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 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.
I'm totally comfortable not being as funny as Larry David.
In my stand-up, I generally improvise from an outline.
I don't think I'm ever going to retire from stand-up, but what I have retired from is working the road every week.
I'm a freak for great movies. I love movies.
I do love directing. It's probably my favorite thing that I do.
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.
There's only one true superpower amongst human beings, and that is being funny. People treat you differently if you can make them laugh.
When you see a bad romantic comedy, you see the script, the director, and the actors trying to create this warmth and this pathos and this feeling that you care about them. That cannot be manufactured - it's either there or it isn't.
As an individual doing a podcast, you don't get even remotely rich. It's not something to do for money.
I hate cellphones. They are not for good, they're for evil. They're for gossip.