Zach Galifianakis

Zach Galifianakis

actor, producer, writer

Zach Galifianakis was born on Oct 01, 1969 in USA. Zach Galifianakis's big-screen debut came with Boston Common - Season 2 directed by James Widdoes in 1996, strarring Bobby. Zach Galifianakis is known for The Lego Batman Movie directed by Chris McKay, Will Arnett stars as Batman and Michael Cera as Robin. Zach Galifianakis has got 22 awards and 37 nominations so far. The most recent award Zach Galifianakis achieved is Gold Derby Awards. The upcoming new movie Zach Galifianakis plays is The Bob's Burgers Movie which will be released on May 27, 2022.

Zach Galifianakis was born in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, to Mary Frances (Cashion), who owned a community arts center, and Harry Galifianakis, a heating oil vendor. His father is of Greek descent and his mother is of mostly English and Scottish ancestry. Zach moved to New York City after failing his last college class by one point. Zach got his start performing his brand of humor in the back of a hamburger joint in Times Square. He toured the country, performing in coffee shops and universities.After more than a decade performing stand-up and making both television and film appearances, Zach broke through to wider recognition with his co-starring role as "Alan Garner", in the comedy mega-hit, Very Bad Trip (2009). Later that year, he played a large role in the CGI-heavy kids movie, Mission G (2009), and then appeared in memorable supporting parts in the films, In the Air (2009) (as a laid-off employee), Be Bad! (2009) (as a loutish stepfather), and The Dinner (2010), as one of the title characters. More recently, he co-starred with Keir Gilchrist in the teen dramedy, Une drôle d'histoire (2010), with Robert Downey Jr. in the road trip comedy, Date limite (2010), and alongside Will Ferrell in the political spoof, Moi, député (2012). He also voiced "Humpty Dumpty" in the animated film, Le chat potté (2011), and reprised his character in both Very Bad Trip 2 (2011) and Very Bad Trip 3 (2013). In 2014, he appeared in the winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, Birdman ou (La Surprenante vertu de l'ignorance) (2014), and in 2016, he starred in the comedies Les cerveaux (2016) and Les espions d'à côté (2016), released three weeks apart.When not performing and acting, Zach spends time at his home in the mountains of his native North Carolina, where he hopes to open a writer's retreat on a completely self-sustained farm.

  • Birthday

    Oct 01, 1969
  • Place of Birth

    Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA
  • Also known

    Зак Галифианакис, Ζακ Γαλιφιανάκης, 자흐 갈리피아나키스

Known For

Awards

22 wins & 37 nominations

Gold Derby Awards
2015
Ensemble Cast
Winner - Gold Derby Film Award
North Carolina Film Critics Association
2015
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
Winner - Tar Heel Award
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