Jack Gallagher (born August 15, 1953) is an American comedian, actor, and writer with a recurring role on the HBO sitcom ''

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''. As a television host, he has won

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s for his work on the

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series ''Money Moves'', ''Off-Limits'', and ''Kids, Cash and Common Sense.'' He was the host of the

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's ''

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from 1996 to 1998. Not to be confused with the comedian who goes by the single name

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, nor the

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Gallagher parody character, Black Gallagher, Jack Gallagher does not use props in his comedy. He is the author and performer of eight critically acclaimed one-man shows: ''Letters to Declan'' (1993), ''Just the Guy'' (2002), ''What He Left'' (2006), ''A Different Kind of Cool'' (2010), ''Complete and Unfinished'' (2013) "5 Songs" (2015, "Concussed: Four Days In The Dark" (2017) and "A Stand-up Guy" (2019) Gallagher became a regular at the Improv in Los Angeles and appeared on ''

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'' with both

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and

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, as well as appearances on ''

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'' before launching an acting career in the movie ''Shakes the Clown'' with

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. His other films include ''

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'' with

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and the made-for-television ''Incident at Ruby Ridge''. Gallagher briefly starred in his own sitcom, ''

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'' on

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. He can now be seen as the co-host of the syndicated Public Television series ''MoneyTrack''. Gallagher grew up and graduated from high school in

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and now lives in

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*^a "Jack Gallagher is one of Sacramento's best-known artistic exports..." — ¶ 4. with his wife Jean Ellen and two sons, Declan and Liam.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gallagher, Jack 1953 births Living people American game show hosts American stand-up comedians Emmy Award winners Male actors from Sacramento, California Comedians from California