Zachary Galifianakis
Zachary Knight Galifianakis Greek
pronunciation (born on October 1st, 1969): American comedian, musician,
comedian and writer. He was also a guest on Comedy Central Presents and hosted
Late World With Zach on VH1. Galifianakis has appeared in several films such as
The Hangover trilogy (2009-2013), Due Date (2010), The Campaign (2012), Birdman
or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) and Masterminds (2016).
Galifianakis also voiced characters in animated films like Puss in Boots
(2011). The Lego Batman Movie (2017). Missing Link (2019). Ron's Gone Wrong
(2021). Galifianakis is currently host of the Funny or Die talk show Between
Two Ferns, with Zach Galifianakis. He was also a part of FX's show Baskets. In
the year 2017, he was nominated to the Primetime Emmy Award in Outstanding Lead
Actor in an Comedy Series. Zachary Knight Galifianakis was a native of
Wilkesboro, North Carolina on October 1st in 1969. His mother is an
English-Irish and Scottish and his paternal grandparents are Greek immigrants from
Crete. His father was an Greek Orthodox Christian and he was baptized. He has
Merritt the younger sister of his and Greg the older brother of his. The cousin
of his Nick Galifianakis (Washington Post cartoonist) is his uncle.
Galifianakis was a student at Wilkes Central High School, and later attended
North Carolina State University, where he was a communications major.
Galifianakis worked at a public radio station during his time at college. He
taught an waltz class in the year 1991 where he crossed paths with Mary J.
Blige. Galifianakis was an Saturday Night Live host for two weeks after his TV
debut in Boston Common. He's stated "I worked for Saturday Night Live for
two weeks. Britney Spears was host for a week while I was doing it. Will Ferrell
was in the role of an bodyguard for her belly button. Will and I were going to
shrink Will down to fit in the belly button. ...she was staring at me after I
explained it to her. She then added, "Yeah, that's funny."
Galifianakis starred in Out Cold and also had roles in Corky Romano, Below,
Bubble Boy and Heartbreakers.
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