Zach Galifianakis is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He has built an enormous fan base, and people love him because of his talent and his humor.
Zach is the best known for the movie The Hangover, but there is a lot more achievement in his career. If you are interested in finding out facts about his life and his net worth, keep reading the article below.
Early Life
Zachary Knight Galifianakis was born on October 1, 1960, in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, the United States and he also grew up there. He was raised together with his siblings, an older brother Greg Galifianakis and a younger sister Merritt Galifianakis. Their parents are Mary Frances and Harry Galifianakis. Her mother owned a community arts center, and the father was a heating oil vendor. He was raised in a Greek Orthodox Church. It holds American nationality.
After finishing the Wilkes Central High School, Zach attended North Carolina State University, but never finished it.
Professional Career
His first big comedy appearance was on September 2001, when he participated in one episode of Comedy Central Presents. Later on, the talented actor hosted the Late World with Zach, the VH1 talk show. On the Comedy Central Show called Dog Bites Man, he had the role of Alan Finger. Zach appeared in one episode of The Sarah Silverman Program and also in the show Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
Zach formed the comedy group Comedians of Comedy together with Brian Posehn, Maria Bamford, and Patton Oswalt. They had toured all over America. In 2006 he was a host of the standup film Zach Galifianakis Live at the Purple Onion and in 2008 on Jackassworld.com:24 Hour Takeover. One of the most significant roles for his career was in The Hangover film where he played as Alan Garner. The part in this film brought him MTV movie award for the best comedic performance.
In his career, there are more significant roles in movies such as Are you Here, Up in the Air, Into the Wild, Puss in Boots and much more.
Personal Life
Zach is a happily married man. His wife is Quinn Lundberg, and she co-founded the Growing Voices Charity. In August 2012 the couple got married, and the wedding ceremony was in the UBC Farm in Vancouver, British Columbia. Zach and Quinn have three children together, two sons Pascal Galifianakis, Rufus Emanuel Lundberg and a daughter Lois Galifianakis.
Zach is active on social media, and he has over 500 thousand followers on Instagram and over 600 thousand on Twitter.
Zach Galifianakis Net Worth 2024
Galifianakis is accumulating money from the writing, acting and from the comedies. He earns more than $3 million per year, and his net worth is $20 million.
