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 don't care what I do - act, stand-up, write, direct - it doesn't matter as long as I'm being creative and it's good work.
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 a freak for great movies. I love movies.
I'm from Chicago and it's a huge influence on me.
I'm totally comfortable not being as funny as Larry David.
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.
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.
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've avoided doing network shows because I don't think they're true to real families.
I have gone to many theaters where it is so unpleasant with the commercials before the movie, the volume, and the disrespect of the filmgoers. So I understand people not wanting to go to the theater.
My kids have played soccer and baseball and basketball, and the parents who come to games are always saying and doing things that are just wildly inappropriate.
Certainly early on, I kind of modeled myself after Steve Martin and Bill Murray. I would imitate them sometimes.
She makes every scene she's in better, ... I'm sorry if that's boring, but she's a rock. She's just that fantastic.