Jeff Garlin
Comedian, actor, writer, and director Jeff Garlin enjoyed the best of both worlds - Emmy nominations and the universal respect of his peers, as well as a niche level of fame that left him largely unrecognized by passersby. Garlin stayed off the mainstream radar until his co-starring role in Larry David's landmark HBO hit "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000- ). A concurrent role on Fox's revered oddity "Arrested Development" (Fox, 2003-06; Netflix, 2013- ) further endeared him to fans of offbeat comedy, though Garlin had cultivated the admiration of his peers since his days at Second City in the 1980s. He was widely considered one of the best improvisers in Hollywood, a necessity for the notoriously scriptless "Curb" production, and hailed as a comic's comic for his story-telling act that was liberal with self-deprecation about his weight and often surprisingly personal with revelations about his inner life. Garlin wrote and directed a feature based on one of his one-man shows, "I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With" (2007), which received positive reviews on the festival circuit in 2007. The amiable comic also found popularity in family films, appearing opposite Eddie Murphy in "Daddy Daycare" (2003), voicing the ship's captain in the Disney/Pixar hit "Wall-E" (2008), and co-starring opposite Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler in the action comedy "The Bounty Hunter" (2010), before finally hitting mainstream sitcom success as the put-upon father in the 1980s-set comedy "The Goldbergs" (ABC 2013- ). Regardless of venue, Garlin was an excellent and often underappreciated supporting player more than capable of holding his own.
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Jeff Garlin
Filmography
Movies
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100% | No Score Yet | Out of the Loop | Self | - | 2023 |
57% |
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Babylon | Don Wallach (Character) | $15.2M | 2022 |
56% |
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Studio 666 | Unknown (Character) | $2.2M | 2022 |
71% |
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This Is the Year | Mr. Elmer (Character) | - | 2020 |
97% |
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Toy Story 4 | Buttercup (Voice) | $434.0M | 2019 |
No Score Yet |
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Jeff Garlin: Our Man In Chicago | Unknown (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio? | Self | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie |
Gene Handsome (Character), Director, Screenwriter, Executive Producer |
- | 2017 |
64% |
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Laggies | Dad (Character) | $440.3K | 2014 |
95% |
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Finding Vivian Maier | Executive Producer | $1.5M | 2013 |
92% |
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In a World ... | Self | $3.0M | 2013 |
33% |
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Dealin' With Idiots |
Max Morris (Character), Director, Screenwriter |
$15.3K | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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Adventures in the Sin Bin | Dean Theatard (Character) | - | 2012 |
89% |
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ParaNorman | Perry Babcock (Voice) | - | 2012 |
91% |
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Safety Not Guaranteed | Mr. Britt (Character) | $4.0M | 2012 |
39% |
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Cars 2 | Otis (Voice) | - | 2011 |
98% |
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Toy Story 3 | Buttercup (Voice) | $415.0M | 2010 |
13% |
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The Bounty Hunter | Sid (Character) | $67.1M | 2010 |
40% |
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The Rocker | Stan (Character) | $6.4M | 2008 |
95% |
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WALL-E | Captain (Voice) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot | Lenny (Character) | - | 2007 |
92% |
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This Filthy World |
Director, Producer |
- | 2006 |
73% |
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I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With |
James (Character), Director, Writer, Producer |
$194.6K | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 3: The Jerkinators! | Villain (Voice) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Outing Riley | Partner in architects' firm (Character) | - | 2004 |
15% |
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Sleepover | Jay (Character) | $8.1M | 2004 |
27% |
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Daddy Day Care | Phil (Character) | $104.1M | 2003 |
No Score Yet |
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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | Agent Reese (Character) | - | 1995 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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92% | 90% | Curb Your Enthusiasm |
Jeff Greene (Character), Executive Producer |
2000-2002 2004-2005 2007 2009 2011 2017 2020-2021 2024 |
No Score Yet | 75% | The Goldbergs | Murray Goldberg (Character) | 2013-2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | Guest | 2021 |
85% | 59% | Forky Asks a Question | Unknown (Character) | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Lights Out With David Spade | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Family Feud | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2015 2017-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2011 2013-2018 |
No Score Yet | 69% | SpongeBob SquarePants | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Call With Carson Daly | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2014-2016 |
No Score Yet | 12% | The View | Guest | 2014-2015 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 2000 2007 2014-2015 |
No Score Yet | 25% | Repeat After Me | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | 63% | 2 Broke Girls | David (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Pete Holmes Show | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2013 |
75% | 85% | Arrested Development | Mort Meyers (Guest Star) | 2005 2013 |
65% | 82% | Entourage | Roger (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 90% | Wizards of Waverly Place | Uncle Kelbo (Character) | 2008-2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2009-2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Million Dollar Password | Contestant | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 72% | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Barry Freeburg (Guest Star) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Conan O'Brien | Guest | 2007-2008 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | MADtv | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Yes, Dear | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crank Yankers | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Everybody Loves Raymond | Produce Manager Jimmy (Guest Star) | 2001 2003 |
38% | No Score Yet | What About Joan | Steinie (Character) | 2001-2002 |
No Score Yet | 76% | King of the Hill | Dan (Guest Voice) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mad About You | Marvin (Guest Star) | 1997-1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Comedy Half-Hour | Unknown (Character) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bringing Up Jack | Unknown (Character) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dear John | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1989 |
19% | No Score Yet | Three Sisters | Unknown (Guest Star) |