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Zach Galifianakis (born October 1, 1969 in Wilkesboro, North Carolina) is an American comedian, actor, and writer. His cousin Nicholas Galifianakis is a newspaper cartoonist, and his uncle Nick Galifianakis is a former U.S. Congressman.

According to his myspace page, he lives part time on his farm in the mountains of North Carolina and in Venice Beach, CA.

He attended North Carolina State University, pursuing a degree in Communication and Film. He failed a course before graduation and left for New York City in 1992. His original goal was to pursue acting, although he eventually became a stand-up comic.

In 2001 Zach Galifianakis co-starred in the film Out Cold. He has had small roles in Corky Romano, Below, Bubble Boy and Heartbreakers, and has parts in Visioneers and Into the Wild, which are to be released in 2007.

Galifianakis got his start on television in 2002 as the host of his own talk show, called Late World with Zach. His next television role was as a coroner named Davis in the FOX drama Tru Calling, which lasted from 2003 to 2005. He has also appeared many times on Jimmy Kimmel Live and has made three appearances on Reno 911! as "Frisbee".

More recently, Galifianakis performed on a tour called the "Comedians of Comedy" with Brian Posehn, Patton Oswalt, and Maria Bamford. They chose to perform at live rock clubs as opposed to comedy clubs to try to reach a different audience. Much of the tour was taped, and has been featured in both a short-lived TV series on Comedy Central and a full length movie that has appeared at SXSW and on Showtime.

In 2006, Galifianakis was featured in Fiona Apple's music video for the song, "Not About Love". In the video, he is seen lip synching the lyrics to the song. In June 2006 Galifianakis released the single "Come Over and Get It (Up in 'Dem Guts)", a comedic rap/hip-hop/dance song which features Apple's vocals.

Galifianakis starred as Alan Finger on the Comedy Central show Dog Bites Man, a fake news program that caught people during candid moments as they acted under the impression that they are being interviewed by a real news crew. In addition, he was on an episode of the Comedy Central show, The Sarah Silverman Program, as Fred the Homeless Guy. He also has a recurring guest role as a doctor on the animated Adult Swim show Tom Goes to the Mayor and appeared in the new show Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!.

A DVD featuring Galifianakis's work, Live at the Purple Onion, was released on March 6th, 2007.

In July 2007, Kanye West hired Galifianakis to perform in a new video for his song "Can't Tell Me Nothing", released on West's Web site. Galifianakis filmed the video on his farm in North Carolina. (From Wikipedia)