The spotlight in recent weeks on Fallon’s mishaps illuminates just how social media has become a more integral part of how late-night series succeed and how fans forge a relationship with the hosts. In 2013, while hosting NBC’s “Late Night,” the host revealed that he cut the top portion of one of his fingers while making salsa at home. These incidents aren’t the first in which Fallon has been the victim of self-injury. NBC declined to comment.Ĭhipped front tooth trying to open tube of scar tissue repair gel for recovering finger injury. Despite the injuries, Fallon has so far only missed a single Friday night episode of “Tonight” (his show was already scheduled to go into repeats when he injured his finger). That finger was nearly lost in June when Fallon took a tumble at home and snagged the digit thanks to a ring getting caught on a piece of furniture, requiring emergency surgery. But he has also demonstrated a different quality: He’s prone to accidents.įallon late last week disclosed via Twitter and Instagram that he had inadvertently chipped a tooth trying to open a tube of medication for his finger. He has brought new energy to one of TV’s most durable formats by getting guests to play games, take part in skits and show off hidden talents. Since taking over “Tonight” in February 2014, Jimmy Fallon has proven himself to be dynamic, creative, hard-charging and largely impossible to defeat in the ratings. A chipped tooth won’t derail NBC’s vaunted “Tonight Show,” but it has created plenty of chatter among people obsessed with the inner workings of late-night TV.
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