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Janeane Garofalo (; born September 28, 1964) is an American film 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 and feminist activist. From March 2004 to July 2006, she hosted Air America Radio's ''The Majority Report ''with Sam Seder. ==Early life== Garofalo was born in Newton, New Jersey, the daughter of Joan and Carmine Garofalo. Her mother was a secretary in the petrochemical industry and died of cancer when Janeane was 24. Her father is a former executive at Exxon. Garofalo was raised as a conservative Catholic and is of Italian and Irish descent. She grew up in various places, including Ontario, California; Madison, New Jersey; and Katy, Texas. Garofalo is quoted as having disliked life in Texas because of the heat, humidity, and the emphasis on prettiness and sports in high school.〔〔 While studying history at Providence College, Garofalo entered a comedy talent search sponsored by the Showtime cable network, winning the title of "Funniest Person in Rhode Island." Her original gimmick was to read off her hand, which was not successful in subsequent performances. Dreaming of earning a slot on the writing staff of the TV show ''Late Night with David Letterman'', she became a professional standup comedian upon graduating from college with degrees in History and American Studies. She struggled for a number of years, working briefly as a bike messenger in Boston. Garofalo has described herself thus: "I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is always half empty. And cracked. And I just cut my lip on it. And chipped a tooth." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Janeane Garofalo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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