Jeff Garlin Biography

Heavyset comedian Jeff Garlin started doing standup comedy at his Florida college before he returned to his hometown of Chicago, IL, and joined the cast of Second City. In 1992, he made his film debut in the Dolly Parton comedy Straight Talk, followed by small roles in other features and made-for-TV movies. In 1997, he starred in his own HBO half-hour comedy special and guest starred on Everybody Loves Raymond a couple times before playing the reoccurring role of Marvin on NBC's Mad About You. After bit parts in the comedies Senseless and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Garlin made the successful switch back to television. This time he tried directing and producing in addition to playing Larry David's manager, Jeff Greene, on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, which would become his most recognizable role. He then hosted the short-lived variety show Late Friday and joined the cast of What About Joan for its second and final season. He made a brief return to film for Steven Soderbergh's Full Frontal and then gained co-star status with Eddie Murphy for Daddy Day Care in 2003. In 2006 he wrote, directed, and starred in the sweet indie comedy I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With, and two years later joined the Pixar family providing the voice of the ship captain in the highly-successful Wall-E. As he continued working on Curb, he found working on animated films to his liking and lent his voice to Cars 2, Toy Story 3 and ParaNorman. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

• 1. Captain: This is called farming! You kids are gonna grow all kinds of plants! Vegetable plants, pizza plants.
  From WALL-E. Submitted by Rocky F (3 months ago)

• 1. Captain: I don't want to survive! I want to live!
  From WALL-E. Submitted by Andrew O (3 months ago)

• 1. Captain: Ladies and Gentleman, this is your Captain speaking. We have a slight malfunction with the autopilot. [this while its flinging him around the ship]
  From WALL-E. Submitted by Augusta M (4 months ago)

• 1. Captain: [to the Ship's Computer] You want this plant? Come get it, Blinky.
  From WALL-E. Submitted by Augusta M (4 months ago)

• 1. Captain: Earth is amazing! There are these things called farms. They put seeds in the ground, pour water on them, and they grow into food, like pizzas!
  From WALL-E. Submitted by Augusta M (4 months ago)

• 1. WALL-E: [WALL-E is discovered on the ship. He shakes the captain's hand] WALL-E...
  2. Captain: [speechless; looking at the piece of dirt on his hand] Have WALL-E cleaned [to the Ship's Computer]
  From WALL-E. Submitted by Augusta M (4 months ago)

• 1. Ship's Computer: [after Eve is found on the ship] Voice authorisation required.
  2. Captain: Er... [device repeats it back to him]
  3. Ship's Computer: Voice accepted.
  From WALL-E. Submitted by Augusta M (4 months ago)

• 1. Captain: [playing with a toy Axiom] Prepare for landing. [makes thruster noise]
  From WALL-E. Submitted by Diego T (5 months ago)

• 1. Captain: Out there is our home. *HOME*, Auto. And it's in trouble. I can't just sit here and-and-do nothing. [moves back toward Auto] That's all I've ever done! That's all anyone on this blasted ship has ever done. Nothing!
  From WALL-E. Submitted by Lou Z (8 months ago)

• 1. Captain: Oh, it's good to be home!
  From WALL-E. Submitted by Lucas M (9 months ago)

• 1. Captain: Mutiny!
  From WALL-E. Submitted by Javis C (9 months ago)

• 1. Woody: Where's the way out?
  2. Buttercup: (in a creepy voice) There is no way out! (everyone gasps) Just kidding the doors right there.
  From Toy Story 3. Submitted by Matt S (11 months ago)

• 1. Mary: I didn't know we had a pool!
  From WALL-E. Submitted by Theodore G (11 months ago)

• 1. Captain: I don't want to survive. I want to live!
  From WALL-E. Submitted by Theodore G (11 months ago)

• 1. Captain: I'm the captain of the Axiom. We are going home today.
  From WALL-E. Submitted by Benny B (13 months ago)

• 1. Captain: Computer, define 'dancing.'
  From WALL-E. Submitted by Chris P (13 months ago)