Jeff Garlin
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| Birth name | Jeffrey Todd Garlin |
| Born |
June 5, 1962 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Medium | Film, television, stand-up |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Miami |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Spouse | Marla Beth Garlin (m. 1994) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Jeffrey Todd "Jeff" Garlin (born June 5, 1962) is an American comedian, actor, producer, voice artist, director, writer, podcast host and author. He has acted in many television shows and some movies, is an expert in magic, and is known for his role as Jeff Greene on the HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm, for which he was nominated for seven Emmys in his role as Executive Producer and two wins for Producing from the PGAs. He currently stars in the ABC sitcom, The Goldbergs.
Garlin was born in Chicago, Illinois to Gene and Carole (née Crafton) Garlin. He grew up in Morton Grove, Illinois, where his father had a family plumbing supply business called Bilko and his mother was active in community theater. He has a younger brother, Michael. Garlin is Jewish and attended Hebrew school.
Garlin says he has wanted to be a comedian since he was eight when he saw Jimmy Durante perform in Chicago. Garlin attended Melzer Elementary School in Morton Grove, Illinois. He enjoyed playing sports at school, but had to stop, because he has Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome, a heart ailment.
When Garlin was in sixth grade, his father sold his supply business and the family relocated to South Florida. He graduated from Nova High School, Davie, Florida in 1980. He attended Broward Community College, followed by a stint at the University of Miami studying film, but eventually dropped out. He began performing stand-up comedy there.
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