Background
Born in Durham, North Carolina, Galifianakis grew up in Falls Church, Virginia, where he currently lives, and attended the University of North Carolina.
Though he has no formal art education, his father, Peter Galifianakis, is an accomplished sculptor and painter. His career as a cartoonist followed earlier work as an editorial cartoonist and illustrator for USA Today and US News & World Report, and as a free-lance editorial cartoonist and illustrator with published illustrations in a variety of nationally distributed periodicals.
Galifianakis is a first cousin of comedian Zach Galifianakis and nephew of former U. S. Representative Nick Galifianakis. He and Hax married in 1994. Divorced in 2002, they continue to collaborate on the column.
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