Jackson Galaxy

Jackson Galaxy might be the most beloved cat whisperer alive, and the backstory is what hooks me. Born Richard Kirschner on Manhattan's Upper West Side, he started as a rock musician before reinventing himself as a cat behaviorist and the host of My Cat from Hell, rescuing impossible felines around the world. The contrast of a tattooed, tough-looking guy patiently decoding a cat's emotions and coaching its owner is irresistible. I tend to trust people who take animals seriously, and he clearly does. For cat lovers he is practically a saint, and he has earned that standing honestly.

Name (English)

Jackson Galaxy

Name (Japanese)

ジャクソン・ギャラクシー

Reading

じゃくそん・ぎゃらくしー

Born

April 28, 1966 (age 60)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Horse

Origin

Upper West Side, New York, United States

Occupation

writer / cat behaviorist / television presenter / rock musician / YouTuber

University

University of Iowa

• Official sitehttps://www.jacksongalaxy.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/thecatdaddy/
• Xhttps://x.com/jacksongalaxy
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson%20Galaxy
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16208173

Tags

• New York
• writer
• cat behaviorist
• television presenter

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.