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Kathy Griffin
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kathleen Mary "Kathy" Griffin (born November 4, 1960) is an American actress, model, stand-up comedian, television personality, New York Times best-selling author and an LGBT rights advocate. Griffin first gained recognition for appearances on two episodes of Seinfeld, and then for her supporting role on the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan. She was the star of…
Known for
- Canada's Drag Race: All Stars — Self - Guest Judge2026
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the PTSD-List — Self2025
- Unconventional — Dr. Edie Ellis2025
- Celebrity Weakest Link — Self - Contestant2025
- The Little Pageant That Could — Self (archive footage)2024
- Gonzo for Democracy — Self2024
- Unconventional2022
- Cursed Friends — Stacy Friendship2022
- The Sherri Shepherd Show — Self - Guest2022
- Hysterical — Self2021
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Key facts
- Born
- Kathleen Mary Griffin , ( 1960-11-04 ) November 4, 1960 (age 65) , Oak Park, Illinois , U.S.
- Spouses
- Matt Moline ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2001 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2006 ) Randy Bick ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2020 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2025 )
- Years active
- 1980–present
- Medium
- Stand-up television
- Genres
- Observational comedy blue comedy black comedy improvisational comedy
- Subjects
- Popular culture current events Catholicism LGBTQ community Irish-American culture
- Website
- kathygriffin .com
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Official website
Kathy Griffin - Official
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Griffin
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oak Park
- Occupation
- stand-up comedian
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- nontheism
- Award
- GLAAD Vanguard Award
- Official website
- www.kathygriffin.com
- Image
- Kathy Griffin @ SXSW 2019 (40387773813).jpg
- Residence
- Bel Air
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- name in native language
- Kathy Griffin
- birth name
- Kathleen Mary Griffin
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- Kathy Griffin
- date of birth
- 1960-11-04
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
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- Katie Griffin
- social media followers
- 195000
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Encyclopedic overview
Kathleen Mary Griffin (born November 4, 1960) is an American comedian and actress who has starred in television series, comedy specials and has released multiple comedy albums. In 2007 and 2008, Griffin won Primetime Emmy Awards for her reality show Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List. She has also appeared in supporting roles in films.
Griffin was born in Oak Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. In 1978, she moved to Los Angeles, where she studied drama at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and became a member of the improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings. In the 1990s, Griffin began performing as a stand-up comedian and appeared as a guest star on television shows, and then had a supporting role on the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan (1996–2000).
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