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born in Chesterton Indiana
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at 5 years old he announced he wanted to be an actress
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he graduated from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business
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In 2004 Gaffigan's stand up material was featured in Comedy Central's animated series Shorties Watchin' Shortie.
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October 2005, he filmed a live Comedy Central special that aired for the following January, and became the comedy album/DVD Beyond the Pale.
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His 2009 album King Baby was also a television special filmed in Austin, Texas, at the end of his "The Sexy Tour". Comedy Central released King Baby on DVD
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In a March 2009 interview on Anytime with Bob Kushell, Gaffigan defended his naming of the tour, stating that he thought it would be funny that parents would be unsure about whether to bring their teenage children to the show.
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On February 25, 2012, Gaffigan taped a one-hour stand-up special—Mr. Universe—at the Warner Theater in Washington, D.C.
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In 2012, he was among the top-ten grossing comics in the US, according to Pollstar.
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Four years later, on March 14, 2013, Gaffigan was named the "King of Clean" by the Wall Street Journal.
