Jimmy Kalinowski

Jimmy Kalinowski
Portrayed byOliver Platt
In-universe information
Full nameJames Kalinowski
NicknameUncle Jimmy, Cicero, Unc

James Kalinowski, also known as Uncle Jimmy or Cicero, is a fictional character on the FX Network television series The Bear. Created by Christopher Storer and played by Oliver Platt since the show's premiere in 2022, Jimmy is a business gent (industry unknown), who was best friends with the father of the Berzatto kids before dad abandoned the family when baby brother Carmy was still a little kid. Initially possessed of a modest fortune of unidentified origin, Jimmy generously funds the notional small-business ideas of his dissipated but beloved nephew Mikey Berzatto.