Jeff Garlin

American comedian and actor
Person human Q983082
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Summary

Jeff Garlin was born on June 5, 1962[1], in Chicago[2]. He has worked as a stand-up comedian[3], film director[4], film producer[5], screenwriter[6], and singer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.49% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,309 views/month, #4,913 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Child: James Garlin[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[10]
  • Native language: English[11]
  • Occupation: voice actor[12], comedian[13], television actor[14], podcaster[15], film actor[16], television producer[17], actor[18], director[19]
  • Educated at: University of Miami[20], Nova High School[21], Broward College[22]
  • Member of: Barefoot Manner[23]
  • Influenced by: Richard Pryor[24], Woody Allen[25], Shelley Berman[26], Monty Python[27]
  • Sex or gender: male[28]
  • Commons category: Jeff Garlin[29]
  • Family name: Garlin[30]
  • Given name: Jeffery[31], Todd[32]
  • Official website: http://www.jeffgarlin.com[33]
  • Instrument: voice[34]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[35]
  • Birth name: Jeffery Todd Garlin[36]
  • Start of work period: 1983[37]

Why It Matters

Jeff Garlin has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Jeff Garlin born?

Jeff Garlin's place of birth was Chicago[2].

What did Jeff Garlin do for work?

Jeff Garlin worked as a stand-up comedian[3], film director[4], film producer[5], screenwriter[6], and singer[7].

Where did Jeff Garlin go to school?

Jeff Garlin was educated at University of Miami[20], Nova High School[21], and Broward College[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . mymovies.it. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11h ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Barefoot Manner
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  2. 14d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 54
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'azb', 'bcl', 'br', 'ceb', 'ckb', 'co', 'common
    Allcinema person id → 729090
    Claims rich → —
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  3. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → jeff-garlin
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  4. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → stand-up comedian, film director, film producer +10
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  5. 5w ago · BigJack20 · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → stand-up comedian, film director, film producer +10
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  6. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 1BE1-4F82-CBDA-DE5A-A559
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  7. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 19430
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  9. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image purged license → —
    Influenced by → Richard Pryor, Woody Allen, Shelley Berman +1
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