Janeane Garofalo
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Janeane Garofalo has turned in a variety of memorable comedic and
dramatic performances in film and on television.
Janeane Garofalo made her television debut on the syndicated "The Dennis
Miller Show," followed by appearances on the Fox Network's "Comic Strip
Live" and MTV's "Half-Hour Comedy Hour." Janeane Garofalo first gained
national attention as a regular on the Emmy Award-winning "The Ben Stiller
Show."
Janeane Garofalo received two consecutive Emmy Award nominations for
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (1996, 1997) for her
continuing role as Paula on HBO's "The Larry Sanders Show." She was also a
member of the repertory company of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" during the
1994-95 season; and a correspondent for Michael Moore's "TV Nation,"
during its NBC run.
Janeane Garofalo has guest-starred on such top television series as NBC's
"Seinfeld," "Mad About You," and "Law & Order"; ABC's "Home Improvement";
and HBO's "The Sopranos." She was animated for episodes of the Fox
Network's "The Simpsons" and Comedy Central's "Dr. Katz, Professional
Therapist."
Beginning with W.D. Richter's "Late for Dinner" (1991), she has appeared
in over 35 feature films. These include starring roles in "Reality Bites"
(directed by and costarring Ben Stiller), Michael Lehmann's "The Truth
About Cats & Dogs," Kinka Usher's "Mystery Men" (again costarring with
Stiller), Mark Joffe's "The Matchmaker," David Dobkin's "Clay Pigeons,"
Hampton Fancher's "The Minus Man," Bruce McCulloch's "Dog Park," Kevin
Smith's "Dogma," and Robert Greenwald's "Steal This Movie!" (as Abbie
Hoffman's wife Anita).
Garofalo has also been seen on-screen in, among other films, Kelly Makin's
"Kids in the Hall Brain Candy," Ben Stiller's "The Cable Guy," James
Mangold's "Cop Land," David Veloz' "Permanent Midnight" (again costarring
with Stiller), Risa Bramon Garcia's "200 Cigarettes," and Des McAnuff's
"The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle."
Janeane Garofalo most recently completed work on Mike Binder's independent
feature "The Search for John Gissing" and Barry Sonnenfeld's
soon-to-be-released "Big Trouble"; and is currently at work on Moises
Kaufman's "The Laramie Project" (for HBO).
Janeane Garofalo also co-authored the best-seller Feel This Book, with
longtime friend Ben Stiller.
Janeane Garofalo has been open and outspoken regarding her liberal
political views, appearing in the past with figures such as Ralph Nader
(whom she supported in 2000, but opposed in 2004) and Jello Biafra at
events. She has expressed feminist views in interviews throughout her
career, and more recently, advocated pacifism.
Janeane Garofalo became more prominent as an activist when she voiced
opposition to what became the 2003 Iraq War, appearing on CNN and Fox News
to discuss it. She said that she was approached by groups such as
MoveOn.org and Win Without War to go on TV, because these organizations
claim that the networks weren't allowing antiwar voices to be heard.
Janeane Garofalo and the other celebrities who appeared at the time said
they thought their fame could lend attention to a side they believed was
being ignored by the corporate media. Her appearances on cable news prior
to the war garnered her praise from the left and spots on the cover of Ms.
and Venus magazines. Garofalo has had frequent on-air political disputes
with Bill O'Reilly, Brian Kilmeade and Jonah Goldberg.
Janeane Garofalo took part in the Code Pink antiwar march in Washington,
D.C. in 2003. That fall, she served as mc at several stops on the "Tell Us
the Truth" tour, a political-themed concert series featuring Steve Earle,
Billy Bragg, Tom Morello, and others. Throughout the year, Garofalo also
actively campaigned for Howard Dean.
In late March 2004 she became a co-host for Air America Radio's new show
The Majority Report alongside Sam Seder. Garofalo once said A program
advertisement: "The battle to reclaim getting on the radio was an early
career goal of hers. America from the forces of darkness continues with
hosts Janeane Garofalo and Sam Seder." The early days of Air America Radio
are chronicled in the documentary Left of the Dial, which includes a
debate between Janeane and her conservative father Carmine, who was
initially a regular guest on The Majority Report.
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