Jeff Garlin - Wikipedia. Jeffrey Todd Garlin (born June 5, 1. American comedian, actor, producer, voice artist, director, writer, podcast host and author.

He has acted in many television shows and some movies, 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.[2] He currently stars in the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs. Early life[edit]Garlin was born in Chicago, Illinois to Gene[3] and Carole (née Crafton) Garlin. He grew up in Morton Grove, Illinois,[4] where his father had a family plumbing supply business called Bilko and his mother was active in community theater. He has a younger brother, Michael.[5] Garlin is Jewish[6] and attended Hebrew school.[7][8]Garlin says he has wanted to be a comedian since the age of eight, when he saw Jimmy Durante perform in Chicago.[6] Garlin attended Melzer Elementary School in Morton Grove, Illinois.[9] He enjoyed playing sports at school, but had to stop, because he has Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome, a heart ailment.[5]When Garlin was in sixth grade, his father sold his supply business and the family relocated to South Florida.[9] He graduated from Nova High School, Davie, Florida in 1.

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He attended Broward Community College, followed by a stint at the University of Miami studying film, but eventually dropped out. He began performing stand- up comedy there.[1. Standup[edit]In 1. Garlin moved back to Chicago to pursue a stand- up comedy career. He performed with the comedy troupe The Second City.[1.

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He worked in the box office with Stephen Colbert.[1. In the late 1. 98. Garlin was briefly roommates,[1. Wrigleyville, Chicago, with Conan O'Brien, who was then a comedy writer.[5] He remains close to O'Brien, and after O'Brien was removed as host of The Tonight Show in 2.

Jay Leno could return, Garlin stated that he would not be a guest on the show again.[1. Garlin was hired by comedians Denis Leary (Lock- n- Load) and Jon Stewart (Unleavened) to help develop their specials. He worked as a stage director for their shows and edited the scripts.

He worked with Larry David in this same way. He continues to do standup, where he says he improvises a lot on stage, and feels very relaxed, "maybe too relaxed."[5]Film and television[edit]Garlin has a variety of television and film appearances to his credit, as an actor and a stand- up, including Dr. Katz, Arrested Development, Everybody Loves Raymond, Late Show with David Letterman, Tom Goes to the Mayor, The Life and Times of Tim, The Daily Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and Entourage.[1. From 1. 99. 7–9. 9, Garlin spent three seasons on NBC's Mad About You in the role of Marvin.[1. He co- stars and executive produces the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm. In 2. 01. 3, Garlin signed onto the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs.[2. He had a recurring role on the series Wizards of Waverly Place as Uncle Kelbo, appearing in three episodes over the first three seasons.

Nine years after making an uncredited début as Gut Gut in Spring Break (1. Garlin earned his first film credit in 1. Dolly Parton's comedy Straight Talk.[2.

He had a small role in Robo. Cop 3 as "Donut Jerk" after a member of the casting crew witnessed Garlin eating a doughnut while leaving Krispy Kreme with an additional two dozen doughnuts. He also had cameo appearances in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me in 1.

Other cameo appearances include Run Ronnie Run!, After the Sunset, Fat Albert, and Sleepover. He appeared in Steven Soderbergh's Full Frontal (2.

Eddie Murphy in Daddy Day Care (2. In 2. 00. 5, he had a small role in Fun with Dick and Jane. In 2. 00. 8, Garlin appeared in The Rocker as Stan, and also played Ed Lawson in Strange Wilderness. He lent his voice to the Disney/Pixar film Toy Story 3, as Buttercup. He appeared as Sid, alongside Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler, in the 2. The Bounty Hunter. He played Ed Burch in Laggies, released in 2.

His feature directorial debut, I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (which he also wrote), premiered to favorable reviews at the 2. Tribeca Film Festival. It opened in September 2. The film co- starred Sarah Silverman and Bonnie Hunt.[2. In 2. 00. 6, Garlin directed This Filthy World, a one- man show performed by director John Waters. He was a voice actor in WALL- E, an animated film by Pixar that was released June 2. Captain of the Axiom spaceship.[2.

Garlin executive produced the documentary Finding Vivian Maier (2. In 2. 01. 3, Garlin directed his second film, Dealin' with Idiots,[2.

Little League.[2. The entire movie was improvised.[2.

Writing[edit]On February 2. Garlin released a book, My Footprint: Carrying the Weight of the World, a memoir which documents his journey to lessen both his physical and carbon footprint.[citation needed][2. Podcast[edit]On the comedy podcast network Earwolf[3. Garlin hosted a show, called By The Way, In Conversation with Jeff Garlin,[3. The debut episode featured Garlin's Curb Your Enthusiasm co- star Larry David. The twice- monthly instalments were recorded in front of a live audience at Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles.[3.

The last episode of the podcast was released in February 2. Personal life[edit]. Garlin is an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs. In this image, he is seen in Wrigleyville before Game Four of the 2.

World Series. Garlin married Marla Beth Cahan in 1. They have two sons: James (b. Duke (b. 2. 00. 0). They live in Los Angeles and Chicago.[2]Having grown up around Chicago, Garlin is a fan of the Chicago Cubs.[4.

Garlin is a practitioner of transcendental meditation, which he does twice a day.[4. He says that it has helped him with the symptoms of ADHD.[4. Garlin had surgery in Oklahoma City when he was in his late 2. Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome, a heart condition, which is an accessory electrical conduction pathway in the heart that results in tachycardia.[5] Garlin said he was an early recipient (#7.

In February 2. 00. Curb Your Enthusiasm, he had a stroke, when he was 3.

During the early episodes of Season One, he had noticeably slurred speech, although his speech later improved. He also has type II diabetes, which he controls with diet and exercise.[5]Garlin has written about his issues with food and has discussed his weight issues publicly.[4. Garlin said: "I think people look at fat people as having a lack of willpower when willpower has nothing to do with it. I didn’t change my life until I approached everything like an addict. Watch Adam Putlocker#. I haven’t had sweets in almost three years because I know if I have one cookie, just like if an alcoholic has his first drink, I’m off to the races and I’m back eating sugar again."[4.

Filmography[edit]Television[edit]Podcasts[edit]Episode #[4. Guest. Date. Duration.

Larry David. 01/1. Lena Dunham. 01/2. Jeff Tweedy. 02/0. J. J. Abrams. 02/2. Mitch Hurwitz. 03/0. Will Ferrell. 03/2.

Zach Galifianakis. Conan O'Brien. 04/1. Michael Moore. 05/0. Matthew Weiner. 05/1. Tig Notaro. 05/3.

Judd Apatow. 06/1. Aziz Ansari. 06/2. Henry Rollins. 07/1. Amy Poehler. 07/2.

Vince Gilligan. 08/0. Marc Maron. 08/2. Colin Hay. 09/0. 5/1.

Rosemarie De. Witt & Lunn Shelton. Bob Odenkirk. 10/0. Sarah Silverman. 10/1. Jay Roach and Sussanna Hoffs. George Segal and Wendi Mc. Lendon- Covey. 11/1.

Maya Rudolph. 11/2. Mike Birbiglia. 12/1. Jeff Garlin. 12/2.

Jenji Kohan. 10/2. Michael Sheen. 11/0. Andrew Bird. 11/2.

Stephen Merchant. Jon Favreau. 12/2. Adam Resnick and Bob Odenkirk. Bill Burr. 01/1. 6/1. Benmont Tench. 02/1. Video games[edit]Works and publications[edit]References[edit]^"Jeff T.

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Legacy. com. November 2, 2. Retrieved January 2. Gene A Garlin - United States Public Records". Family. Search. org. Retrieved January 2. Maron, Marc (January 1. Episode 5. 67 - Jeff Garlin"(Audio podcast).

WTF with Marc Maron. Retrieved January 2. Torok, Ryan (June 1, 2. Jeff Garlin…Seriously".