Kathy Griffin has released six comedy albums, all of which received Grammy Award nominations.
78 Facts About Kathy Griffin
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Kathy Griffin has recorded numerous standup comedy specials for HBO and Bravo.
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Kathy Griffin is an LGBTQ activist who supports same-sex marriage and the repeal of "Don't ask, don't tell".
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Kathy Griffin has participated in two United Service Organizations tours.
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Kathy Griffin has four older siblings; Kenny, Joyce, Gary, and John.
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Kathy Griffin described herself during her early years as "a kid who needed to talk, all the time".
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Kathy Griffin's eldest brother Kenny was a drug addict and homeless at various times; she said she was "afraid of him until the moment he died" because of his violent, abusive nature.
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At elementary school, Kathy Griffin began to develop a dislike for organized religion because of the punishments she and other "vulnerable" students received from the nuns.
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At 18, Kathy Griffin persuaded her parents to move to Los Angeles to help her become famous.
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At 19, Kathy Griffin attended a performance by the improvisational group The Groundlings.
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Kathy Griffin began performing in the early 1990s in the Los Angeles improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings.
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Kathy Griffin went on to perform standup comedy and became part of the alternative comedy scene in Los Angeles.
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Kathy Griffin earned a number of television and film credits during the 1990s.
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Kathy Griffin appeared in Julie Brown's Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful, a Showtime parody of the 1991 Madonna film Truth or Dare.
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Kathy Griffin twice appeared as Susan Klein, a reporter on NBC's The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air; it was her television sitcom debut.
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Kathy Griffin hosted the 2009 Bravo A-List Awards, which aired on April 15,2009, and her Bravo special Kathy Griffin: She'll Cut a Bitch aired beforehand.
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On September 8,2009, Ballantine Books published Griffin's memoir, titled Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin, which debuted at number one on The New York Times Best Seller list.
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Kathy Griffin hosted CNN's New Year's Eve broadcast on December 31,2009, along with Anderson Cooper.
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Since the 2008 presidential election, Kathy Griffin has made frequent jokes about Republican vice-presidential contender Sarah Palin and her family.
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On US television program Glee, Kathy Griffin parodied Palin posing as a judge at a regional singing competition.
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Kathy Griffin made fun of Christine O'Donnell in the show by stating, "Before we start, I would like to say I am not a witch".
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Kathy Griffin served as a co-host of The View from May 2007 to September 2007, replacing the recently departed Rosie O'Donnell.
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Kathy Griffin declined to discuss the ban on Access Hollywood As of August 2009, Griffin had been un-banned from The View and was a guest on September 18,2009, and June 15,2010.
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Several shows sold out within minutes of going on sale, leading to Kathy Griffin adding several shows to the lineup.
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Kathy Griffin continued with a North America leg of the tour, commencing May 23,2018, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and including both Radio City Music Hall and Carnegie Hall in New York City.
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Kathy Griffin said she was banned from appearing on several television shows including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The View.
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Kathy Griffin was re-banned from The View after making a joke about Barbara Walters.
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Kathy Griffin says Ellens producers told her they cannot have her "trashing celebrities" but she appeared as a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on September 11,2007.
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Kathy Griffin later said she meant this remark as a satire of celebrities who thank Jesus for their awards, especially artists who are controversial in their speech and actions, rather than as a slight on Jesus.
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Kathy Griffin said she was fired from an appearance on Hannah Montana because of her Emmy acceptance speech.
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Kathy Griffin said she received a letter banning her from the venue.
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On May 30,2017, Kathy Griffin posted a video of herself holding "a mask styled to look like the severed, bloody head" of US President Donald Trump, which was posted on her Instagram and Twitter accounts.
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Kathy Griffin later took down the image and apologized for posting the image, saying she went too far and adding, "I beg for your forgiveness".
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Kathy Griffin has never threatened or committed an act of violence against anyone.
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In May 2017, Kathy Griffin was dropped by Squatty Potty as a spokesperson.
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Kathy Griffin said she had received a lot of bad advice at the time.
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Kathy Griffin said she was under a federal investigation by the Justice Department for two months and was on the No Fly List during that time.
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Kathy Griffin said she was put on the Interpol list, the Five Eyes list, and had been detained at every airport during her Laugh Your Head Off World Tour.
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On November 4,2020, Kathy Griffin posted a photo of her posing with a model of Donald Trump's bloody, decapitated head.
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On November 6,2022, Kathy Griffin was suspended from Twitter for impersonating Elon Musk.
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Kathy Griffin used his profile photo and changed her name on the service, tweeting under his name imploring people to vote for Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections and encouraging them to retweet and spread her post.
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Kathy Griffin posted that she, posing as Musk, had decided to vote blue to support women's rights.
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Kathy Griffin further challenged the site's policy that she had used her Twitter profile for impersonation.
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Kathy Griffin developed her love of popular culture through her immediate and extended family, who were frequently commenting about the latest news.
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Kathy Griffin named the character Rhoda Morgenstern of 1970s sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show as an influence.
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Kathy Griffin established her career with candid observations of everyday life and her dating experiences, later focusing on mocking celebrities; her act currently consists of embellished stories involving celebrities.
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Kathy Griffin is sometimes the object of her own humor, particularly with regard to her D-list status.
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Kathy Griffin portrays herself as a Hollywood outsider and has a group of close celebrity friends such as Rosie O'Donnell, Joan Rivers, Jerry Seinfeld, Gloria Estefan, and Lance Bass.
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Kathy Griffin is a supporter for LGBT rights, including same-sex marriage.
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Kathy Griffin has protested with fellow proponents in West Hollywood, California, and included the footage from protests on her reality show Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List.
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Kathy Griffin's mother is a supporter of LGBT rights and is seen on the same show protesting alongside her daughter.
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In March 2010, Kathy Griffin helped organize a rally in Washington, DC, to advocate the repeal of "Don't ask, don't tell".
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Kathy Griffin stated she organized the rally after meeting with several closeted gay people serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Kathy Griffin held meetings with several Members of Congress to encourage its repeal; she organized a rally in Freedom Plaza.
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Kathy Griffin caused controversy when she confronted Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann over her views on homosexuality at the 2010 Radio and Television Correspondents' Association Dinner; according to Kathy Griffin, she asked Bachmann "were you born a bigot or did you grow into it", a reference to Bachmann's belief homosexuality is strictly environmental.
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Kathy Griffin said Bachmann replied, "That's a good question, I'll have to think about that".
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Bachmann's office confirmed the exchange but said Kathy Griffin confronted Bachmann after Bachmann approached Kathy Griffin to compliment her appearance.
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Kathy Griffin is a long-time supporter of the Aid for AIDS annual fundraiser Best in Drag Show in Los Angeles, and hosted the opening of the show for more than five years.
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Kathy Griffin is a long-time critic of Sarah Palin and has made fun of Palin's daughter, Bristol Palin, using the Palin family as material for her comedy routines.
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In March 2011, Sarah Palin responded to Kathy Griffin by calling her a "bully".
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Kathy Griffin has poked fun at Willow Palin as a result of Palin's Facebook statements on homosexuality.
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Kathy Griffin considered becoming a Unitarian but was not sure what that would involve.
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On March 9,2008, Kathy Griffin became an ordained minister with the Universal Life Church.
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Kathy Griffin is an opponent of LASIK eye surgery, having had a series of operations that left her partially blind in one eye with a visible eyeball deformity.
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Kathy Griffin's estranged eldest brother, Kenny, died in October 2001 in their mother's arms.
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Kathy Griffin placed 17th on Oxygen's 2007 list of "The 50 Funniest Women Alive".
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Kathy Griffin married computer administrator Matt Moline in 2001, after being introduced by Moline's sister, television producer Rebecca Moline.
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On Larry King Live, Kathy Griffin accused Moline of stealing $72,000 from her; Matt Moline did not respond to the allegation publicly but stated he was saddened by it.
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In July 2007, rumors that Kathy Griffin was dating Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak circulated.
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On Tom Green's House Tonight on February 6,2008, Kathy Griffin confirmed her relationship with Wozniak.
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Wozniak and Kathy Griffin served as King and Queen of the Humane Society of Silicon Valley Fur Ball on April 5,2008, in Santa Clara, California.
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On March 7,2011, while appearing on The Howard Stern Show, Kathy Griffin announced she was romantically involved with actor and former NFL practice-squad player Isaiah Mustafa.
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From 2012 until November 2018, Kathy Griffin was in a relationship with marketing executive Randy Bick.
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Kathy Griffin resided in the Hollywood Hills from 2004 to 2016.
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Kathy Griffin married Bick at her home on January 1,2020, in a ceremony officiated by comedian Lily Tomlin.
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On June 10,2008, Kathy Griffin released a comedy CD titled For Your Consideration.
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Kathy Griffin stated she decided to release the CD to try to win a Grammy award.
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On May 4,2012, the full length version of "I'll Say It", the theme song of her show Kathy Griffin, was released to iTunes as a single.