 2005. Like Marre, Jack was born at home.

When he was 10 years old, Jack played a young version of his father onTheJim Gaffigan Show.

Jack has taken after his comedian father, evenopening up for his showson occasion as a teenager. The duo even have an “obligatory ‘slap’ bit,” according to Jim.

“I’ve lived with him for 16 years. I’ve seen him be funny, consistently quickly. He doesn’t struggle with it,” he said.

At the time of the interview, Jack had recently performed at an arena in front of 7,000 people. Jim noted that it was “the biggest venue” of his son’s career to date. “I didn’t assume, I didn’t pressure him to wanting to pursue stand up,” Jim told PEOPLE. “I mean, he’s also 16. He wants to do it now. But, when he’s 18, he might be like, ‘I’m never doing it.’ ”

Katie Gaffigan, 15

Katie Gaffigan and Jim Gaffigan attend the “Linoleum” Premiere during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 12, 2022 in Austin, Texas.Mike Jordan/Getty

Mike Jordan/Getty

Jeannie has referred to her younger daughter as a “clearly supernatural gift” and “a direct answer to my prayers,” meanwhile Jim has described Katie to PEOPLE as “a true rebel.”

In a post to celebrate Katie’s 12th birthday in 2022, the mom of five wrote, “12 years ago today I received the greatest Mother’s Day gift of all times. My beautiful, bright, brilliantly funny, unsinkable Katherine Louise.”

Though Katie is still a teenager, she’s already expressed interest in musical theater. In 2019, Jeannieposted a videoof Katie “channeling her inner”Sutton Fosteras she performed a musical number.

That same year, Katie joined her father and Marre at the movie premiere ofCatsin N.Y.C.

Michael Gaffigan, 13

Michael Gaffigan helping his dad harvest vegetables in August 2020.Jim Gaffigan Instagram

As with his older siblings, Michael was born at home. As he’s grown up, Jim joked onCBS Sunday Morningin May 2021 that Mikey likes him “so much, it makes me kind of question his judgment.”

Speaking to PEOPLE in 2022, Jim said Michael is “way more athletic than anyone in our family.” Like his siblings, Michael has joined his dad at various events. In 2018, Michael was red-carpet ready with his family at the screening ofMary Poppins Returnsin N.Y.C.

Together, Jim and Michael, as well as his younger brother Patrick, enjoy harvesting vegetables in their garden. In July 2023, Jimshared some of the cropsthey grew including radishes and carrots.

Patrick Gaffigan, 12

Patrick Gaffigan celebrating his 11th birthday in September 2023.Jeannie Gaffigan Instagram

Jim told PEOPLE in 2022 that his youngest child “surprises” him with the “insane” level of knowledge he has on “scientific things.”

In a clip forCBS Sunday Morning, Jim called Patrick his “mini-me” who seems to “have the same view of humanity” as him.

source: people.com