Zachary Galifianakis

Zachary Knight Galifianakis Greek pronunciation born October 1st 1969) is an American comedian, actor, musician, and writer. He was a comic, actor and host of Late World with Zach (VH1) Galifianakis has been in films such as The Hangover trilogy (2009-2013), Due Date (2010) and The Campaign (2012). He was also in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance (2014) and Masterminds (2016). Galifianakis also voiced characters for animated films such as Puss in Boots (2011). The Lego Batman Movie (2017). Missing Link (2019). Ron's Gone wrong (2021). Galifianakis is currently hosting of the comedy show Between Two Ferns, with Zach Galifianakis. He was the lead actor 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 was born in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, on October 1, 1969. the child of the community arts center owner Mary Frances (nee Cashion) and heating oil vendor Harry Galifianakis. His mother is English and Scottish-Irish. his paternal grandparents are from Crete. He was baptized according to the Greek Orthodox faith of his father. He is the younger brother of, Merritt, as well as an elder brother, Greg. His cousin is Washington Post cartoonist Nick Galifianakis, while his uncle, also named Nick Galifianakis, is a politician. Galifianakis was a student at Wilkes Central High School, and subsequently attended North Carolina State University, where he was a communications major. While in college was working for a public access station. In the year 1991, he was a teacher in an waltz class and met Mary J. Blige. Galifianakis was one of the Saturday Night Live host for two weeks after his TV debut at Boston Common. He stated that he was the Saturday Night Live host for two weeks. Britney was host the other week. Will Ferrell was in part as a bodyguard for her belly button. Will and I were planning to shrink Will down so that she could fit a belly button. After I explained the idea to her, she stared at my sketch. Then she says 'Yeah that's funny.'" Galifianakis co-starred in the film Out Cold, and had minor role in Corky Romano, Below, Bubble Boy, Heartbreakers, Into the Wild, Super High Me, Little Fish Strange Pond and Largo.