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Janeane Garofalo

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Janeane Garofalo

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Overview

Janeane Marie Garofalo ( ; born September 28, 1964) is an American comedian, actress, and former co-host on Air America Radio's The Majority Report. Garofalo began her career as a stand-up comedian and became a cast member on The Ben Stiller Show, The Larry Sanders Show, and Saturday Night Live, then appeared in more than 50 movies, with leading or major roles in The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Wet Hot American Summer, The Matchmaker, Reality Bites, The Wild, Steal This Movie!, Clay Pigeons, Sweethearts, Mystery Men, The Minus Man, and The Independent. She has been a series regular on television programs such as Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, 24, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, and Ideal. Garofalo continues to circulate regularly within New York City's local comedy and performance art scene. Early life Garofalo was born in Newton, New Jersey, the daughter of Joan and Carmine Garofalo. Her mother was a secretary, in the petrochemical industry, who died of cancer when Janeane was 24. Her father is a former executive at Exxon. She grew up in various places, including Ontario, California; Madison, New Jersey; and Houston, Texas, where she graduated from James E. Taylor High School. Garofalo had said that she disliked life in Houston because of the heat and humidity and the emphasis on prettiness and sports in high school.

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Notable quotes

“"Iraq is a manufactured conflict for the sake of geopolitical dominance in the area."”
— CNN's Crossfire, 2003
“"The notebook. Yes, as you know Garofalo's a little forgetful. Has to bring her notebook. Between the Nutrasweet and the Fen-phen, I don't know whether to shit or wind my watch at this point. I gotta have a thing happening here because I don't wanna forget what I wanna discuss with you. I owe you that much."”
— From the TV comedy special Janeane Garofalo (1997)
“"I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is always half empty. And cracked. And I just cut my lip on it. And chipped a tooth."”
— standup performance accessible through .WAV files available on the Internet
“"You know what is good about these Dixie Chicks burnings or bashings? It's a wonderful, wonderful way for really stupid people to hook up. They meet, they throw some things on the fire, they talk about Vin Diesel, they tell stories about who their favorite Fox anchor is, they exchange phone numbers and in some cases has led to marriages."”
— standup performance, 2003
“"It sounds like I'm always being facetious. That's why I never get voice over work. 'You sound like you hate the product.' "”
— From the TV comedy special Janeane Garofalo (1997)
“"It is not crazy to think that powerful people do some pretty horrible things. And maybe they get out of hand. Maybe it just gets away from them. It snowballs."”
— Majority Report, November 10, 2004 broadcast

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

On IJR

No public IJR answers mention Janeane Garofalo yet. As people ask about it and share their answers, they'll appear here.

Notable quotes

“"Iraq is a manufactured conflict for the sake of geopolitical dominance in the area."”
— CNN's Crossfire, 2003
“"The notebook. Yes, as you know Garofalo's a little forgetful. Has to bring her notebook. Between the Nutrasweet and the Fen-phen, I don't know whether to shit or wind my watch at this point. I gotta have a thing happening here because I don't wanna forget what I wanna discuss with you. I owe you that much."”
— From the TV comedy special Janeane Garofalo (1997)
“"I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is always half empty. And cracked. And I just cut my lip on it. And chipped a tooth."”
— standup performance accessible through .WAV files available on the Internet
“"You know what is good about these Dixie Chicks burnings or bashings? It's a wonderful, wonderful way for really stupid people to hook up. They meet, they throw some things on the fire, they talk about Vin Diesel, they tell stories about who their favorite Fox anchor is, they exchange phone numbers and in some cases has led to marriages."”
— standup performance, 2003
“"It sounds like I'm always being facetious. That's why I never get voice over work. 'You sound like you hate the product.' "”
— From the TV comedy special Janeane Garofalo (1997)
“"It is not crazy to think that powerful people do some pretty horrible things. And maybe they get out of hand. Maybe it just gets away from them. It snowballs."”
— Majority Report, November 10, 2004 broadcast

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Overview

Janeane Marie Garofalo ( ; born September 28, 1964) is an American comedian, actress, and former co-host on Air America Radio's The Majority Report. Garofalo began her career as a stand-up comedian and became a cast member on The Ben Stiller Show, The Larry Sanders Show, and Saturday Night Live, then appeared in more than 50 movies, with leading or major roles in The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Wet Hot American Summer, The Matchmaker, Reality Bites, The Wild, Steal This Movie!, Clay Pigeons, Sweethearts, Mystery Men, The Minus Man, and The Independent. She has been a series regular on television programs such as Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, 24, Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, and Ideal. Garofalo continues to circulate regularly within New York City's local comedy and performance art scene. Early life Garofalo was born in Newton, New Jersey, the daughter of Joan and Carmine Garofalo. Her mother was a secretary, in the petrochemical industry, who died of cancer when Janeane was 24. Her father is a former executive at Exxon. She grew up in various places, including Ontario, California; Madison, New Jersey; and Houston, Texas, where she graduated from James E. Taylor High School. Garofalo had said that she disliked life in Houston because of the heat and humidity and the emphasis on prettiness and sports in high school.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).