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Janeane Garofalo

1964 - Today

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Janeane Garofalo ( jə-NEEN gə-ROF-əl-oh; born September 28, 1964) is an American comedian, actress, and former co-host on Air America Radio's The Majority Report. The accolades she has received include nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Garofalo began her career as a stand-up comedian and became a cast member on The Ben Stiller Show, The Larry Sanders Show, and Saturday Night Live, then appeared in more than 50 movies, with leading or major roles in The Truth About Cats & Dogs, Wet Hot American Summer, The Matchmaker, Reality Bites, The Wild, Steal This Movie!, Clay Pigeons, Sweethearts, Mystery Men, The Minus Man, The Independent, Ratatouille, and Flora & Ulysses. She has appeared on television programs such as The West Wing, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, 24, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, and Ideal. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Janeane Garofalo is the 71st most popular comedian (down from 67th in 2024), the 11,729th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,470th in 2019) and the 60th most popular American Comedian.

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Janeane Garofalo ranks 71 out of 98. Before her are Amy Schumer, Bill Hicks, Jeff Dunham, Amy Sedaris, B. J. Novak, and Wanda Sykes. After her are Dave Chappelle, Mindy Kaling, Gallagher, Stephen Merchant, Bill Burr, and Joy Behar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Janeane Garofalo ranks 498. Before her are Debi Mazar, Kubatbek Boronov, Maxi Mounds, Mark Coleman, Maxi Gnauck, and Adam Yauch. After her are Helena Bergström, Peyton Reed, Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya, Martha Wells, Herman Gref, and Tetsuji Hashiratani.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Janeane Garofalo ranks 11,731 out of 20,380. Before her are Illeana Douglas (1965), America Ferrera (1984), John Cornyn (1952), Eddie Kaye Thomas (1980), Harriet Sansom Harris (1955), and Marie Mosquini (1899). After her are Gladys Egan (1900), Adina Porter (1971), Virginia Valli (1895), Wiley Post (1898), James Jones (1980), and George Perle (1915).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Janeane Garofalo ranks 60. Before her are Amy Schumer (1981), Bill Hicks (1961), Jeff Dunham (1962), Amy Sedaris (1961), B. J. Novak (1979), and Wanda Sykes (1964). After her are Dave Chappelle (1973), Mindy Kaling (1979), Gallagher (1946), Joy Behar (1942), Sam Kinison (1953), and Nick Swardson (1976).

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