Biography - Born 06/05/1962

Famous for his portrayal of Jeff Green, the lawyer, friend and confidant of Larry David on HBOs Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000), Jeff Garlin had already dabbled in just about every facet of TV, film and stand-up comedy in general.

Born and raised in Chicago, Ill, Garlin started his love affair with comedy during his childhood, listening to the albums of Richard Pryor and Woody Allen. He began his own foray into comedy while in college at the University of Miami, where he studied filmmaking and performed some stand-up. After moving back to the windy city, where he roomed for awhile with Conan OBrien, he joined the Second City comedy troupe. This extensive comedy experience led to his writing three one-man shows. His first acting role in features was in the Dolly Parton film Straight Talk in 1992.

He followed the job with a small part in Hero that same year, and then in 1994 he landed parts in Robocop 3 and then Little Big League, where he played the manager of the opposing Little League team. Then came a couple of made-for-television movies, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, and The Love Bug, (not to be confused with Disneys 2005 big-screen Lindsay Lohan vehicle). In 1997, Garlin first started making a name for himself when he performed in his own HBO half-hour comedy special. That led to the role of Marvin for the last three seasons of the popular Paul Reiser/Helen Hunt comedy, Mad About You on NBC.

In 1999, after a bit part in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Garlin appeared in Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm, the original HBO comedy special which served as a springboard for the ongoing series. He was also an executive producer on the show, which was originally conceived to be a behind-the-scenes account of Davids return to stand-up comedy after years of producing Seinfeld. The show morphed into a mockumentary of Davids life in Hollywood, a blend of the real and the fictional, with some stars playing fictional roles (like Garlins Greene) and others playing themselvesGarlin played to his improvisational strengths on the largely improvised series. In addition to his acting and Emmy-nominated producing chores, he directed episodes of Curb as well as HBO comedy specials for Denis Leary and Jonathan Stewart.

Typically cast in comedic supporting or cameo roles, Garlin returned to the big screen with Steven Soderberghs Full Frontal in 2002, and opposite Eddie Murphy in Daddy Day Care, in 2003. He also appeared in After the Sunset, (2004) and Fun With Dick and Jane (lensed, 2005). Garlin also appeared in a recurring role on the cult Fox comedy, Arrested Development, where he played another showbiz insider, a studio executive, beginning in 2005. His other television efforts included lending his voice to Crank Yankers on Comedy Central and appearing as himself on Celebrity Poker Showdown. The actor also became an auteur in 2005 with the movie I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With, a romantic comedy about a man's unnatural relationship with women and food in which he wrote, starred and directed. The screenplay was based on his Second City-inspired one-man comedy show of the same name. His other acclaimed self-created solo stage works include "Uncomplicated" and "Concentrated.