Hailing from Illinois, Jeff Garlin rose to fame as a stand-up comedian and actor. Garlin got his start performing with Chicago’s Second City improv troupe before booking gigs on episodes of ...

Garlin plays the father on the show, which centers on a Jewish family living in a Pennsylvania town in the 1980s. (JTA) — Jeff Garlin will not return to the ABC comedy “The Goldbergs” after ...