Jeff Garlin

Garlin was born on June 5, 1962, in Chicago, Illinois, to Gene{{cite news|title=Gene A. Garlin|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?pid=154436473|access-date=January 23, 2015|work=Chicago Tribune|publisher=Legacy.com|date=November 2, 2011}} and Carole (née Crafton) Garlin. He grew up in Morton Grove, Illinois,{{cite web|title=Gene A Garlin - United States Public Records|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLXT-G23|website=FamilySearch.org|access-date=January 23, 2015}} where his father owned a plumbing supply business called Bilko and his mother was active in community theater. He has a younger brother, Michael.{{cite web|last1=Maron|first1=Marc|title=Episode 567 - Jeff Garlin|url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_567_-_jeff_garlin|website=WTF with Marc Maron|access-date=January 23, 2015|format=Audio podcast|date=January 12, 2015}} Garlin is Jewish{{cite web|last=Torok|first=Ryan|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/summer_sneaks/article/jeff_garlinseriously_20100601|title=Jeff Garlin...Seriously|work=Jewish Journal|date=June 1, 2010|access-date=August 24, 2010|archive-date=August 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824185935/http://www.jewishjournal.com/summer_sneaks/article/jeff_garlinseriously_20100601/|url-status=dead}} and attended Hebrew school.{{cite web|last=Westbrook|first=Caroline|url=http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/1229_jeff_garlin.htm|title=Jeff Garlin interview|work=www.somethingjewish.co.uk|quote=...very proud and happy to be Italian, and I think everything that I do is naturally Jewish.|date=October 19, 2004|access-date=June 23, 2010|archive-date=January 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105165004/http://www.somethingjewish.co.uk/articles/1229_jeff_garlin.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Smiley|first=Tavis|url=https://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200509/20050912_garlin.html|title=Jeff Garlin profile|work=The Tavis Smiley Show|quote=I guess you could say – I mean, I'm Jewish, Larry's Jewish.|date=September 12, 2005|access-date=June 23, 2010|archive-date=May 31, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080531163759/http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200509/20050912_garlin.html|url-status=dead}}

Garlin has said he wanted to be a comedian since he was eight, when he saw Jimmy Durante perform in Chicago. Garlin attended Melzer Elementary School in Morton Grove. He enjoyed playing sports at school, but had to stop after being diagnosed with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome, a heart ailment.

When Garlin was in sixth grade, his father sold his supply business and the family relocated to South Florida.{{cite news|last1=Sotonoff|first1=Jamie|title=Jeff Garlin: Spontaneous, sugar-free and suburb-loving|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110607/news/706079986|access-date=January 23, 2015|work=Daily Herald|publisher=Paddock Publications|date=June 7, 2011}} He graduated from Nova High School in Davie, Florida, in 1980. He attended Broward Community College, followed by a stint studying film at the University of Miami, where he first began to perform stand-up comedy.{{cite web|url=http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/articles/2008/03/06/features/arts/aarts0306.txt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723060106/http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/articles/2008/03/06/features/arts/aarts0306.txt|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 23, 2012|title=Jeff Garlin definitely will not curb your enthusiasm|work=Cleveland Jewish News|last=Fine|first=Arlene|date=March 6, 2008|access-date=July 3, 2010}}

In 1984, aged 22, Garlin moved back to Chicago to pursue a stand-up comedy career. He performed with the comedy troupe The Second City.{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiego.com/articles/2011-02-01/interview-comedian-jeff-garlin|title=Interview With Comedian Jeff Garlin|work=SanDiego.com|author=Gordon Downs|date=February 1, 2011|access-date=August 13, 2017}}{{Cite web |last=Swartz |first=Tracy |date=2017-05-04 |title=Jeff Garlin on the 'magic' of Joe Maddon and how Second City's 'changed for the worse' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2017/05/04/jeff-garlin-on-the-magic-of-joe-maddon-and-how-second-citys-changed-for-the-worse/ |access-date=2024-04-01 |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US}} He worked in the box office with Stephen Colbert.{{cite web|author=Joan Rivers|title=In Bed With Joan - Episode 29: Jeff Garlin|url=http://inbedwithjoan.com/2013/09/episode-29-jeff-garlin|website=In Bed With Joan|access-date=January 23, 2015|format=Video interview|date=September 24, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123085652/http://inbedwithjoan.com/2013/09/episode-29-jeff-garlin/|archive-date=January 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}

While living in Wrigleyville, Chicago during the 1980s, Garlin was briefly roommates with Conan O'Brien, who was then a comedy writer.{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chicagoinc/ct-conan-obrien-jeff-garlin-chicago-roommates-20170208-story.html|title=Watch Conan O'Brien recall living with 'madman' Jeff Garlin in Wrigleyville|author=Tracy Swartz|date=February 8, 2017|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=August 13, 2017}}{{cite news|url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-05-08-0605080353-story,amp.html|title=Conan Calling|author=Matt McGuire|date=May 8, 2006|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=August 13, 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-05-09-0605090221-story,amp.html|title=Living with Conan|author=Jimmy Greenfield|date=May 9, 2006|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=August 13, 2017}}{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-05-07-0605060224-story,amp.html|title=What Chicago taught Conan|author=Maureen Ryan|date=May 7, 2006|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=August 13, 2017}} He remains close to O'Brien, and after O'Brien was removed as host of The Tonight Show in 2010 so that Jay Leno could return, Garlin said he would not be a guest on the show again.

Garlin was hired by comedians Denis Leary and Jon Stewart to help develop their specials. He worked as a stage director for their shows and edited the scripts. He worked with Larry David in this same way. He continues to do standup, where he says he improvises a lot on stage, and feels very relaxed, "maybe too relaxed."

Garlin has a variety of television and film appearances to his credit, as an actor and a stand up, including Dr. Katz, Arrested Development, Everybody Loves Raymond, Late Show with David Letterman, Tom Goes to the Mayor, The Life and Times of Tim, The Daily Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and Entourage.{{cite web|title=Jeff Garland|url=http://www.curbweeknights.com/character-bios/index.php?bios=jeff|publisher=curbweeknights.com|access-date=June 16, 2013|archive-date=October 4, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215916/http://www.curbweeknights.com/character-bios/index.php?bios=jeff|url-status=dead}}

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From 1997 to 1999, Garlin spent three seasons on NBC's Mad About You in the role of Marvin.{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/random-roles-jeff-garlin |title=Jeff Garlin profile |work=The A.V. Club |last=Murray |first=Noel |date=August 29, 2007 |access-date=February 26, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=November 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He co-stars in and executive produces the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm. He had a recurring role on the series Wizards of Waverly Place as Uncle Kelbo, appearing in three episodes over the first three seasons.

After making an uncredited début as Gut Gut in Spring Break (1983), Garlin earned his first film credit in Dolly Parton's 1992 comedy Straight Talk.{{cite web|title=Jeff Garlin|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/68709%7C0/Jeff-Garlin/|website=Turner Classic Movies Database|access-date=January 23, 2015}} He had a small role in RoboCop 3 as "Donut Jerk" after a member of the casting crew saw him eat a doughnut while leaving Krispy Kreme with an additional two dozen doughnuts. He also had a cameo appearance in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me in 1999.

Other cameo appearances include Run Ronnie Run!, After the Sunset, Fat Albert, and Sleepover. He appeared in Steven Soderbergh's Full Frontal (2002) and in Daddy Day Care (2003). In 2005, he had a small role in Fun with Dick and Jane.

In 2008, Garlin appeared in The Rocker as Stan, and played Ed Lawson in Strange Wilderness. He lent his voice to the Disney/Pixar films Toy Story 3 and Toy Story 4, as Buttercup. He appeared as Sid, alongside Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler, in the 2010 comedy action film The Bounty Hunter. He played Ed Burch in Laggies, released in 2014.

His feature directorial debut, I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With (which he also wrote), premiered to favorable reviews at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. It opened in September 2007. The film co-starred Sarah Silverman and Bonnie Hunt.{{cite web|title=Jeff Garlin biodata|url=http://www.thespeakeragency.com/main/speaker/531|work=The Speaker Agency|access-date=June 16, 2013|archive-date=January 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123074241/http://www.thespeakeragency.com/main/speaker/531|url-status=dead}}

In 2006, Garlin directed This Filthy World, a one-man show performed by director John Waters. He was a voice actor in WALL-E (2008), as B. McCrea, the captain of the Axiom spaceship.[http://www.thestream.tv/series.php?s=16 The Weakly News, Episode Episode #217] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105040939/http://www.thestream.tv/series.php?s=16 |date=2010-01-05 }}, thestream.tv; accessed October 29, 2014. Garlin executive produced the documentary Finding Vivian Maier (2013).

In 2013, Garlin signed onto the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs, which premiered on September 24, 2013.{{cite web |last1=Kimball |first1=Trevor |title=ABC Announces Fall 2013 Premiere Dates |url=https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/abc-announces-fall-2013-premiere-dates-29091/ |website=TV Series Finale |access-date=December 16, 2021 |date=July 16, 2013}} He played Murray Goldberg, the father of the title family. In December 2021, as shooting of the show's ninth season neared completion, Garlin left the series{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Jeff Garlin Exits 'The Goldbergs' Following HR Investigations Into On-Set Behavior |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/jeff-garlin-exit-the-goldbergs-hr-investigations-season-9-1234892030/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=December 16, 2021 |date=December 15, 2021}} following misconduct allegations and investigations by the show's human resources department, initially reported in November 2019.{{cite web |last1=Sarner |first1=Lauren |title='Curb Your Enthusiasm' star Jeff Garlin was almost fired from 'The Goldbergs' |url=https://nypost.com/2019/11/15/curb-your-enthusiasm-star-jeff-garlin-was-almost-fired-from-the-goldbergs/ |website=New York Post |access-date=December 16, 2021 |date=November 15, 2019}} For the rest of the season, Garlin's character continued to appear on the show via outtakes, a stand-in, and CGI.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/jeff-garlin-fired-the-goldbergs-still-appearing-murray-1235137484/|title=Fired 'The Goldbergs' Star Jeff Garlin Will Still Appear This Season, Via Previously Shot Footage|website=Variety|date=December 20, 2021|access-date=March 16, 2022|author=Kate Aurthur}}{{cite web |url=https://uproxx.com/tv/the-goldbergs-jeff-garlin-cgi-body-double-scene/|title=What In The World Is Happening With Jeff Garlin's Character On 'The Goldbergs' In This Scene?|website=Uproxx|date=March 14, 2022|access-date=March 15, 2022|author=Mike Redmond}} The character was later killed off in the show's tenth and final season.

In July 2013, Garlin directed his second film, Dealin' with Idiots,{{cite news|last1=D'Alessandro|first1=Anthony|title=Jeff Garlin Got So Annoyed at L.A. Little League Parents That He Made A Movie About Them|url=http://www.laweekly.com/film/jeff-garlin-got-so-annoyed-at-la-little-league-parents-that-he-made-a-movie-about-them-2614484|access-date=January 23, 2015|work=LA Weekly|date=July 18, 2013}} inspired by his experiences with his sons in Little League.{{cite news|last1=Zeitchik|first1=Steven|title=Jeff Garlin takes another directorial swing in 'Dealin' With Idiots'|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-jeff-garlin-20130720-story.html#page=1|access-date=December 9, 2015|work=Los Angeles Times|date=July 23, 2013}}{{cite news|last1=Webster|first1=Andy|title=Youth League Tantrums, but Not by the Kids|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/movies/in-dealin-with-idiots-jeff-garlin-lampoons-parents.html|access-date=December 9, 2015|work=The New York Times|date=July 16, 2013}} The entire film was improvised.{{cite news|last1=Marshall|first1=Rick|title=Jeff Garlin on Improv, Little League, and Dealin' With Idiots|url=http://www.ifc.com/fix/2013/07/jeff-garlin-on-improv-little-league-and-dealin-with-idiots|access-date=December 9, 2015|work=IFC|date=July 25, 2013}}

In October 2019, Garlin revealed he would have a role in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the final installment of the Star Wars saga, which was released on December 20, 2019.{{cite web |last=Cavanaugh|first=Patrick|title=The Goldbergs Star Confirms Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Cameo |url=https://comicbook.com/starwars/2019/10/02/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-jeff-garlin-cameo-the-goldbergs-curb-your-enthusiasm/ |website=ComicBook.com|access-date=October 22, 2019|date=October 1, 2019}} He played Junn Gobint.

On December 3, 2021, Vanity Fair published an article detailing that Garlin had been under investigation for three years for "allegedly engag[ing] in a pattern of verbal and physical conduct on [the set of The Goldbergs] that made people uncomfortable". The report found that he had used "inappropriate language" and engaged in "unwanted physical contact" on set such as hugging or touching others without their consent.{{cite magazine |last1=Ryan |first1=Maureen |title="No, I Have Not Been Fired From The Goldbergs": Jeff Garlin Responds to Talk of Misbehavior on Set |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/12/jeff-garlin-responds-to-talk-of-misbehavior-on-set |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=December 3, 2021|access-date=4 December 2021}}{{cite magazine |last1=Mauch |first1=Ally |title=Jeff Garlin Speaks Out About the HR Investigations Over His 'Behavior' on The Goldbergs Set |url=https://people.com/tv/jeff-garlin-hr-investigations-for-behavior-on-the-goldbergs-set/ |magazine=People |date=December 3, 2021|access-date=December 4, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Wilkinson |first1=Joseph |title=Jeff Garlin addresses misconduct allegations on 'The Goldbergs,' says he's been subject of HR investigation for 3 years |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-jeff-garlin-misconduct-goldbergs-20211204-sev7k3o3dvgude3ardja74fxzm-story.html |newspaper=New York Daily News|date=December 3, 2021}} On December 15, 2021, it was announced that Garlin would not return to the show. His departure was said to be a mutual decision.

In 2010, Garlin published a book, My Footprint: Carrying the Weight of the World, a memoir that documents his journey to lessen his carbon footprint.{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-07-14/entertainment/ct-ott-0715-jeff-garlin-review-20110715_1_garlin-steppenwolf-theatre-show|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129064745/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-07-14/entertainment/ct-ott-0715-jeff-garlin-review-20110715_1_garlin-steppenwolf-theatre-show|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2012|title=Theater review: Jeff Garlin at Steppenwolf|website=chicagotribune.com|date=July 14, 2011 |access-date=12 May 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/keyword/jeff-garlin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222073402/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/keyword/jeff-garlin|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2015|title=Articles about Jeff Garlin|website=Chicago Tribune|date=November 9, 2005 |access-date=12 May 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-xpm-2014-01-28-chi-jeff-garlin-headed-back-to-chicago-20140128-story.html|title=Jeff Garlin headed back to Chicago|website=chicagotribune.com|date=January 28, 2014 |access-date=12 May 2017}}

On the comedy podcast network Earwolf{{cite magazine|first=Clark |last=Collis|url=https://ew.com/article/2013/01/08/jeff-garlin-arrested-development/|title=Jeff Garlin discusses 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' and his new podcast|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=August 1, 2013|access-date=July 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515082415/http://popwatch.ew.com/2013/01/08/jeff-garlin-arrested-development|archive-date=May 15, 2013|url-status=dead}} Garlin hosted By the Way, In Conversation with Jeff Garlin,{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/redeye-jeff-garlin-sets-standup-dates-at-steppenwolf-theatre-tv-20121102-story.html|title=Jeff Garlin sets stand-up dates at Steppenwolf Theatre|author=Curt Wagner|date=November 2, 2012|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=August 13, 2017}} which consisted of unscripted talks rather than formal interviews. The debut episode featured Garlin's Curb Your Enthusiasm co-star Larry David. The twice monthly installments were recorded in front of a live audience at Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles. The podcast's last episode was released in February 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.earwolf.com/episode/benmont-tench/|title=Benmont Tench|access-date=August 13, 2017}}

In March 2018, Garlin was one of the actors who voiced the audiobook A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo.{{cite news |last=Perkins |first=Dennis |date=March 19, 2018 |title=John Oliver hijacks homophobe Mike Pence's bunny book with a better one in A Day In The Life Of Marlon Bundo |url=https://www.avclub.com/john-oliver-hijacks-homophobe-mike-pences-bunny-book-wi-1823879129 |work=The A.V. Club |access-date=March 19, 2018 }}

In August 2020, Garlin was a guest DJ on SiriusXM's Tom Petty Radio.https://www.facebook.com/tompetty/videos/222390652488291 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}

Katie Puckrik in The Guardian wrote, "British comedy is a touchstone for Garlin". Garlin has said: "Monty Python changed my life. I watched the original Office. I love The Mighty Boosh and The Goon Show. I'm a fanatic about Ealing comedies. And Fawlty Towers is probably my favorite thing that I've ever seen come out of England."{{cite news |title=Jeff Garlin: 'Monty Python changed my life' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/jun/22/jeff-garlin-curb-your-enthusiasm |access-date=August 29, 2019 |work=The Guardian}}

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Garlin married Marla Beth Cahan on July 24, 1994. They have two sons. In September 2018, they announced their intention to divorce.{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/the-goldbergs-star-jeff-garlin-files-for-divorce-after-24-years-of-marriage-109040|title='The Goldbergs' Star Jeff Garlin Files for Divorce After 24 Years of Marriage|publisher=www.etonline.com|date=4 September 2018|access-date=14 September 2018}} In March 2020, Garlin said that he and Cahan were at the end of their divorce proceedings. He has been dating Sari Tracht, an editor, since early 2021.{{cite web | title = Jeff Garlin Confirms He's Still Dating Girlfriend Sari Tracht | url = https://glamourbuff.com/exclusive/jeff-garlin-still-dating-sari-tracht/ | date = December 8, 2023 | first = Priyanka | last = Tamang | work = Glamour Buff |access-date=December 14, 2023}}

Garlin is a fan of the Chicago Cubs. Every year on his birthday, he attends a game with his friend Kevin Cronin, lead singer of REO Speedwagon.{{cite news|last1=Posnanski|first1=Joe|title=The Poscast - Stories: Jeff Garlin|url=http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-poscast/e/45318595?autoplay=true|access-date=July 13, 2016}} He is also a fan of the Chicago Bears and is season-ticket holder.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagobears.com/photos/top-10-celebrity-bears-fans|work=ChicagoBears.com|title=Top 10: Celebrity Bears fans|accessdate=May 30, 2025}}

According to his book, Garlin voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 election.

Garlin practices transcendental meditation, which he does twice a day.{{cite news|last1=Puckrik|first1=Katie|title=Jeff Garlin: 'Monty Python changed my life'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/jun/22/jeff-garlin-curb-your-enthusiasm|access-date=January 23, 2015|work=The Guardian|date=June 22, 2011}} He says it has helped him with symptoms of ADHD.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

For a few years, Garlin lived with talk-show host Conan O'Brien. O'Brien has said that sometimes Garlin woke him up in the middle of the night and made him perform skits.{{cite news|last1=Pixie|title=Can I Please Say This? Jeff Garlin talks to us about ADD, eating disorders, and why adversity is the best thing that can happen to you.|url=http://www.rookiemag.com/2011/10/can-i-please-say-this|access-date=January 23, 2015|work=Rookie|date=October 27, 2011}}

Garlin's dog on the television show The Goldbergs lives with him in real life.{{Cite web |last=Reardon |first=Sophie |date=2022-09-22 |title=Jeff Garlin, comedian and former "The Goldbergs" star, reveals he has bipolar disorder |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeff-garlin-comedian-and-the-goldbergs-star-bipolar-disorder/ |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=CBS News |language=en-US}}

On September 20, 2022, Garlin announced that he has been struggling with bipolar disorder, writing: "Bipolar is a motherfucker. Sometimes it's just too much to deal with. I'm doing the best I can. This the first time that I've opened up about this."{{Cite web |title=Jeff Garlin, comedian and former "The Goldbergs" star, reveals he has bipolar disorder |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeff-garlin-comedian-and-the-goldbergs-star-bipolar-disorder/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=www.cbsnews.com |date=September 22, 2022 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Shanfeld |first=Ethan |date=2022-09-22 |title=Ex-'Goldbergs' Star Jeff Garlin Reveals Bipolar Disorder: 'I'm Doing the Best I Can' |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/jeff-garlin-bipolar-the-goldbergs-1235380528/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Jeff Garlin on Instagram: "Bipolar is a motherfucker. Sometimes it's just too much to deal with. I'm doing the best I can. This the first time that I've opened up about this. #bipolar" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CiwMoMPss8-/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Instagram |language=en}}

In his late 20s, Garlin had surgery in Oklahoma City to correct the heart condition Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome, a defect in an accessory electrical conduction pathway in the heart that results in tachycardia. Garlin said he was an early recipient (#72) of the surgery, which millions of people have undergone.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

In February 2000, before filming began on Curb Your Enthusiasm, he had a stroke at the age of 37. During the early episodes of season one, he had noticeably slurred speech that later improved. In addition to epilepsy and attention deficit disorder, he has type II diabetes, which he controls with diet and exercise.{{cite web |last1=DEGRUSHE |first1=Allison |title='The Goldbergs' Star Jeff Garlin Documents Impressive Weight Loss Journey |url=https://www.distractify.com/p/jeff-garlin-weight-loss |website=distractify.com |date=September 29, 2021 |publisher=Distractify |access-date=4 December 2021}} Garlin has written about his problems with food and discussed his weight problems publicly. In a 2011 interview, he said: "I think people look at fat people as having a lack of willpower when willpower has nothing to do with it. I didn't change my life until I approached everything like an addict. I haven't had sweets in almost three years because I know if I have one cookie, just like if an alcoholic has his first drink, I'm off to the races and I'm back eating sugar again."

• Garlin, Jeff, and John Ficarra. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56029435 The MAD Bathroom Companion: The Gushing Fourth Edition.] New York: MAD Books, 2004.
• Garlin, Jeff. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/310397805 My Footprint: Carrying the Weight of the World.] New York: Gallery Books, 2010; {{ISBN|978-1-439-15010-8}}
• Republished as: Garlin, Jeff. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/773813860 Curbing It.] New York: Gallery Books, 2010; {{ISBN|978-1-439-15012-2}}

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