Stars CALL For Action powered by PokerStars - Charity Tournament

Stars CALL For Action powered by PokerStars - Charity Tournament
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Event Info

Stars CALL For Action powered by PokerStars - Charity Tournament

Final Results
Winner
David Costabile
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$100,000
Event Info
Prize Pool
$450,000
Entries
23

Celebrity Bio: Curb Your Enthusiasm's Jeff Garlin

Jeff Garlin. Photo c/o Wikimedia Commons
Jeff Garlin. Photo c/o Wikimedia Commons

To say Jeff Garlin is multi-talented would be an understatement. The comedian, well known for starring on TV shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Goldbergs (he plays Jeff Greene in the former and Murray Goldberg in the latter), not only acts and does stand-up comedy, he also writes, produces, and directs. Today, he adds playing poker to the list.

Garlin, who hosts his own podcast, has also starred in several films including WALL-E, ParaNorman, Safety Not Guaranteed, The Rocker, and The Bounty Hunter.

In Curb Your Enthusiasm, Garlin has been known to play in a fictional poker game alongside Larry David and others. However, off the screen, he’s actually an experienced player. He is a frequent attendee at charity poker events, and back in the day played on Celebrity Poker Showdown against the likes of Angela Bassett, Dave Navarro, Mekhi Phifer, and Emily Procter. Phifer ultimately won that match.

As fate would have it, poker would ultimately lead to Phifer and Garlin working together on Curb. In an interview with the AV Club, Phifer explained:

“Well, I was at a poker game with Jeff [Garlin] in Vegas—it was a celebrity poker game—and we were sitting next to each other, so we just started talking and everything and he liked my work, and I liked his work. And I said, ‘Man, I’m loving that damned Curb Your Enthusiasm. If anything ever comes up, give me a call!’ And it just so happened that in the next few weeks, something came up. “

Only time will tell how Garlin fares in this tournament, but he’s no doubt hoping he does pretty, pretttttyyy, prrreeeettttyyyy good.

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