Zachary Galifianakis

Zachary Knight Galifianakis Greek pronunciation born on October 1st 1969) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and writer. He was featured in a Comedy Central Presents special and hosted his own show Late World with Zach on VH1. Galifianakis has appeared in several films that include The Hangover trilogy (2009-2013), Due Date (2010), The Campaign (2012), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) and Masterminds (2016). Galifianakis has also voiced characters for animated films such as Puss in Boots (2011). The Lego Batman Movie (2017). Missing Link (2019). Ron's Gone the wrong way (2021). Galifianakis is the host of the Funny or Die website chat show Between Two Ferns. He was a regular on FX's television show Baskets. In 2017 Galifianakis was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award in Outstanding Lead Actor in an Comedy Series. Zachary Knight Galifianakis, a North Carolina native, was born October 1, 1969 in Wilkesboro. He is the father of Mary Frances (nee Cashion), and Harry Galifianakis, a heating oil retailer. His mother is of Scottish-Irish and English origin, and his paternal grandparents were Greek immigrants from Crete. He was baptized according to the Greek Orthodox faith of his father. He has Merritt the younger sister of his, as well as Greg the older brother of his. The cousin Nick Galifianakis is a Washington Post cartoonist and his uncle Nick Galifianakis is also a politician. Galifianakis was a student at Wilkes Central High School, and then attended North Carolina State University, where he majored in communications. Galifianakis was employed at a public radio station in college. In 1991, he was a teacher in the class of waltz and was introduced to Mary J. Blige. Following his debut on television Boston Common, Galifianakis joined Saturday Night Live for two weeks. Galifianakis has said "I worked for Saturday Night Live for two weeks. Britney Spears was host for a week while I was doing it. He wrote a sketch. Will Ferrell was going to play a bodyguard on her belly button and we'd have reduce Will down to fit into a belly button. ...she looked at me in a blank stare when I explained the idea to her. And then she finally goes "Wow, that's funny.'" Galifianakis played in Out Cold and also had roles in Corky Romano and Below, Bubble Boy and Heartbreakers.