Janeane Garofalo

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Janeane Garofalo

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Birthplace: Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
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Daughter of Private and Joan Barbara Crane
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Managed by: Geoffrey David Trowbridge
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About Janeane Garofalo

Janeane Garofalo (/dʒəˈniːn ɡəˈrɒfəloʊ/) is an American actress, stand-up comedian, liberal political activist, and writer.

Garofalo began her career as a stand-up comedian and became a cast member on The Ben Stiller Show, The Larry Sanders Show, and Saturday Night Live, then appeared in more than 50 movies, with leading or major roles in The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Wet Hot American Summer, The Matchmaker, Reality Bites, Steal This Movie!, Clay Pigeons, Sweethearts, Mystery Men, and The Independent, among numerous others. She stars with Bradley Cooper and Paul Rudd in a 2015 Netflix eight-episode prequel to Wet Hot American Summer featuring most of the cast playing their original roles from the 2001 movie.

Garofalo is an outspoken progressive activist. From March 2004 to July 2006, she hosted Air America Radio's The Majority Report with Sam Seder.

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1964
September 28, 1964
Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States