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Jimmy Kimmel, wife expecting baby

Jimmy Kimmel and wife Molly McNearney, pictured in January 2014. Rob Kim / Getty Images

NEW YORK – Jimmy Fallon may be the late night host with a new show, but Jimmy Kimmel has reason to celebrate, too.

Kimmel and his wife Molly McNearney are expecting their first child together, his representative Lewis Kay confirmed Monday.

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The TV personality first made the announcement during a taping of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, airing Wednesday.

The 46-year-old Kimmel already has two children, a 20-year-old son and 22-year-old daughter, from a previous marriage.

It will be 35-year-old McNearney’s first baby.

The couple got married last July.

McNearney also is the co-head writer of Jimmy Kimmel Live.

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