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Zach Galifianakis

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Zach Galifianakis

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Born October 1, 1969Age 57

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Zach Galifianakis is an American comedian and actor whose sketch appearances include the recurring Tairy Greene character on Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! He played the self-important entertainer in deliberately awkward acting seminars and other parodies, fitting his understated delivery into the series’ strange television world.

Galifianakis built his career in stand-up, often performing at a piano, before reaching a wider film audience as Alan in The Hangover. He co-created Between Two Ferns with Scott Aukerman and starred in Baskets and Bored to Death. His work combines awkward pauses, eccentric characters and sudden absurdity.

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