Tonight Show Host Jimmy Fallon Mother Has Passed Away

Tonight Show host, Jimmy Fallon has lost his mother, she was 68.  “Today I lost my biggest fan,” the comedian said in a statement.

Gloria Fallon died ‘peacefully’ on Saturday at New York City‘s NYU Langone Medical Center, a family spokesperson said.

Friday’s taping of the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon was cancelled, due to what was called “a private Fallon family matter.”

Fallon rushed to be by his mother’s side, and was at his mother’s bedside, along with her loved ones, when she passed away, according to the family spokesperson.

The comedian was photographed outside of his New York City apartment looking somber on Saturday with his wife Nancy Juvonen and sister, who is also named Gloria.