Gregory C. Giraldo (December 10, 1965 â€" September 29, 2010) was an
American stand-up comedian, television personality, and lawyer. He is
remembered for his appearances on Comedy Central's televised roast
specials, and for his work on that network's television shows Tough
Crowd with Colin Quinn, Lewis Black's Root of All Evil, and the
programming block Stand-Up Nation, the last of which he hosted.Giraldo
was born in the Bronx and raised in Bayside, Queens. His father,
Alfonso, was from Colombia and worked for Pan Am, and his mother,
Dolores, was from Spain. Giraldo was raised Roman Catholic and spoke
fluent Spanish. He was the oldest of three children (brother John and
sister Elizabeth). Giraldo played the guitar in a band in his late
teens/early twenties.Giraldo was an excellent student and was accepted
into the private Jesuit Regis High School in Manhattan. After
graduating from Regis in 1983, he earned a bachelor's degree in
English from Columbia University in 1987. While at Columbia, he was an
active member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity.Giraldo was admitted to
Harvard Law School after achieving a near perfect score on his Law
School Admission Test (LSAT), scoring in the 99th percentile of
students taking the test. He earned a J.D. degree from Harvard Law
School in 1990.
American stand-up comedian, television personality, and lawyer. He is
remembered for his appearances on Comedy Central's televised roast
specials, and for his work on that network's television shows Tough
Crowd with Colin Quinn, Lewis Black's Root of All Evil, and the
programming block Stand-Up Nation, the last of which he hosted.Giraldo
was born in the Bronx and raised in Bayside, Queens. His father,
Alfonso, was from Colombia and worked for Pan Am, and his mother,
Dolores, was from Spain. Giraldo was raised Roman Catholic and spoke
fluent Spanish. He was the oldest of three children (brother John and
sister Elizabeth). Giraldo played the guitar in a band in his late
teens/early twenties.Giraldo was an excellent student and was accepted
into the private Jesuit Regis High School in Manhattan. After
graduating from Regis in 1983, he earned a bachelor's degree in
English from Columbia University in 1987. While at Columbia, he was an
active member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity.Giraldo was admitted to
Harvard Law School after achieving a near perfect score on his Law
School Admission Test (LSAT), scoring in the 99th percentile of
students taking the test. He earned a J.D. degree from Harvard Law
School in 1990.
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