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Greg Giraldo

published October 11, 2010

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Mr. Giraldo had been hospitalized since Saturday night after he was found unconscious in a hotel room in New Brunswick. He had been scheduled to perform at the Stress Factory. He had suffered a drug overdose, The Home News Tribune of East Brunswick, N.J., reported, citing New Brunswick police. TMZ reported that he had been in a coma for five days when his family had life support removed.

Before pursuing a career as a comedian, Giraldo worked as a lawyer, spending less than a year as an associate for Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Giraldo very rarely discussed his days as a lawyer. However, in an interview with Ben Kharakh in October of 2007, Giraldo referred to being a lawyer as a 'soul-deadening' profession.


Giraldo toured the country as a headliner at many clubs. He performed more than a dozen times on ''The Late Show With David Letterman'' and ''Late Night With Conan O'Brien'' and was a radio regular on ''The Howard Stern Show.''

His regular appearances on Comedy Central's roast series - one of the network's most successful shows - drew particular attention. Mr. Giraldo was a mainstay on that series, taking the stage in more than a half-dozen shows to mercilessly ridicule pop-culture figures like Pamela Anderson, William Shatner, and Chevy Chase. ''I could only dream,'' he told Mr. Chase, of making ''three good movies'' and ''40 horrible ones.''

Mr. Giraldo's fame grew quickly, and by 2010 he was making prime time appearances on network television. Earlier this year he was a judge on the NBC reality show ''Last Comic Standing'' and a panelist on ''The Marriage Ref,'' the Jerry Seinfeld brainchild that also airs on NBC.

In his stand up act, Giraldo sometimes referred to the fact he'd been a heavy drinker, but in recent years he'd been sober, with occasional slip ups.

Mr. Giraldo was born in New York in 1965, the oldest son of immigrant parents. He earned a bachelor's degree from Columbia and a law degree from Harvard. He was divorced with three children.

published October 11, 2010

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