- Born
- Birth nameKathleen Mary Griffin
- Nickname
- The Queen of the D-list
- Height5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
- Kathy Griffin was raised in the near-west Chicago suburbs, in an Irish-American family. She has three older brothers and an older sister. When her parents retired to California, Kathy moved west with them after graduating from Oak Park River Forest High School, and began trying to break into show business. She performed with the Groundlings, then paid her dues doing stand-up at various clubs until she was discovered. According to her brothers, as a kid Kathy would circulate among the guests at parties and tell jokes. Kathy holds a Guinness World Record for the most televised standup comedy specials of any comedian. She starred in the Emmy-winning reality series Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2005).- IMDb Mini Biography By: rose@lucianstar.com
- SpousesRandy Bick(January 1, 2020 - present) (filed for divorce)Matt Moline(February 18, 2001 - May 15, 2006) (divorced)
- ChildrenNo Children
- Parents
- RelativesKenny Griffin(Sibling)John Griffin(Sibling)Joyce Griffin(Sibling)Gary Griffin(Sibling)
- Puts her experiences with celebrities in her stand-up performances
- Her fast-talking rants on a variety of subjects
- Red hair and green eyes
- Does not drink alcoholic beverages.
- Recounted her guest appearance on the Seinfeld (1989) episode The Doll (1996), during a stand-up performance on Kathy Griffin (1996), where she ridiculed star Jerry Seinfeld for being rude to her. Seinfeld was so amused by this that he wrote her a humorous letter congratulating her for it (reprinted in her memoir, "Official Book Club Selection"), added the clip as well as a clip of her being interviewed about the incident by Conan O'Brien to a video shown to audiences at Seinfeld (1989) tapings and had Griffin return for a second episode, The Cartoon (1998), for a story line inspired by the incident in which Griffin's character becomes a comedian who makes a career out of bashing Jerry. The two have remained friendly in the years since.
- She has a strict no-apology policy with her comedy and routinely refuses to offer apologies when requested by her employers. Her only two exceptions were to (barely) apologize to US Rep. James Clyburn after referring to him as a "queen" in an interview with Roll Call. As documented on her reality series, she phoned Clyburn's office with an apology but said to only relay it if her comment "came up". The second time was after inciting a major backlash following a photo shoot by Tyler Shields depicting her holding a bloodied decapitated faux head of US President Donald Trump. After posting it on her social media she was routinely hounded with anger and controversy and had to promptly delete it. A few months later she rescinded the apology stating, "Stop acting like my little picture is more important than talking about the actual atrocities that the president of the United States is committing".
- Auditioned for the role of Phoebe Buffay on Friends (1994), which went to Lisa Kudrow.
- In May of 2005 she had a second surgery for an epithelial ingrowth in her right eye, a rare condition that threatens her eyesight.
- [on how she and her Suddenly Susan (1996) colleagues were affected by the suicide of their co-star, David Strickland] Honestly, you know, after David's death, we weren't nearly as invested in the show.
- I was raised right--I talk about people behind their backs.
- Suddenly Susan (1996) - $15,000 per episode (Season 1)
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