The 2010 TIME 100 Poll

Cast your votes for the leaders, artists, innovators and icons who you think are the most influential people in the world. Though official voting for inclusion on the TIME 100 list has now closed, with Mir-Hossein Mousavi having won the honor, users can continue to vote for their favorites until the list is revealed on Thursday, April 29th

Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Fallon

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Age: 35
Occupation: Late-night talk-show host
Previous TIME 100 Appearances: 0

Fallon was the forgotten man during the late-night wars; as the freshly anointed host of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (Conan O'Brien's old program), he couldn't afford to pick sides between his predecessor and the NBC executives who gave him his spot. Still, Fallon's classy tribute after O'Brien's last Tonight Show (pouring a beer on the floor of Conan's old studio), coupled with some smart bits of his own, prove that this SNL veteran is making the most of his late-night opportunity.

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