Zach Galifianakis

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Zach Galifianakis (2012)

Zacharius Knight Galifianakis (born October 1, 1969 in Wilkesboro , North Carolina as Zacharius Knight Galifianakis ) is an American comedian and film actor . He is known for his unconventional stand-up style. He was best known to an international audience through the Golden Globe- winning comedy Hangover .

life and career

Galifianakis grew up in Wilkesboro, a small town in North Carolina, as the son of a Greek and an American. He attended Wilkes Central High School and later North Carolina State University .

His acting and comedian career began in the mid-1990s, when Galifianakis appeared in the sitcom Boston Common . After various film appearances and shows on Comedy Central , he has moderated the fake interview series Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis (translated: Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis ) since 2008 , in which he satirical interviews with celebrities from film and television (under others Barack Obama and Charlize Theron ) leads. A year later he took on the lead role with Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms in the hit comedy Hangover , which gave him an international breakthrough.

Galifianakis has been a regular member of the comedy video website Funny Or Die , which was founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay in 2007 and, among other things, realizes comedy productions with young talent.

He has been married to Quinn Lundberg since August 2012. She is the co-founder and vice president of the Growing Voices charity. He has two sons with her who were born in 2013 and 2016.

Zach Galifianakis caused a stir during a panel discussion on Real Time with Bill Maher about the approval of marijuana in California (Proposition 19). There he suddenly pulled a joint out of his jacket pocket and smoked it during the live broadcast. Bill Maher later denied that the "joint" actually contained marijuana.

Filmography (selection)

Trivia

Awards (selection)

  • 2009 : Teen Choice Award in the category "Choice Movie Rockstar Moment" for his role in Hangover (nomination)
  • 2010 : MTV Movie Award in the “Best Comedy Act” category for his role in Hangover
  • 2010 : MTV Movie Award in the category "Best Newcomer" for his role in Hangover (nomination)
  • 2010: Streamy Award in the category "Best Male Actor in a Comedy Web Series" for Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
  • 2011 : MTV Movie Award in the category "Best Comedy Presentation" for his role in Deadline (nomination)
  • 2011 : Primetime Emmy in the category "Guest Actor in a Comedy Series" for Saturday Night Live (episode Zach Galifianakis / Jessie J - nomination)
  • 2011 : Teen Choice Award in the category "Choice Movie Actor: Comedy" for his role in Hangover 2 (nomination)
  • 2011 : Teen Choice Award in the category "Choice Movie Chemistry" for his role in Hangover 2 (nomination)
  • 2012: Annie Award in the category "Voice Acting in a Feature Production" for his role in Puss in Boots (nomination)
  • 2012 : MTV Movie Award in the category "Best Comedy Representation" for his role in Hangover 2 (nomination)
  • 2013 : MTV Movie Award in the category "Best Film Couple" for his role in The Agony of Choice (together with Will Ferrell - nomination)
  • 2013: People's Choice Award in the category "Favorite Comedic Movie Actor" (nomination)
  • 2013 : Primetime Emmy in the category "Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs" for Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis (nomination)
  • 2014: Jupiter Award in the category "Best International Actor" for his role in Hangover 3 (nomination)
  • 2014: People's Choice Award in the category "Favorite Comedic Movie Actor" (nomination)
  • 2014 : Primetime Emmy in the category "Outstanding Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program" for Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis (episode President Barack Obama)
  • 2014: Streamy Award in the "Best Collaboration" category for Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis (together with Barack Obama)
  • 2015 : Primetime Emmy in the category "Outstanding Short – Format Live – Action Entertainment Program" for Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis (episode Brad Pitt)
  • 2015 : Screen Actors Guild Award in the " Best Acting Ensemble " category for Birdman or (The Unexpected Power of Cluelessness)

Web links

Commons : Zach Galifianakis  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Zach Galifianakis Biography (1969-). In: Film Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2013 .
  2. ↑ Humor in "Between Two Ferns": Barack Obama delivers a joke duel in US talk show. Focus online, March 11, 2014, accessed March 12, 2014 .
  3. ↑ growingvoices.org ( Memento of the original from October 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.growingvoices.org
  4. ↑ Galifianakis skips TIFF as wife about to give birth . In: Torontosun.com . Toronto Sun. September 8, 2013.
  5. ↑ Zach Galifianakis Welcomes Son Rufus Emmanuel . In: people.com . People . December 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ Der Spiegel : On a joint on the talk show (German, accessed on November 1, 2010)
  7. ↑ politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com
personal data
SURNAME Galifianakis, Zach
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Galifianakis, Zacharius Knight
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American comedian and film actor
DATE OF BIRTH 1st October 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Wilkesboro , North Carolina, United States