Jeff Garlin’s talent encompasses writing, producing, directing, acting and performing stand-up comedy. He is known as the Executive Producer and co-star of the critically acclaimed HBO series “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Garlin’s Netflix stand-up special, “Jeff Garlin: Our Man in Chicago” is currently streaming globally on the platform. Jeff has been directed in feature films by Lynn Shelton, Damien Chazelle, Josh Greenbaum, Colin Trevorrow, Janicza Bravo, Steven Soderbergh, Jay Roach, Steve Carr, Andy Tennant, Dean Parisot, Peter Cattaneo, Penelope Spheeris, among others.
His extensive voice-over credits include “Toy Story 3” and “Toy Story 4” (Buttercup the Unicorn), “Paranorman” (Perry Babcock), Disney-Pixar’s “WALL-E” (The Captain) and “Cars 2” (Otis).
He has written, directed, and starred in three films, “Handsome,” the first Netflix murder mystery, “Dealing with Idiots,” and “I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With.” Garlin has authored a nonfiction book, “Curbing It,” (Simon & Schuster), in which he shared his eye-opening journey to reduce his waistline and his carbon footprint during the production of the seventh season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”
In 2020, Garlin opened his first photography show at the Leica gallery in Los Angeles called “Big Bowl of Wonderful” with part of the proceeds from the print sales benefiting the charity FCancer. Upcoming, Jeff will be releasing a book of his photography titled “Jeff Garlin: Best Seat in the House: Moments No One Asked Me to Capture…But I Did Anyway.” It’s currently available for pre-order on Amazon from Rizzoli. Garlin’s hobbies include taking naps
