Jeff Garlin
Jeff Garlin
Jeffrey Todd "Jeff" Garlinis an American comedian, actor, producer, voice artist, director, writer, podcast host and author. He has acted in many television shows and some movies, is an expert in magic, and is known for his role as Jeff Greene on the HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm, for which he was nominated for seven Emmys in his role as Executive Producer, and two wins for Producing from the PGAs. He currently stars in the ABC sitcom, The Goldbergs...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth5 June 1962
CityChicago, IL
CountryUnited States of America
I'm totally comfortable not being as funny as Larry David.
I like independent movies, documentaries. There's not a lot of movies that are commercially made that I dig.
I like raconteurs; I like conversation. I liked the 'Tonight Show' when it was 90 minutes, I like when people aren't plugging things per se, and they're just in the moment being interesting.
I'm from Chicago and it's a huge influence on me.
In my stand-up, I generally improvise from an outline.
Directing is really my favorite thing to do, but if I never directed again, I'd be okay if all the work I did was good.
For me, baseball is more comparable to chess than it is to hockey.
Forget 'full of myself,' I'm not remotely impressed with myself.
First off, I don't do self-deprecation comedy based on being fat. I would always talk about it honestly. Secondly, I don't care how much I weigh.
I've avoided doing network shows because I don't think they're true to real families.
Acting's fine if the script's written by Paddy Chayefsky and Martin Scorsese directs it, but unless you have something like that, I don't really enjoy acting.
I don't think he knows ... Until something hits him, whether writing a book or movie, or being in a movie, he wants to play golf, and be with his family. He's blessed that way.
By the way, to perform in front of Don Rickles, it 's not nerve-wrecking. It 's enjoyable, i am enjoying Jeff Garlin. I hope I perform in front of Don Rickles every night of my life !
If you're gonna be a maniac, pyro's not a good maniac.