Zachary Galifianakis

Zachary Knight Galifianakis (Greek pronunciation 01 October 1969) was an American actor, comedian musician, writer, and comedian. He was an actor, comedian and host of Late World with Zach (VH1) Galifianakis has appeared in movies such as The Hangover trilogy (2009-2013), Due Date (2010) and The Campaign (2012). He also appeared in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) as well as Masterminds (2016). Galifianakis has voiced characters for animated films such as Puss In Boots (2011) and The Lego Batman Movie (2017). He has also voiced Missing Link (2019) and Ron's Gone wrong (2211). Galifianakis is currently the host of the talk show Between Two Ferns, with Zach Galifianakis. He starred 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, a North Carolina native, was born on the 1st of October 1969, in Wilkesboro. The actor is the child of Mary Frances (nee Cashion), and Harry Galifianakis, a heating oil dealer. His mother is of Scottish-Irish and English heritage, while his paternal grandparents were Greek immigrants from Crete. He was baptized according to his father's Greek Orthodox faith. He has Merritt his younger sister, as well as Greg the older brother of his. His cousin Nick Galifianakis (Washington Post cartoonist) is his uncle. Galifianakis attended Wilkes Central High School, and subsequently attended North Carolina State University, where he studied communications. While in college working at a public access station. In 1991, he taught the waltz class, where he got to know Mary J. Blige. After his television debut Boston Common, Galifianakis joined Saturday Night Live for two weeks. He has stated "I participated for Saturday Night Live for two weeks, and Britney Spears hosted the show one week when I was working. Will Ferrell was playing the role of bodyguard to protect her belly button. Will and I were planning to shrink Will down to accommodate the belly button. ...she looked at me in a blank stare when I explained the idea to her. She then said, "Yeah, that's funny." Galifianakis starred as Out Cold's lead actress, and she also played small roles in Below, Bubble Boy, Heartbreakers and Into the Wild.