Zach Galifianakis

Zach Galifianakis is, to my mind, one of the great deadpan craftsmen of his generation. Alan in The Hangover made him a household name, but the role only works because of the years of stand-up discipline underneath it, that uncanny control of silence, discomfort, and timing. His mock-interview work weaponizes awkwardness so completely that even presidents had to play along. What elevates him further is Baskets, where he revealed genuine melancholy and earned an Emmy nomination for what amounted to a clown elegy. A kid from small-town North Carolina who built a career on refusing to be smooth: I find that genuinely admirable, and funnier the longer I think about it.

Name (English)

Zach Galifianakis

Name (Japanese)

ザック・ガリフィアナキス

Reading

ざっく・がりふぃあなきす

Born

October 1, 1969 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rooster

Origin

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / screenwriter / film actor / voice actor

High school

Wilkes Central High School

University

North Carolina State University

Awards & achievements

• MTV Movie & TV Awards

Motto

Private

• Xhttps://x.com/galifianakisz
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B6%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8A%E3%82%AD%E3%82%B9

Tags

• North Carolina
• actor
• television actor
• screenwriter

Last updated

2026-06-11

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