Fun Facts About Zach Galifianakis

Zach Galifianakis rose to fame with his comedic role as Alan in "The Hangover". He reprises the role in "The Hangover Part II" which is out now in theaters. Besides The Hangover, he's also had notable parts in the comedy Due Date and the TV show Bored to Death. As the following fun facts might suggest, his wacky sense of humor makes it difficult to know sometimes when he's being serious or joking around.

Fun facts on humor: In an interview with GQ, Zach Galifianakis said that he always finds the tuba funny, and thinks that the TV show Intervention would be funny if they just put a laugh track on it.

Online videos worth watching: Zach Galifianakis put out a series of funny interviews with celebrities called Between Two Ferns. He has interviewed such celebs as Will Ferrell, Michael Cera, Charlize Theron, Ben Stiller, Jon Hamm, Steve Carell, Bruce Willis, Natalie Portman, and his Hangover co-star Bradley Cooper. You can watch Between Two Ferns online at Funny or Die. (www.funnyordie.com)

Fun facts on personal opinions: The actor recently gave a funny fill-in-the blank interview with GQ magazine. Some of the highlights of this interview are his feelings on how the president should be elected by eeny-meeny-miney-moe; how his biggest regret is his beer gut; and how he would like to buy Sarah Palin.

A Zach Galifianakis joke: "That show, Amazing Race -- Is that about white people?"

Fun facts on upcoming movies: Fans can soon see Zach Galifianakis in the movie "Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie". It's a comedy about two guys who get a billion dollars to make a movie, and also stars Will Ferrell. He also voices the character Hobo Joe in "The Muppets".

Fact Sources:

Gentleman's Quarterly, "Zach Galifianakis" (Aug 2010).

Gentleman's Quartley, "Zach Galifianakis" (May 2011).