OC Jewish Arts Festival- A Conversation with Jeff Garlin

As a multi-talented comedian who encompasses writing, producing, directing, acting and performing stand-up comedy, Jeff Garlin has honed a successful career that started at Second City in his hometown of Chicago. Garlin both co-stars and executive produces the critically acclaimed HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Garlin was a series regular for three seasons on Mad About You (1992) and also appeared in Arrested Development. Born and raised in Chicago and then South Florida, Garlin studied filmmaking and began performing stand-up comedy while at the University of Miami. He has toured the country as a stand-up comedian, is an alumnus of Chicago’s Second City Theatre.

Jeff’s stand-up special, Our Man In Chicago, filmed in his hometown, is streaming exclusively on Netflix. Jeff’s voice-over credits include: Toy Story 3 and Toy Story 4, as Buttercup, Paranorman, WALL-E, and Cars 2. His acclaimed films include 2007’s I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With adapted from his solo stage show, 2013’s Dealin’ With Idiots, Handsome, the first Netflix murder mystery, and most recently in the Columbia/Tristar comedy Daddy Day Care opposite Eddie Murphy.