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Emmy-nominated talk show host Jimmy Fallon and wife Nancy Juvonen welcomed their first child, a baby girl on July 23.

Jimmy’s rep confirmed the news to PEOPLE, “The new parents are overjoyed about the arrival of their beautiful daughter.”

Fallon will be taking over the ‘Tonight Show’ from Jay Leno next year. He and Nancy, a producer, married in December 2007 on Necker Island in the Caribbean.

Juvonen and Drew Barrymore run Flower Films. Jimmy and Nancy hooked up after the television host starred in one of their films, ‘Fever Pitch,’ in 2005. He considers his wife “the coolest girl in the world.”

Nancy delivered their bundle of joy the day after Duchess Kate gave birth to the yet unnamed Prince of Cambridge. Jimmy took the opportunity to poke fun via Twitter:

The new Fallon baby will undoubtedly displace the pair’s golden retriever Gary into a less prominent role within the family. Poor dog…

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