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Janeane Garofalo
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Janeane Garofalo is an American actor, radio personality, comedian, and political activist. Born Janeane Ingrid Garofalo in Newton, New Jersey, in 1964, she began her work period in 1988. She is educated at Providence College and speaks English. Her notable works include the films The Wild and Ratatouille.
Garofalo is also an author with five works, including For Those about to Salute, We Will Rock You, Blender, and Feel this book : an essential guide to self-empowerment, spiritual supremacy, and sexual satisfaction. She identifies as an atheist and is asexual. She has fibromyalgia and is married to Robert Cohen.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 5
Top works
- For Those about to Salute, We Will Rock You
- Blender
- Feel this book : an essential guide to self-empowerment, spiritual supremacy, and sexual satisfaction
- Feel this book
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Film & TV
Newton, New Jersey, USA
Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist and writer. She is the former co-host on the now defunct Air America Radio's The Majority Report. Garofalo continues to circulate regularly within New York City's local comedy and performance art scene. Description above from the Wikipedia article Janeane Garofalo, licensed under CC-BY-SA,…
Known for
- Roommates — Professor Ziemann2026
- Stranger Things: Tales from '85 Theatrical Preview — Anna Baxter (voice)2026
- Stranger Things: Tales from '85 — Anna Baxter (voice)2026
- Boys Go to Jupiter — Dr. Dolphin (voice)2025
- This Is the Tom Green Documentary — Self (archive footage)2025
- Tonight's Special with Kareem & Johnny — Herself2025
- You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... — Self2025
- The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks — Self2022
- The Apology — Gretchen Sullivan2022
- We Baby Bears — Madam Malin (voice)2022
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1964-09-28 ) September 28, 1964 (age 61) , Newton, New Jersey , U.S.
- Spouse
- Robert Cohen ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2012 )
- Years active
- 1985–present
- Medium
- Stand-up film television radio
- Genre
- Alternative comedy
- Subjects
- American politics films feminism celebrities body image
- Website
- janeanegarofalo .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Newton
- Spouse
- Robert Cohen
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Notable work
- Ratatouille
- Mass
- 54
- Official website
- janeanegarofalo.com
- Image
- Janeanegarofalochair.jpg
- Height
- 155
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- Commons category
- Janeane Garofalo
- date of birth
- 1964-09-28
- sexual orientation
- asexuality
- start of work period
- 1988-00-00
- name in native language
- Janeane Garofalo
- writing language
- English language
- medical condition
- fibromyalgia
- birth name
- Janeane Ingrid Garofalo
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Encyclopedic overview
Janeane Garofalo (/dʒəˈniːn ɡəˈrɒfəloʊ/ jə-NEEN gə-ROF-əl-oh; born September 28, 1964) is an American comedian and actress. The accolades she has received include nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Garofalo began her career as a stand-up comedian and became a cast member on The Ben Stiller Show, The Larry Sanders Show, and Saturday Night Live, then appeared in more than 50 movies, with leading or major roles in The Truth About Cats & Dogs, Wet Hot American Summer, The Matchmaker, Reality Bites, The Wild, Steal This Movie!, Clay Pigeons, Sweethearts, Mystery Men, The Minus Man, The Independent, Ratatouille, and Flora & Ulysses. She has appeared on television programs such as The West Wing, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, 24, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, and Ideal.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Janeane Garofalo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.