Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo: Biography in Details

Who is Janeane Garofalo?

Janeane Garofalo is a multi-Primetime-Emmy nominated comedian, actress, and scriptwriter. She is renowned as Colette of Ratatouille and Bowler of Mystery Man.

Last, in 2020, she appeared as Cheryl in Asking For It.

Next, in 2021, she will be appearing in the movie, The God Committee as Dr. Valerie Gilroy.

Who are the parents of Janeane Garofalo?

Janeane Garofalo was born on September 28, 1964, in Newton, New Jersey. Her birth name is Janeane Marie Garofalo. She is of Italian-Greek ethnicity with Irish roots.

Her father, Joan Garofalo is a former executive of the oil company, Exxon. Also, her mother, Carmine Garofalo was a secretary in the petrochemical industry. When she was 24, her mother passed away due to Cancer.

Talking about her educational background, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Providence College with Honors in History and American Studies. During their college days, she entered the comedy talent hunt show and earned the title of the Funniest Person in Rhode Island.

After that, she dreamed to join the writing squad of the TV show, Late Night With David Letterman which turned her into a standup comedian. Following that, she started writing for the series, The Ben Stiller Show and Half-Hour.

Also, she started making her appearance on the talk show, The Larry Sanders Show. In the sitcom series, she made her appearance as a talent booker, Paula in the first five seasons. The character, Paula received Two Primetime Emmy in 1996 and 1997.

Janeane Garofalo- Professional Career

After a successful career as a comedian in the TV series, Janeane Garofalo made her debut in the movies with the film, Late For Dinner as a minor character as Cashier. However, her fame as an actress rose with the romantic comedy movie, Reality Bites as Vickie Miner.

Following the movie, she appeared in more than 50 movies with the supporting and lead characters. Some of her movies along with the year and character names are-

Some of the lists of her recent movies include A Bread Factory, Come as You Are, and Mercy Black.

Her latest movie, Mercy Black is based on the life of teenager Marina and Rebecca stabbed a classmate so that Marina believed a ghost, Mercy Black to cure her mother’s illness. In the movie, she entered as Dr. Ward.

Besides movies, she is also popular as a TV series. Some of her recent TV series include series like Stumptown, Broad City, The Shivering Truth, Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, and The Jim Gaffigan Show. Also, she is a talented producer. As a producer, she has produced TV projects like Comedy Product, Sweethearts, and Deal.

Apart from the entertainment industry, she is also an outspoken political activist. As a political activist, she has become a member of The New York Public Interest Research. Also, she supported Ralph Nader in the 2000 election. However, she opposed him in 2004.

Janeane Garofalo- Net Worth, Salary

As of 2022, he has an estimated net worth of $5 million. His earnings as a comedian are in the range of $15k to $620k. Besides that, as an actress, she makes in the range of $21k to $215k.

Also, she makes through her production works too.

How tall is Janeane Garofalo?

Janeane Garofalo is a brown-eyed brunette. She stands at a height of 5 feet 1 inch and has a decent weight.

Controversy & Rumors

As of now, she has not been through any sort of controversy and scandals that created headlines in the media. Besides that, she has managed to maintain distance from any type of rumors.

Social Media Profile

Janeane is not active on any sort of social media platform including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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