Zachary Galifianakis
Zachary Knight Galifianakis Greek
pronunciation (born on October 1 1969): American comedian, musician, comedian
and writer. He was a performer, comedian and host of Late World with Zach (VH1)
Galifianakis has been a star in a variety of 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). He voiced
characters in animated films such as Puss in Boots (2011), The Lego Batman
Movie (2017), Missing Link (2019), and Ron's Gone Wrong (2021). Galifianakis is
currently hosting the Funny or Die website talk show Between Two Ferns with
Zach Galifianakis. He was also a part of the FX series Baskets. In the year
2017 the show was nominated for win the Primetime Emmy Award in Outstanding
Lead Actor for an Comedy Series. Zachary Knight Galifianakis was born in
Wilkesboro, North Carolina, on October 1, 1969. The son of community center
manager Mary Frances (nee Cashion) and heating oil merchant Harry Galifianakis.
His mother is Scottish-Irish and English descent, and his paternal grandparents
were Greek immigrants from Crete. His father was an Greek Orthodox Christian
and he was baptized. He is the father of Merritt and his younger sister as well
as 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. He then attended North Carolina State University and
majored in communications. Galifianakis interned at a local radio station in
college. He taught a waltz course in 1991 where he crossed paths with Mary J.
Blige. Following his debut on television Boston Common, Galifianakis joined
Saturday Night Live for two weeks. Galifianakis stated that he worked for
Saturday Night Live for two week and Britney Spears was the host for one of
those episodes. Will Ferrell was going on a role as a bodyguard for her belly
button. Will and I were planning to shrink Will down to fit in a belly button.
When I explained the idea to them, she looked at me. Then she said, "Yeah
that is funny." Galifianakis appeared in Out Cold and also had roles in
Corky Romano and Below, Bubble Boy and Heartbreakers.
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