Jimmy Kimmel Shares Priceless Childhood Memories About Growing Up In Las Vegas

Rebecca Shapiro
Updated

Since the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history unfolded in Las Vegas on Sunday, Jimmy Kimmel has been talking about his hometown.

On Monday, a day after Stephen Paddock’s attack on a country music festival that killed nearly 60 people and injured more than 500, the late-night host spoke through tears as he pleaded for stricter gun control laws. Then on Tuesday, Kimmel reminisced about his childhood in Vegas with actor Ryan Gosling.

And, as one might expect, Kimmel’s stories were humorous.

“On a number of occasions, I saw Liberace buying meat at the Mayfair market,” he said. “It was the middle of the night. He was wearing a hair net and he was just looking through the cuts of meat. And I was like, ‘Wow, that’s Liberace.’”

Kimmel also recalled seeing Rat Pack singer Sammy Davis Jr. shopping for clothes in the boys’ section of Saks Fifth Avenue.

“They had nice clothes for kids there, and he would wear kids clothes,” Kimmel said.

Check out the full interview in the video above.

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Candles are lit during a vigil held at Las Vegas City Hall. 
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A crowd starts to gather for the vigil. 
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Mourners place candles and flowers down on the ground during the vigil. 
A crowd gathers together for a candlelight vigil held on the north end of the Las Vegas strip. 
A crowd gathers together for a candlelight vigil held on the north end of the Las Vegas strip. 
Mourners attend a candlelight vigil at the corner of Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard.
Mourners attend a candlelight vigil at the corner of Sahara Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard.
 A vigil on the Las Vegas strip for the victims.
 A vigil on the Las Vegas strip for the victims.
People attend a candlelight vigil at the University of Las Vegas student union.
People attend a candlelight vigil at the University of Las Vegas student union.
People hold up candles during a vigil on the Las Vegas strip. 
People hold up candles during a vigil on the Las Vegas strip. 
People attend a candlelight vigil at the University of Las Vegas student union. 
People attend a candlelight vigil at the University of Las Vegas student union. 
People pray together during a vigil at Guardian Angel Cathedral. 
People pray together during a vigil at Guardian Angel Cathedral. 
Candles make up a large vigil on the Las Vegas Strip. 
Candles make up a large vigil on the Las Vegas Strip. 

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