- Born
- Died
- Birth nameGregory C. Giraldo
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Greg Giraldo was born on December 10, 1965 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Common Law (1996), Z Rock (2008) and Greg Giraldo: Midlife Vices (2009). He was married to MaryAnne McAlpin-Giraldo. He died on September 29, 2010 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.
- SpousesMaryAnne McAlpin-Giraldo(January 23, 1999 - September 29, 2010) (his death, 3 children)?(1989 - 1991) (divorced)
- Graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School.
- Rushed to a New Jersey hospital on September 25, 2010, after an accidental drug overdose.
- Despite his multiple appearances on the Comedy Central Roasts, being a series regular on Lewis Black's Root of All Evil (2008), and even having his own show on the network, he had only one stand-up special on Comedy Central, which was the 2009 "Greg Giraldo: Midlife Vices" (2009) (TV)_ show.
- Was a lawyer for less than a year before he changed his profession to comedy.
- On March 18, 2011, Comedy Central aired a tribute to Greg titled Give It Up for Greg Giraldo (2011). Fellow comedians Sarah Silverman, 'Nick Swardson'', Lewis Black, Conan O'Brien, Denis Leary, Dave Attell, and Jeffrey Ross (to name a few) gave very emotional heartfelt condolences to Greg.
- [on Christianity] The Virgin Mary... We have a whole religion based on a woman who really stuck to her story.
- It's hard to distinguish when I was actually struggling from when I only felt like I was struggling - which was pretty much always.
- I've always had real trouble knowing what my actual desires and goals are. I've just been dragged along by fate.
- Little did I know that earning a living at stand-up is the hardest thing you can do. But once I started doing it, I just loved it, and I realized that I was actually kinda good at it, and then that was it.
- There are no black people in Iraq, so how will they know who to shoot at?
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