Jimmy Olsen

Jimmy Olsen is a supporting character in the Superman comic book series published by DC Comics. This fictional character's full name has been revealed as James Bartholomew Olsen.

In other media

• The character has appeared in every major filmed adaptation of Superman. The first actor to portray Jimmy Olsen in live-action was Tommy Bond in the serials starring Kirk Alyn. On the Adventures of Superman television series starring George Reeves, Jimmy Olsen was portrayed by Jack Larson.
• In the four motion pictures starring Christopher Reeve, Jimmy Olsen was portrayed by Marc McClure. McClure also played Jimmy Olsen in the 1984 spin-off movie Supergirl. On the television series ', Jimmy Olsen was portrayed by Michael Landes in the first season and Justin Whalin for the rest of the series' run. In , Jimmy was voiced by David Kaufman.
• In the television series Smallville, the character of Chloe Sullivan mentioned losing her virginity to a Daily Planet staffer named Jimmy who was "cute, in a bowtie sort of way." While this, of course, is not an explicit reference, the connection is obvious.
• In Bryan Singer's 2006 movie Superman Returns, Jimmy Olsen will be portrayed by Sam Huntington.