Janeane Garofalo
Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964) is an American political activist, stand up comedian and actress. She was co-host on the radio show The Majority Report.
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Born | Newton, New Jersey, U.S. | September 28, 1964
Medium | Stand-up, television, film, radio |
Nationality | American |
Years active | 1988–present |
Genres | Alternative comedy |
Subject(s) | American politics, celebrities, feminism, body image |
Spouse | Robert Cohen (m. 1992–2012) |
Website | www.janeanegarofalo.com |
Garofalo is of Italian and Irish descent. Her father is a former executive at Exxon.[1][2] Garofalo was raised as a conservative Catholic.[3] Garofalo now describes herself as an atheist.[4]
She had two Emmy Award[5] nominations for her role on The Larry Sanders Show.
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Garofalo performing stand-up comedy in 2008
References
- ↑ Westbook, Bruce (June 22, 2007). "Garofalo talks politics, 'evil oil empire' and life in Houston". Houston Chronicle.
- ↑ Westbrook, Bruce (June 24, 2007). "The world according to Janeane Garofalo". Zest Magazine, Houston Chronicle: 10. http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4371183. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ↑ Span, Paula (2005-04-27). "And Don't Even Get Her Started on the War". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ↑ Michael Janusonis (2007-07-06). "Just the right spice". projo.com. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ↑ Janeane Garofalo Emmy Nominated