Trivia

His all-time favorite pop song is Paul McCartney's "Here, There and Everywhere" and his all-time favorite album is Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours".

Also sang with Paul Simon in the late '50s. As the duo "Tom and Jerry", they had a top 50 hit in 1957 with "Hey, Schoolgirl" (Garfunkel used the stage name "Tom Graph"; Simon was "Jerry Landis".) The duo broke up at the end of the '50s after a string of flop follow-ups, only to reunite a few years later under their real names.

Was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of Simon & Garfunkel) in 1990.

Took 40 excursions on his walk across America to complete the route from New York to Los Angeles from 1983-97.

Was living with Laurie Bird at the time of her suicide in 1979.

Reunited with Paul Simon in a nostalgia tour for the first time in two decades in 2003.

Between his stints with musical duos "Tom and Jerry" and Simon & Garfunkel, released some non-charting solo material as "Artie Garr".

Attended Columbia University where his first major was Architecture.

Has a Masters of Science in Mathematics. Was going to pursue his PhD, but his career took off before that happened.

Has older brother Jules (b. November 1939) and younger brother Jerome (b. June 1945).

His paternal grandparents were Romanian Jewish immigrants. His maternal grandparents were Jewish immigrants from Russia/Poland.

Graduated in 1958 from Forest Hills High School in Forest Hills, Queens, New York.

Childhood home was at 136-58 72nd Ave in Kew Garden Hills, Queens, New York, New York.

Father Jacob "Jack" Israel Garfunkel (b. 9 July 1908) was a wholesale sportswear salesman married mother Rose Pearlman in July 1937.

Graduated from PS 164 in Queens, New York, New York. This is where he met Paul Simon.

Became a father again via surrogate mother when son Beau Daniel arrived October 2005.

Father, with Kim Garfunkel, of a son, James Garfunkel.

Cousin of former boy-band manager Louis J. Pearlman, who helped launched the careers of the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC.

Is mentioned in the Barenaked Ladies' song "If I Had $1000000" (1993).