In 2002, Fallon spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the impact "Saturday Night Live" had had on him and his career. "The whole reason I'm getting movie offers is because people see me on the show," he said. "This is the place that gave me everything, and I have to give everything back to the show. ... Why, are you getting tired of me?" However, he left the show two years later to take up the offer on making it big as an actor (via Los Angeles Times).
He starred opposite Queen Latifah in "Taxi" soon after he left the "SNL" desk, played Drew Barrymore's love interest in "Fever Pitch," and even dabbled in voicing animated characters (via IMDb). His movie career fizzled after that and Fallon came back to the NBC studios at Rockefeller in 2009 to host "Late Night," succeeding Conan O'Brien in that chair (via Who2). Earlier this year, "The Tonight Show" was renewed for the next five years, so we'll be seeing Fallon do what he does best: genuinely entertaining television (via Variety).
