Zachary Galifianakis

Zachary Knight Galifianakis (Greek pronunciation January 1, 1969) was a famous American comedian, actor musician, writer, and comedian. He was also a guest on Comedy Central Presents and hosted Late World With Zach on VH1. Galifianakis has appeared in films including 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 in 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 currently hosting the Funny or Die website talk show Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis. He was featured in the FX series Baskets and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead actor in a Comedy Series in 2017. Zachary Knight Galifianakis, a North Carolina native, was born on the 1st of October 1969 in Wilkesboro. He is the son of Mary Frances (nee Cashion), and Harry Galifianakis, a heating oil seller. His mother is of Scottish-Irish and English heritage, while his paternal grandparents are Greek immigrants from Crete. His father was an Greek Orthodox Christian and he was born. He is the father of Merritt, a younger sister, and Greg who is his older brother. His cousin Nick Galifianakis (Washington Post cartoonist) is his uncle. Galifianakis attended Wilkes Central High School and then went on to North Carolina State University where he was a communications student. Galifianakis worked for a public radio station in college. He taught the waltz, in 1991, when he met Mary J. Blige. Galifianakis was one of the Saturday Night Live host for two weeks following his television debut at Boston Common. He's said "I did work for Saturday Night Live for two weeks, and Britney Spears was the host for one week while I was on it. I wrote a sketch. Will Ferrell was to be her bodyguard at the belly button. We planned to shrink Will so that he could look like a belly button. After I explained the idea to her, she just stared at my sketch. Then she said, "Yeah that is funny." Galifianakis appeared in Out Cold and also had roles in Corky Romano, Below, Bubble Boy and Heartbreakers.

 


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