Zachary Galifianakis

Zachary Knight Galifianakis (Greek pronunciation: October 1, 1969) was an American comedian, actor musician, writer, and comedian. He has also appeared on Comedy Central Presents and hosted Late World With Zach on VH1. Galifianakis has been a star in a number of films including The Hangover Trilogy (2009-2013), Due Date (2010). The Campaign (2012), Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance (2014), and Masterminds (2016). He also voiced characters for animated films, including 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 a star in FX's television show Baskets. In the year 2017 the show was nominated for win the Primetime Emmy Award in Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. 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 retailer. His mother is Scottish-Irish and English descent, and his paternal grandparents were Greek immigrants from Crete. He was baptized in accordance with the Greek Orthodox faith of his father. He has a younger sister named Merritt as well as an elder brother named Greg. The cousin of his is Washington Post cartoonist Nick Galifianakis and his uncle, who is also known as Nick Galifianakis, is a politician. Galifianakis was a student at Wilkes Central High School. Then he went to North Carolina State University and majored in communications. Galifianakis worked for a public radio station while in college. In 1991, he taught the class of waltz and came across Mary J. Blige. Following his TV debut Boston Common, Galifianakis joined Saturday Night Live for two weeks. Galifianakis has said "I did work for Saturday Night Live for two weeks. Britney Spears was host for one week while I was there. I created a sketch. Will Ferrell was to be her bodyguard at the belly button. We were going to shrink Will so that he could fit into a belly button. When I explained the idea to them, she stared at me. Then she'll say "Oh that's funny.'" Galifianakis starred as Out Cold's star and played minor parts in Below, Bubble Boy, Heartbreakers and Into the Wild.