Zach Galifianakis with singer Fiona Apple in the music video for her single "Not About Love" (2006).

Zach Galifianakis (pronounced [zæk ˌgæ.lə.fə.ˈnæ.kəs]) or Zachary Knight Galifianakis (born October 1, 1969 in Wilkesboro, North Carolina) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. His cousin Nicholas Galifianakis is a newspaper cartoonist, and his uncle Nick Galifianakis is a former U.S. Congressman. Image File history File links Fiona_Apple_and_Zach_Galifianakis_in_Not_About_Love_music_video. ... Image File history File links Fiona_Apple_and_Zach_Galifianakis_in_Not_About_Love_music_video. ... Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is a Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Wilkesboro is a town in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... A writer is anyone who creates a written work, although the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Nicholas (Nick) E. Galifianakis is an American cartoonist and artist. ... Nick Galifianakis (born 22 July 1928) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1967 and 1973. ... A Congressman or Congresswoman (generically, Congressperson) is a politician who is a member of a Congress. ...

He attended North Carolina State University, pursuing a degree in Communication and Film. He failed a course before graduation and left for New York City in 1992. His original goal was to pursue acting, although he eventually became a stand-up comic. North Carolina State University is a public, coeducational, extensive research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. ...

In 2001 Zach Galifianakis co-starred in the film Out Cold. He has had small roles in Corky Romano, Below, Bubble Boy and Heartbreakers, and has parts in Visioneers and Into the Wild, which are to be released in 2007. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Out Cold is a 2001 comedy film about a group of snowboarders in Alaska. ... Corky Romano is a 2001 movie starring former Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Kattan. ... Below is a 2002 World War II period horror film directed by David Twohy. ... The 2001 film Bubble Boy Bubble Boy is a 2001 comedy film directed by Blair Hayes and stars Jake Gyllenhall in the title role. ... Heartbreakers is a 2001 romantic comedy film directed by David Mirkin. ... Into the Wild is a 2007 drama film based on the 1996 non-fiction book of the same name by Jon Krakauer about the life and death of Christopher McCandless. ...

Galifianakis got his start on television in 1996, when he played the recurring role of a stoner named Bobby in the short-lived sitcom, Boston Common. In 2002, he was the host of his own talk show, called Late World with Zach. His next television role was as a coroner named Davis in the FOX drama Tru Calling, which lasted from 2003 to 2005. He has also appeared many times on Jimmy Kimmel Live and has made three appearances on Reno 911! as "Frisbee". Boston Common was a short-lived TV sitcom that ran on NBC from 1996 to 1997. ... Late World with Zach was a show on VH1 during the summer of 2001, starring Zach Galifianakis. ... This is a list of the main characters in the TV series, Tru Calling. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Tru Calling is an American television program, which premiered on the Fox Network in October 2003. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jimmy Kimmel Live is a late-night talk show in the United States created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, broadcast from the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. ... Reno 911! is an American comedy television series on Comedy Central which debuted in 2003. ...

More recently, Galifianakis performed on a tour called the "Comedians of Comedy" with Brian Posehn, Patton Oswalt, and Maria Bamford. They chose to perform at live rock clubs as opposed to comedy clubs to try to reach a different audience. Much of the tour was taped, and has been featured in both a short-lived TV series on Comedy Central and a full length movie that has appeared at SXSW and on Showtime. The Comedians of Comedy is an occasional stand-up comedy tour featuring Patton Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis, Brian Posehn and Maria Bamford that was documented in a 2005 film and 2005 Comedy Central television series of the same name, both directed by Michael Blieden. ... Brian Posehn (born July 6, 1966 in Sacramento, California) is an American actor and comedian, best known for his roles as mail clerk Kevin Liotta on Just Shoot Me! and as a cast member of HBOs Mr. ... Patton Oswalt (born January 27, 1969 in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA) is an actor, writer, voiceover artist, and professional comedian. ... Maria Bamford (born September 3, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian. ... South by Southwest (SXSW, Inc. ... Showtime is a subscription television brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United States. ...

In 2006, Galifianakis was featured in Fiona Apple's music video for the song, "Not About Love". In the video, he is seen lip synching the lyrics to the song. In June 2006 Galifianakis released the single "Come Over and Get It (Up in 'Dem Guts)", a comedic rap/hip-hop/dance song which features Apple's vocals. Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart (born September 13, 1977) is a Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter. ... Lip synchronization is the synchronization of audio signals (sometimes with corresponding video signals) so that there is no noticeable lack of simultaneity between them. ...

Galifianakis starred as Alan Finger on the Comedy Central show Dog Bites Man, a fake news program that caught people during candid moments as they acted under the impression that they are being interviewed by a real news crew. In addition, he was on an episode of the Comedy Central show, The Sarah Silverman Program, as Fred the Homeless Guy. He also has a recurring guest role as a doctor on the animated Adult Swim show Tom Goes to the Mayor and appeared in the new show Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Dog Bites Man is a partially improvised[1] comedy television show on Comedy Central that debuted in 2006 C.E. // Premise Dog Bites Man is a parody of local news coverage, filmed in Denver as a mockumentary. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Sarah Silverman Program is a comedy series starring comedian and actress Sarah Silverman. ... Adult Swim, sometimes rendered [adult swim] based on its logo, is the name for an adult-oriented television programming network. ... Tom Goes to the Mayor is an American animated television series on Cartoon Networks Adult Swim, which premiered on November 14, 2004. ... Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! (originally billed as Tim and Eric Awesome Show), created by and starring Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, is a comedic American television series which premiered February 11, 2007 on Adult Swim. ...

A DVD featuring Galifianakis's work, Live at the Purple Onion, was released on March 6th, 2007. Live at the Purple Onion is aDVD by American stand-up comedian Zach Galifianakis. ...

In July 2007, Kanye West hired Galifianakis to perform in a new video for his song "Can't Tell Me Nothing", released on West's Web site. Galifianakis filmed the video on his farm in North Carolina. Will Oldham also appears in the video. Cant Tell Me Nothing is a single from Kanye West from his upcoming Graduation album. ... Will Oldham, a. ...

Galifianakis currently divides his time between two residences, one in Venice Beach, CA, and the other in the foothills of North Carolina, the latter of which is a 60-acre farm that he hopes to turn into a "writer's retreat".

Quotes

• "I was at Arby's the other day and I was like, Oh shit I should take somebody's order."

• "What's the difference between 100 dead babies and Alex Weiss(random audience member)? I'd rather hang out with the babies."

• "I like to go to really bad movies, during their sixth week, and there's only one other person in the theatre, and I like to sit right next to them. And they're like, 'excuse me?', and I'm like, 'Shhh, I can't hear Keanu."

• "You know you're an alcoholic when the bartender knows your name... and you've never been to that bar before."

• "Guys, have you ever woken up with an erection, and then you realize you're just face-down in a massage chair at Brookstone...and then you yell out, 'I'll take it!'"

• "Three years ago my sister was diagnosed with multiple personalities, and there's nothing funny about that. But she phoned me the other day...and my caller ID exploded."

• "I wish there was a morning after pill for Denny's Moons over My Hammy."

• "When you look like I do, it's hard to get a table for one at Chuck E. Cheese."

• "That show 'The Amazing Race'--is that about white people?"

• "Actually, Galifianakis is my stage name. My real name is Chad Fartchamber. Some other guy had that name. It's a Dutch name; we made ovens."

• "I would start a revolution, but... I just bought a hammock."

• "I'm working on this new screenplay. It's called "Schindler's List 2: Let's Get This Party Started."

• "I look like a much more attractive version of Reid Evans with hair."

• "I want to move to India or Pakistan, and become a cab driver."

• "Hello everyone, my name's Zach Galifianakis, and I hope I'm pronouncing that right."

• "I just released a DVD. It's selling like whatever the opposite of 'hotcakes' is."

• "At what age do you tell a highway it's adopted? I think around seven, because, that's when they start to think, 'I don't look like the Kiwanis Club.'"

• "I have a lot of growing up to do. I realized that the other day in my fort."

• "I want to open up a store for cross-dressers. I'll call it 'Susan B. Anthony'."

• "I wear a lot of Axe bodyspray, but I live in a black neighborhood and it's called Ask. And if you don't get that you're not racist."

• "Last night, I got so drunk that I African-Americaned out."

• "I want to open a maternity store and call it 'We're Fucked'."

• "I put an Altoid in my butthole once. That's it."

• "I want to combine Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the NAACP. It's called Mothers Against the Advancement of Colored People."

External links

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• Official web site, with biography and photos
• Zach Galifianakis at the Internet Movie Database
• Zach's Myspace Profile
• Zach on VBS.tv - DO's & DON'Ts & Friends