Zach Galifianakis

Stand-up comedian and actor Zach Galifianakis has appeared in stand-up performances, online videos, and television roles, as well as feature films. On the website Funny or Die, Galifianakis hosts a series of talk show videos titled Between Two Ferns featuring interviews with celebrities such as Charlize Theron, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Kimmel and Ben Stiller.http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/03b4a86265/between-two-ferns-with-zach-galifianakis

In May 2009, Galifianakis interviewed actress Natalie Portman for the talk show Between Two Ferns. During the interview Galifianakis spoke to Portman about her charity work but also asked Portman a number of questions on topics like communicating with Chewbacca and whether or not the actress shaves her bikini region. http://www.cinematical.com/2009/05/06/watch-this-natalie-portman-on-between-two-ferns/

Career

Galifianakis toured with Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn and Maria Bamford as part of the Comedians of Comedy and released a solo stand-up DVD Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion.http://www.amazon.com/Zach-Galifianakis-Live-Purple-Onion/dp/B000LC52DC In addition to his own late night talk show Late World with Zach, Galifianakis has appeared on Reno 911, Dog Bites Man, The Sarah Silverman Program, Tom Goes to the Mayor and Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!.http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1805534781/bio His online video appearances often turn viral, attracting millions of viewers.http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-11-05/zach-galifianakis-smokes-weed-willow-smith-live-more-viral-videos/ He stars and produces the Funny or Die web series Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis and has made cameo appearances in music videos for Fiona Apple and Kanye West.http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2nzrs_kanye-west-can-t-tell-me-nothin-fea_music

In 2009, Galifianakis was awarded the MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance for his supporting role in the comedy The Hangover and an Oscar nomination for his role in the film Up in the Air.http://www.popeater.com/2010/02/04/zach-galifianakis-oscar-hangover/ Additional film appearances include G-Force, Youth in Revolt, Dinner for Schmucks, It's Kind of a Funny Story, Due Date and The Hangover 2. He also has his own special titled Comedy Central Presents and served as supporting cast on the HBO series Bored to Death.http://www.hbo.com/bored-to-death/index.html