- Zach Galligan
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name = Zach Galligan
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birthname = Zachary Wolfe Galligan
birthdate = Birth date and age|1964|2|14|mf=y
birthplace =New York City Zachary Wolfe Galligan (born
February 14 ,1964 ) is an Americanactor .Galligan was born in
New York City , the son of Carol Jean (née Wolfe), apsychologist , and Arthur John Galligan, a lawyer [http://www.filmreference.com/film/95/Zach-Galligan.html Zach Galligan Biography (1964-) ] ] who was a founding partner of the law firm ofDickstein Shapiro . [ [http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/jul_aug06/obituaries.php Columbia College Today ] ] He has a sister, Jessica, [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9400E3DA1F38F93BA2575BC0A963948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print Jessica Galligan And James Goldsmith Are Married - New York Times ] ] and attendedColumbia University . [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800073241/bio Zach Galligan Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ]Galligan's breakthrough role was as the lead
actor in the "Gremlins " movies with co-starPhoebe Cates . Those movies were his closest brush with stardom, however. His acting career subsequently fizzled. He still continues to act, but only in minor parts and inB movie s, although he has made headway in recent years with some notable TV appearances and stars in the new indie film "Let Them Chirp Awhile " (2007) alongside "Related " starLaura Breckenridge ,Brendan Sexton III , andJustin Rice .References
External links
*imdb name|id=0002090|name=Zach Galligan
* [http://zgalligan.blogspot.com/ Zach Galligan's Blog]
* [http://denofgeek.com/movies/8250/the_den_of_geek_interview_zach_galligan_part_one.html/ Zach Galligan interview, talking about his career past and present]
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