Janeane Garofalo's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) 24 Janis Gold Felicity Sally Reardon Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Beth Griffith The Larry Sanders Show Paula The Belzer Connection Janeane Gar… Comic Remix Janeane Gar… Freak Show The Bearded…

Main Movie Roles 2010 - I Am Comic 2009 - Labor Pains 2008 - The Guitar 2007 - Ratatouille 2007 - Manufacturing Dissent 2007 - Then She Found Me 2007 - The Ten 2006 - Southland Tales 2006 - The Wild 2005 - Duane Hopwood 2003 - Wonderland 2002 - Martin & Orloff 2002 - Big Trouble 2002 - The Laramie Project 2001 - Wet Hot American Summer 2000 - Titan A.E. 2000 - What Planet are you from? 2000 - The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle 2000 - Steal This Movie 1999 - The Minus Man 1999 - 200 Cigarettes 1999 - Mystery Men 1999 - Dogma 1998 - Half Baked 1998 - Permanent Midnight 1998 - Clay Pigeons 1997 - Cop Land 1997 - Romy and Michele's High School Reunion 1997 - The MatchMaker 1996 - Larger Than Life 1996 - The Truth About Cats & Dogs 1996 - The Cable Guy 1995 - Now and Then 1995 - Coldblooded 1995 - Bye Bye Love 1994 - Reality Bites

BIOGRAPHY:

Janeane, the petite woman with the acerbic wit, was born in Newton, New Jersey, in 1964, and had many jobs before breaking into show biz. She worked as a bike messenger, a shoe salesperson (no doubt with Al Bundy's disposition), waitress and temp secretary. Watching David Letterman on TV inspired her to write comedy, and by 1985 she was doing stand up comedy. As such, Janeane has become a cult figure, giving a voice to a generation, venting her frustration at TV, dating, relationships, life in general and anything that ticks her off in particular. Janeane did sketches on "The Ben Stiller Show" (1992) (an Emmy winning, but canceled show). She would continue to collaborate with Ben Stiller in future projects. Janeane received 2 Emmy nominations for her work on "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992), developing her signature character: a smart, cynical woman with a razor wit. She was not happy with her "Saturday Night Live" (1975) stint in 1994, and was vocal about it (of course). Transferring her persona from TV to the big screen, she moved on to movies, basically playing the character she had defined for herself. In Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) she portrayed a smart, cynical, successful businesswomen with a razor wit, and this time with swear words (in the movie she had developed a brand of cigarettes with fast-burning paper, for the gal on the go; in real life it is alleged she smokes Marlboros). Janeane continues to work in TV and movies, often collaborating with Ben Stiller in a number of movies like Mystery Men (1999), his easygoing style being a counterpoint to her caustic nature.


TRIVIA:

• At one point or another, has worked with every member of the Kids in the Hall.
• In his DVD commentary for _Dogma (1999)_ (qv), director 'Kevin Smith (I)' (qv) said that in retrospect he wished he offered the role of Bethany to Garofalo instead of 'Linda Fiorentino' (qv), whom he found very difficult to work with and on some days, she in fact wasn't even speaking to him. Garofalo appeared in _Dogma (1999)_ (qv) as Liz at the abortion clinic.
• Studied History at Providence College, a Catholic college in Rhode Island.
• Traveled widely with 'Margaret Cho' (qv) on the comedy club circuit. They blamed each other for their bad smoking habits.
• Daughter of 'Carmine Garofalo' (qv).
• In 1984, she had breast reduction surgery. The surgery reduced her measurement from a 36D cup to a B cup.
• She has 15 tattoos.
• Guest-starred in two _"Law & Order" (1990)_ (qv) episodes, the first one called "D-Girl" and in a _"The Sopranos" (1999)_ (qv) called "D-Girl". The "D" stands for "development". In the film industry, a D-girl is a low-level executive who considers scripts for further development.