Jeff Garlin Biography
Born: June 05, 1962
Heavyset comedian Jeff Garlin started doing standup comedy at his Florida college before he returned to his hometown of Chicago, IL, and joined the cast of Second City. In 1992, he made his film debut in the Dolly_Parton comedy Straight_Talk, followed by small roles in other features and made-for-TV movies. In 1997, he starred in his own HBO half-hour comedy special and guest starred on Everybody_Loves_Raymond a couple times before playing the reoccurring role of Marvin on NBC's Mad_About_You. After bit parts in the comedies Senseless and Austin_Powers:_The_Spy_Who_Shagged_Me, Garlin made the successful switch back to television. This time he tried directing and producing in addition to playing Larry_David's manager, Jeff Greene, on HBO's Curb_Your_Enthusiasm, which would become his most recognizable role. He then hosted the short-lived variety show Late Friday and joined the cast of What_About_Joan for its second and final season. He made a brief return to film for Steven_Soderbergh's Full_Frontal and then gained co-star status with Eddie_Murphy for Daddy_Day_Care in 2003. In 2006 he wrote, directed, and starred in the sweet indie comedy I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With, and two years later joined the Pixar family providing the voice of the ship captain in the highly-successful Wall-E. As he continued working on Curb, he found working on animated films to his liking and lent his voice to Cars 2, Toy Story 3 and ParaNorman. Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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