Jeffrey Todd Garlin was born on the 5th June 1962 in Chicago, Illinois USA of Jewish ancestry. He is an actor and voice actor, probably best recognized for starring in the role of agent Jeff Greene in the HBO show “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (2000), and as Murray Goldberg in the ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs” (2013-present). He is known as well as an author, who has published several books. He became a member of the entertainment industry in 1984.
So, have you ever wondered how rich Jeff Garlin is? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total sum of Jeff’s net worth is over $5 million, as of early 2016. Obviously, his careers as an actor, voice actor and author have earned him a big part of his fortune over time.
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Jeff Garlin Net Worth $5 Million
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Jeff Garlin was raised with a younger brother in Morton Grove, Illinois by parents Carole and Gene Garlin. He was interested in acting from an early age, as his mother was a very active member of the local community theater. As Jeff was Jewish, he went to Hebrew school, after which he attended Melzer Elementary School. When he was in sixth grade, he moved with his family to South Florida, where he matriculated from Nova High School, Davie, Florida in 1980. Then he enrolled at Broward Community College; however, he dropped out of college and started to perform stand-up comedy.
Jeff’s professional acting career began in the mid-1980s, when he returned to Chicago and joined The Second City comedy troupe. Before the end of the 1980s, he had acquired several minor roles in productions such as “Roseanne” (1989), and “Dear John” (1989). With the beginning of the 1990s, his career took off: his number of appearances increased, and his net worth also began to rise. Some of his notable roles include those in such films and TV series as “Straight Talk” (1992), “The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes” (1995), “Senseless” (1998), and “Mad About You” (1997-1999).
He continued to line up success after success in the 2000s, increasing further his net worth. Some of the titles in which he featured include “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (2000-2011), “Arrested Development” (2005-2013), “Daddy Day Care” (2003) alongside Eddie Murphy, “Sleepover” (2004) with Alexa PennaVega in the lead role, and “After The Sunset” the same year. Three years later, he appeared in films “Strange Wilderness”, and “The Rocker”, further increasing his net worth. Other notable appearances include “Dealin’ With Idiots” (2013), “Safety Not Guaranteed” (2012), and most recently “The Goldbergs” (2013-2016).
To speak further of his accomplishments, Jeff has also worked as a voice actor, lending his voice to characters from such animated series and films as “WALL-E” (2008), “Toy Story 3” (2010), “Cars 2” (2011), “ParaNorman” (2012), and he will also feature in the film “Toy Story 4”, which will be released in 2018 and no doubt increase the overall size of his net worth. Thanks to his successful career, Jeff has received numerous prestigious nominations and awards, including seven Primetime Emmy nominations for his work on “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, and PGA Award also for “Curb Your Enthusiasm”.
Apart from his successful acting career, Jeff is also known as an author, who published his first book in 2004 entitled “The MAD Bathroom Companion: The Gushing Fourth Edition.”, together with John Ficarra. In 2010 he released two more books – “My Footprint: Carrying The Weight Of The World”, and “Curbing It”. All of these publications increased his net worth by a large margin.
Regarding his personal life, Jeff Garlin has been married to Marla Beth Cahan since 1994; the couple has two sons and their current residence is in Los Angeles, California. Jeff is known as a practitioner of transcendental meditation. Spare time he spends enjoying baseball and photography.
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