Jimmy Kimmel shared on Instagram his 7-year-old son Billy’s third open-heart surgery at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, saying, “We came out with a new valve inside a happy, healthy kid.” He thanked medical staff, his wife, family, and friends, adding a note to those who prayed for Billy.
“You are the toughest (and funniest) 7-year-old we know,” Kimmel wrote to Billy. Friends like Carson Daly and Andy Cohen showed support. Billy’s journey with heart defects started at birth, with Kimmel always grateful for his care.
In April, Kimmel celebrated Billy’s seventh birthday with a fundraiser for the hospital. Kimmel and his wife Molly also have a 9-year-old daughter named Jane, with two older children from a previous marriage.
