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My Take
What I admire most about Kathy Griffin is that she built a career on the riskiest material there is: jokes that actually land somewhere. Coming out of a quiet Chicago suburb and clawing her way to back-to-back Emmys for a show literally titled My Life on the D-List takes a special kind of self-aware nerve. The 2009 GLAAD Vanguard Award tells me she was never just chasing laughs; she was willing to plant a flag. I respect comedians who refuse to play it safe, and Griffin strikes me as someone who would rather be talked about than be comfortable.
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.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kathy Griffin
- Name (Japanese)
- キャシー・グリフィン
- Reading
- きゃしー・ぐりふぃん
- Born
- November 4, 1960 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rat
- Origin
- Oak Park, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / voice actor / television actor / film actor / comedian
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Oak Park and River Forest High School
- University
- Triton College
Awards & achievements
- Primetime Emmy Award
- 2009 GLAAD Vanguard Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Voice actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.