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Jeff Garlin
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American comedian and actor
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Jeff Garlin is an American stand-up comedian, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. Born Jeffery Todd Garlin on June 5, 1962, in Chicago, Illinois, he is a male artist who began his work period in 1983. He is educated at the University of Miami and Broward College.
Garlin speaks, writes, and uses English as his native language. His artistic influences include Richard Pryor, Woody Allen, Shelley Berman, and Monty Python. He is associated with the comedy genre and has contributed to film departments, particularly in acting.
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Film & TV
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jeffrey "Jeff" Garlin (born June 5, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, voice artist, director, writer and author, best known for his role as Jeff Greene on the HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Known for
- Toy Story 5 — Buttercup (voice)2026
- Out of the Loop — Self2023
- Studio 666 — Jeremy Shill2022
- Babylon — Don Wallach2022
- This Is the Year — Mr. Elmer2021
- Celebrity Wheel of Fortune — Self - Contestant2021
- Forky Asks a Question: What Is Cheese? — Buttercup (voice)2020
- Her Effortless Brilliance: A Celebration of Lynn Shelton Through Film and Music — Self2020
- Never Have I Ever — Len2020
- Toy Story 4 — Buttercup (voice)2019
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- Listeners
- 563
- Total plays
- 3,727
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As a multi-talented comedian who encompasses writing, producing, directing, acting and performing stand-up comedy, Jeff Garlin has honed a successful career that started at Second City in his hometown of Chicago. Influenced by the comedians of his childhood (such as Richard Pryor, Woody Allen, and Shelley Berman), Garlin enjoys telling stories, exploring his personal foibles and exposing his innermost thoughts for all to hear. Garlin both co-stars and executive produces the critically acclaimed
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1962-06-05 ) June 5, 1962 (age 63) , Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
- Spouse
- Marla Cahan ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1994 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2020 )
- Years active
- 1983–present
- Medium
- Stand-up television film
- Genres
- Observational comedy black comedy satire
- Website
- www .jeffgarlin .com
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Official website
Jeff Garlin Comedian | jeffgarlin.com | United States
Welcome to JeffGarlin.com - the official website of Jeff Garlin of HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, ABC's The Goldbergs and Our Man In Chicago on Netflix. Living The Blues Through Comedy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Todd
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Broward College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.jeffgarlin.com
- Image
- Garlin.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1962-06-05
- Commons category
- Jeff Garlin
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Jeff Garlin
- start of work period
- 1983-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- influenced by
- Monty Python
- birth name
- Jeffery Todd Garlin
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Encyclopedic overview
Jeffrey Garlin (born June 5, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He played Jeff Greene on the HBO sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Murray Goldberg, patriarch of the eponymous family in the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs. Garlin also played Marvin on Mad About You and Mort Meyers on Arrested Development for Fox and Netflix.
Garlin has also appeared as Captain B. McCrea in WALL-E, Buttercup in Toy Story 3, Toy Story 4, Toy Story 5, Perry Babcock in ParaNorman, and Mr. Britt in Safety Not Guaranteed, among other films.
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