Gregory Carlos "Greg" Giraldo Sr. (December 10, 1965-September 29, 2010) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, television personality and writer.
He began his career in comedy in the early 90s, and soon had a short-lived Sit Comic named Common Law on ABC in 1996. He had continued with his stand-up career and had two Comedy Central Presents specials, one in 2000 and a second one in 2004. He also soon found himself as a participant/panelist on several comedy series throughout the years, including Insomniac with Dave Attell, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Root of All Evil, The Marriage Ref, Last Comic Standing and, most memorably, at many of the popular Comedy Central Roasts, including those of Pamela Anderson, Flavor Flav, Bob Saget, Larry the Cable Guy and David Hasselhoff. He also released his only comedy special for the network Midlife Vices in 2009.
Sadly, as he was on the verge of breakout success, he passed away of a prescription drug overdose in 2010 after four days in a coma. A tribute special to him, Give It Up for Greg Giraldo, aired in March of 2011 and a biography of his life and career, Greg Giraldo: A Comedian's Story, was released in 2019.
