Zachary Galifianakis
Zachary Knight Galifianakis (Greek
pronunciation 1 October 1969) was an American comedian, actor and musician. He
also wrote and comedian. He was featured in a Comedy Central Presents special
and presented his show Late World with Zach on VH1. Galifianakis has appeared
in movies like The Hangover trilogy (2009-2013), Due Date (2010) and The
Campaign (2012). He also appeared in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of
Ignorance (2014) and Masterminds (2016). Galifianakis also voiced characters
for animated films like Puss in Boots (2011). The Lego Batman Movie (2017).
Missing Link (2019). Ron's Gone the wrong way (2021). Galifianakis is currently
hosting of the comedy show Between Two Ferns, with Zach Galifianakis.
Galifianakis starred on the FX series Baskets. He was nominated in 2017 for the
Primetime Emmy Award as Outstanding Lead Actor in Comedy Series. Zachary Knight
Galifianakis was a native of Wilkesboro, North Carolina on October 1st 1970.
His mother is Scottish-Irish and English descent, and his paternal grandparents
are Greek immigrants from Crete. He was baptized according to the father's
Greek Orthodox faith. He has Merritt an older sister and Greg, a brother older
than him. His cousin is Washington Post cartoonist Nick Galifianakis and his uncle,
who is also known as Nick Galifianakis, is a politician. Galifianakis attended
Wilkes Central High School, and later attended North Carolina State University,
where he earned a degree in communications. Galifianakis worked at a public
radio station during his time at college. He taught a waltz class in 1991 where
he crossed paths with Mary J. Blige. Galifianakis joined Saturday Night Live
two weeks after he made his TV debut on Boston Common. Galifianakis has stated
that he worked for Saturday Night Live for two week and Britney Spears was the
host during one of those weeks. He wrote a sketch. Will Ferrell was to play a
bodyguard to her belly button as we tried reduce Will down to fit a belly
button. After I explained it to them, she stared at me. Then she says
"Wow, that's funny.'" Galifianakis appeared in Out Cold and also had
roles in Corky Romano, Below, Bubble Boy and Heartbreakers.
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