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Gregory C. Giraldo Wiki Biography
Gregory C. Giraldo was born on 10 December 1965, in The Bronx, New York City USA, to Dolores, of Spanish descent, and Alfonso Giraldo, of Colombian descent. He was a stand-up comedian, television personality and lawyer, best known for his appearances in the Comedy Central roast specials and shows, such as “Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn“. He passed away in 2010.
So just how wealthy was Greg Giraldo? According to sources, Giraldo had earned a net worth of over $100,000, established through his involvement in the comedy entertainment business which began in 1992.
Giraldo grew up in the upper middle class neighborhood of Queens, New York City, along with his two siblings. He attended Regis High School in Manhattan, matriculating in 1983, and then enrolled at Columbia University, graduating with a BA degree in English. He then attended Harvard Law School, graduating in 1990 with a law degree.
Prior to turning to comedy, Giraldo briefly worked as an associate for Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom law firm in New York City. In 1992, he gave up his law career and began performing stand-up comedy in clubs such as Manhattan’s Comedy Cellar. While performing at the 1995 Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, he was discovered by Hollywood agents, who offered him the starring role of lawyer John Alvarez in the short-lived ABC sitcom “Common Law”. His net worth started to rise.
In the early 2000s, Giraldo began performing stand-up on Comedy Central Presents, soon becoming a recognized figure among the network’s fans. He made appearances in a number of popular shows for Comedy Central and NBC, such as “Late Night with Conan O’Brien“, “Last Call with Carson Daly“, “The View”, “The Colin Quinn Show”, “Late Show with David Letterman“, “Lewis Black’s Root of All Evil” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”. He served as a regular panelist on “Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn“, and all added to his wealth.
In 2005 he wrote, executive produced and hosted his own shows for Comedy Central, “The Greg Giraldo Show”, “Gone Hollywood” and “Friday Night Stand-Up with Greg Giraldo”. He also wrote and appeared in the network’s shows “Just For Laughs” and “Adult Content with Greg Giraldo”, and had his own stand-up special, the 2009 “Greg Giraldo: Midlife Vices”. He served as a judge on the NBC reality television talent show “Last Comic Standing”, and appeared as a panelist on Jerry Seinfeld’s “The Marriage Ref” reality show and panel game, all of which considerably contributed to his popularity, and to his net worth as well.
Aside from his career in television, Giraldo was also involved in the film industry, having minor roles in “Game Day”, “Choices”, “Comedian”, “Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work” and “I Am Comic”.
Although his career included various comedy-related projects, it was the Comedy Central roast series that put Giraldo on the map and boosted his popularity the most. Those included roasts of Joan Rivers, Chevy Chase, Flavor Flav, Bob Saget, Pamela Anderson, William Shatner, Jeff Foxworthy, and Larry the Cable Guy. Giraldo’s last appearance on Comedy Central was in mid-2010, in “The Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff“.
When it comes to his personal life, Giraldo was married twice. His first marriage was in his mid-20s, and lasted only two years. In 1999 he married a comedy club waitress named Maryann, with whom he had three children. The couple separated in 2008, but had several reconciliations after that. The comedian died from what was reported as an accidental prescription-drug overdose, on 29 September 2010, although Giraldo had struggled with drugs and alcohol throughout his career. However, in his most recent interviews, he spoke of being sober, with only occasional slip-ups.
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Gregory C. Giraldo Quick Info
Full Name | Greg Giraldo |
Net Worth | $100,000 |
Date Of Birth | December 10, 1965, The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States |
Died | September 29, 2010, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States |
Height | 5′ 10″ (1.78 m) |
Profession | Stand-up comedian, Television personality, Lawyer |
Education | Regis High School in Manhattan, Columbia University, Harvard Law School |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | Maryann Giraldo (m. 1999–2010, his death) |
Parents | Dolores Giraldo, Alfonso Giraldo |
Siblings | Elizabeth Giraldo, John Giraldo |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0320607 |
Allmusic | www.allmusic.com/artist/greg-giraldo-mn0000122225 |
Albums | “Good Day to Cross a River” (2006, Comedy Central Records), “Midlife Vices” (2009, Comedy Central Records) |
Nominations | ALMA Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Comedy Series |
Movies | American Dummy, Eventual Wife |
TV Shows | “Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn”, “Lewis Black’s Root of All Evil”, “Stand-Up Nation”, “Comedy Central Roasts, ” “Comedy Central’s: Comic Cabana”, “Common Law”, “The Howard Stern Show”, “The Greg Giraldo Show”, “Gone Hollywood”, “Friday Night Stand-Up with Greg Giraldo”, “The Marriage Ref”, “Shorties … |
Gregory C. Giraldo Quotes
- The hardest part, for real, is probably when you just don’t feel like going on stage and being funny.
- The things that make me laugh are considered smart or whatever, I guess. But stuff that’s self-consciously intelligent or self-consciously hip or cool, that doesn’t do it for me either. You just try to be funny.
- The reality is I’m not this person with this driving ‘get it done’ attitude.
- The reality is I’m not a ‘get knocked down and come back harder’ kind of guy.
- Why do we need another station where everyone has a gun? We already have BET.
- Some people are just really goofy kind of guitar acts, and they go out and do these colleges and start making a fortune pretty early on. And other people – I know guys who are great comics, who’ve done the Letterman show many times, who still barely pay their bills.
- If you spend five minutes with me or watch me try to balance my checkbook, you can only imagine the disaster I would make of anyone’s legal issues.
- There are no black people in Iraq, so how will they know who to shoot at?
- 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.
- I’ve always had real trouble knowing what my actual desires and goals are. I’ve just been dragged along by fate.
- It’s hard to distinguish when I was actually struggling from when I only felt like I was struggling – which was pretty much always.
- [on Christianity] The Virgin Mary… We have a whole religion based on a woman who really stuck to her story.
Gregory C. Giraldo Important Facts
- Performed his last stand-up show on September 24, 2010, in New Jersey.
- Had his own show on Comedy Central for a brief period of time, titled “Stand-Up Nation with Greg Giraldo” (2005)_.
- Was a lawyer for less than a year before he changed his profession to comedy.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rushed to a New Jersey hospital on September 25, 2010, after an accidental drug overdose.
- Worked for the New York City law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
- Was of Colombian and Spanish descent.
- Graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School.
Gregory C. Giraldo Filmography
Title | Year | Status | Character | Role |
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Just for Laughs | 2009-2010 | TV Series writer – 2 episodes | Writer | |
Greg Giraldo: Midlife Vices | 2009 | TV Short documentary | Writer | |
Adult Content with Greg Giraldo | 2007 | TV Movie | Writer | |
Stand-Up Nation with Greg Giraldo | 2005 | TV Series | Writer | |
The Showbiz Show with David Spade | 2005 | TV Series writer – 1 episode | Writer | |
The Greg Giraldo Show | 2005 | TV Movie | Writer | |
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn | 2003-2004 | TV Series writer – 15 episodes | Writer | |
Comedy Central Presents | 2000-2004 | TV Series documentary writer – 2 episodes | Writer | |
Z Rock | 2008 | TV Series | Harry Braunstein | Actor |
What Blows Up Must Come Down! | 2008 | Short | Jihad Jo | Actor |
Drive/II | 2006 | TV Movie | Actor | |
American Dummy | 2002 | Short | Dr. Mabuse | Actor |
The Colin Quinn Show | 2002 | TV Series | Various | Actor |
The Greg Giraldo Show | 2002 | TV Movie | Greg | Actor |
Eventual Wife | 2000 | Short | Jim | Actor |
Game Day | 1999 | Zippy | Actor | |
Common Law | 1996 | TV Series | John Alvarez | Actor |
Greg Giraldo: Midlife Vices | 2009 | TV Short documentary executive producer | Producer | |
The Showbiz Show with David Spade | 2005 | TV Series co-executive producer – 1 episode | Producer | |
The Greg Giraldo Show | 2005 | TV Movie executive producer | Producer | |
Women Who Kill | 2013 | TV Movie in memory of | Thanks | |
Dream Job | 2012 | Short in memory of | Thanks | |
Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump | 2011 | TV Movie in memory of | Thanks | |
Last Comic Standing: Behind-the-Scenes with Greg Giraldo | 2010 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Self |
Just for Laughs | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Himself – Comedian / Himself | Self |
Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff | 2010 | TV Special | Himself – Roaster | Self |
Last Comic Standing | 2010 | TV Series | Himself – Judge | Self |
The Marriage Ref | 2010 | TV Series | Himself – Panelist | Self |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2010 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
I Am Comic | 2010 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work | 2010 | Documentary | Himself | Self |
Greg Giraldo: Midlife Vices | 2009 | TV Short documentary | Himself – Host | Self |
Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers | 2009 | TV Special | Himself – Roaster | Self |
Martin Short: Let Freedom Hum | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy | 2009 | TV Special documentary | Himself | Self |
Late Night with Conan O’Brien | 2000-2008 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Cheech & Chong: Roasted | 2008 | TV Special | Himself | Self |
Root of All Evil | 2008 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The Gong Show with Dave Attell | 2008 | TV Series | Himself – Celebrity Judge | Self |
Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget | 2008 | TV Special | Himself – Roaster | Self |
Caiga quien caiga – CQC | 2008 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav | 2007 | TV Special documentary | Himself – Roaster | Self |
Adult Content with Greg Giraldo | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
Last Laugh ’06 | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
Howard Stern on Demand | 2006 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself – Roaster | Self |
Dave Attell’s Insomniac Tour Featuring Sean Rouse, Greg Giraldo and Dane Cook | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself | Self |
Last Laugh ’05 | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
Just for Laughs | 2005 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Stand-Up Nation with Greg Giraldo | 2005 | TV Series | Himself – Host | Self |
The Showbiz Show with David Spade | 2005 | TV Series | Himself – Host | Self |
Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself – Roaster | Self |
Late Show with David Letterman | 2004-2005 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself | Self |
The Greg Giraldo Show | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself – Host | Self |
Last Laugh ’04 | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
Shorties Watchin’ Shorties | 2004 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time | 2004 | TV Mini-Series | Himself – Panelist | Self |
Comedy Central Presents | 2000-2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself / Himself – Host | Self |
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn | 2002 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase | 2002 | TV Movie | Himself | Self |
Comedian | 2002 | Documentary | Himself (as Greg Geraldo) | Self |
The View | 2002 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Late Friday | 2001 | TV Series | Himself | Self |
Live at Jongleurs | 1997 | TV Series | Himself – Comedian | Self |
Give It Up for Greg Giraldo | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself | Archive Footage |
Howard Stern on Demand | 2006 | TV Series | Himself | Archive Footage |
Gregory C. Giraldo Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Category |
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1996 | NCLR Bravo Award | NCLR Bravo Awards | Outstanding Individual Performance in a Comedy Series | Common Law (1996) | Won |
1996 | NCLR Bravo Award | NCLR Bravo Awards | Outstanding Individual Performance in a Comedy Series | Common Law (1996) | Nominated |