Zach Galifianakis
Zach Galifianakis had his big moment of success a bit later than most. Zach was a stand-up comedian with a small but loyal following, but when the massive hit comedy\xa0The Hangover\xa0came out, his life drastically changed. At 40 years old, Zach was unaccustomed to throngs of fans and perplexed by the attention brought by fame. As he says, \u201cNo one wanted to hear me speak or ask my opinion until I got into the movies. That doesn\u2019t make any sense.\u201dZach\u2019s down to earth approach to life likely originated with his family\u2014a naturally funny and supportive crowd who encouraged Zach to follow his dreams of performing at an early age. After school, he moved to New York City to find an acting coach who could take him under their wing and provide an entrance into the business. Success wasn\u2019t imminent though. As Zach says, \u201cI worked for an uncle who managed a restaurant called Tequila Willie\u2019s, where I had to wear a sombrero and pick up my tips off the kitchen room floor. Have you ever been on the kitchen floor on your hands and knees picking up quarters with a sombrero on? It\u2019s very uplifting. Especially, when you\u2019re still a busboy at 28.\u201d Zach never found his long sought after acting coach but instead discovered stand up in the back of a burger restaurant, and never looked back.Even with his roles in big budget films, Zach continues to take on interesting, outside the box projects\u2014whether it\u2019s being a fake talk show host in the Netflix movie adaptation of\xa0Between Two Ferns\xa0or doing impromptu stand-up at a steakhouse in Pasadena. Over the course of our conversation, you\u2019ll realize Zach\u2019s honesty and modesty is as endearing as it is hilarious, as awkward as it is intimate.Zach joins\xa0Off Camera\xa0to talk about his favorite\xa0Between Two Ferns\xa0moment, his mission to take the piss out of \u201ccelebrity,\u201d and why you should dress up as a witch and go find him on the streets of Venice if you want to have a nice ten-minute conversation.