Kathy Griffin Movies and Career Information

Kathleen Mary "Kathy" Griffin (born November 4, 1960) is an American actress, stand-up comedian, television personality, best-selling author and a 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 is now the star of the Bravo reality show Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, for which she has won two Emmy Awards as executive producer. She has also worked as a voice artist and red carpet commentator, in addition to several other career pursuits. In 2008, 2009 and 2010 she was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. Kathleen Mary Griffin was born in Oak Park, Illinois on November 4, 1960. Her mother, Mary Margaret "Maggie" (née Corbally), and her father, John Patrick Griffin, were first-generation Irish American. Maggie worked as a cashier in the Oak Park Hospital. The last of five children, her siblings are Kenny, Joyce, Gary and John. Griffin descibed herself during her early years as "a kid who needed to talk. All the time." She would often visit her neighbours, The Bowens, to tell them stories about her family: she has referred to these visits as