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Janeane Garolfolo's bio.

Spouse
Rob Cohen (16 August 1991 - present)

Trivia
She is a vegetarian.

Was offered the role of Gale Weathers in the movie Scream (1996), but turned it down to do the movie Sweethearts (1996). Courteney Cox then got the role and Scream (1996) which went on to gross more than $100 million, whereas Sweethearts (1996) went straight to video.

She has 7 tattoos.

Her production company is: I Hate Myself Productions.

Attended Madison High School in Madison, New Jersey.

Wrote a book with Ben Stiller: Feel This Book : An Essential Guide to Self-Empowerment, Spiritual Supremacy, and Sexual Satisfaction (1999).

Has a tattoo on her arm which reads "think".

Attended Providence College.

Garofalo, barely five feet tall, sometimes had to stand on a box just to be in the same frame with 6-foot co-star Uma Thurman in Truth About Cats & Dogs, The (1996).

Briefly lived in Minnesota at the beginning of her stand-up career

Is of Italian and Irish descent.

Admitted in 2003 interviews that she had overcome a sobriety problem with alcohol.

Married boyfriend Rob Cohen in 1992 at a Las Vegas drive-in chapel as a joke. They had gone to Vegas with the rest of the cast of "Ben Stiller Show, The" (1990) and decided to get married along with some of the other crew members. After their relationship ended they never officially got divorced.

In March 2003, she made an appearance on CNN's Cross Fire to discuss the international situation involving Iraq.

At one point or another, has worked with every member of the Kids in the Hall.

Personal quotes
"I guess I just prefer to see the dark side of things. The glass is always half-empty. And cracked. And I just cut my lip on it. And chipped a tooth."

"Many people feel that mass acceptance and smooth socialization are desirable life paths for a young adult... Many people are often wrong... Don't bother being nice. Being popular and well liked is not in your best interest. Let me be more clear; if you behave in a manner pleasing to most, then you are probably doing something wrong. The masses have never been arbiters of the sublime, and they often fail to recognize the truly great individual. Taking into account the public's regrettable lack of taste, it is incumbent upon you not to fit in." (From her book "Feel This Book," co-written with Ben Stiller)

After 9/11 disaster from article in Commentary magazine, November 2001: "Who would have thought that I'd be angry on behalf of my country? I'm used to being angry at my country."

"The world would be better off with multiple superpowers. When Communist USSR was a superpower, the world was better off."

"Our country is founded on a sham: our forefathers were slave-owning rich white guys who wanted it their way. So when I see the American flag, I go, 'Oh my God, you're insulting me.' That you can have a gay parade on Christopher Street in New York, with naked men and women on a float cheering, 'We're here, we're queer!' -- that's what makes my heart swell. Not the flag, but a gay naked man or woman burning the flag. I get choked up with pride."

"You know what is good about these Dixie Chicks burnings or bashings? It's a wonderful, wonderful way for really stupid people to hook up. They meet, they throw some things on the fire, they talk about Vin Diesel, they tell stories about who their favorite Fox anchor is, they exchange phone numbers and in some cases has led to marriages."

"A lot of the hate mail I get is clearly misogynist. I am a proud liberal, feminst woman, and the hate mail I get about those three things is not about me. It's about those signifers, and about what the right in this country has managed to do to perpetuate anger over what they mean."

"We're (women) our own worst enemies a lot of the time, but I still blame men."