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Kathy Griffin is a Actor American born on 4 november 1960 at Chicago (USA)

Kathy Griffin

Kathy Griffin
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Birth name Kathleen Mary Griffin
Nationality USA
Birth 4 november 1960 (63 years) at Chicago (USA)
Awards Primetime Emmy Award

Kathleen Mary "Kathy" Griffin (born November 4, 1960) is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and television host. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she moved to Los Angeles in 1978, 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 standup comedian and also appeared as a guest star on several television shows. She achieved recognition in a supporting role on the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan (1996–2000).

Her breakthrough came on the Bravo reality show Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2005–2010), which became a ratings hit for the network and earned her two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Reality Program. Griffin has released six comedy albums, all of which received Grammy Award nominations. Her first album, For Your Consideration (2008), made her the first female comedian to debut at the top of the Billboard Top Comedy Albums chart. In 2009, she released her autobiography Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin, which topped The New York Times Best Seller list.

Griffin has taped numerous standup specials with HBO and Bravo. For the latter network, she has recorded 16 specials, breaking the record for the number of specials in any network. In 2011, she also became the first comedian to have four televised specials in a year. Besides her comedy career, she is an LGBT activist involved in causes such as same-sex marriage and the repeal of "Don't ask, don't tell". She has also participated in two USO tours. Influenced by acts such as Joan Rivers and Don Rickles, Griffin is known for her conversational style and controversial statements on celebrities, religion and sexuality. After being nominated for six years in a row for the Grammy for Best Comedy Album, she finally won in 2014, becoming only the third woman to win the category (the others being Lily Tomlin and Whoopi Goldberg).

Biography

Jeunesse et formation
Kathy Griffin grandit à Chicago. Après avoir terminé ses études secondaires, elle s'établit à Los Angeles avec ses parents et entreprend une carrière d'actrice. Elle intègre un centre de formation, le Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. Griffin passe des auditions, tout en faisant de petits boulots. Au cours des années 1980, elle rejoint la troupe d'improvisation The Groundlings .


Télévision
Griffin fait ses débuts en tenant de petits rôles dans des séries télévisées comme The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. En 1997, elle obtient un rôle récurrent dans la sitcom Susan! (Suddenly Susan). Elle est engagée par la chaîne Entertainment Television (E!) pour interroger les célébrités avant la cérémonie des Golden Globes. En 2005, elle plaisante à l'antenne en prétendant que Dakota Fanning, alors âgée de onze ans, a été admise dans un centre de désintoxication. Par la suite, Griffin refuse de s'excuser et est écartée de l'antenne. La série de téléréalité Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List , diffusée entre 2005 et 2010 par la chaîne Bravo, contribue à accroître sa notoriété et est récompensée aux Primetime Emmy Awards en 2007 et 2008. En 2015 elle remplace Joan Rivers dans l'émissions Fashion Police sur la chaine E!.


Polémique
En mai 2017, elle poste une photo la présentant avec la tête décapitée du président des États-Unis Donald Trump, ce qui suscite une polémique et des critiques, du camp républicain comme du camp démocrate. La chaîne CNN rompt son contrat qui la liait avec Kathy Griffin ; elle co-présentait depuis dix ans le réveillon sur la chaîne. Finalement, Kathy Griffin s'excuse dans une vidéo. Elle déclare « [ne pas faire] l’apologie de la violence » et qu'il s'agit d'humour, après que son initiative a été condamnée de toute part.

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Filmography of Kathy Griffin (35 films)

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Actress

Hall Pass
Hall Pass (2011)
, 1h45
Directed by Frères Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate, Stephen Merchant, Joy Behar
Roles Kathy Griffin
Rating58% 2.9485952.9485952.9485952.9485952.948595
Rick (Owen Wilson) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis) are best friends as are their wives, Maggie (Jenna Fischer) and Grace (Christina Applegate). They are both unhappy with their married lives and missing the old days when they were single. Realizing this, their wives talk to their friend Dr. Lucy (Joy Behar) and decide to give them a "Hall Pass": A week off from marriage during which they can have sex with other women. They are skeptical at first, but ultimately accept the offers and try to pick up women with their friends Gary (Stephen Merchant), Flats (J. B. Smoove) and Hog Head (Larry Joe Campbell). Maggie and Grace spend Rick's and Fred's "Hall Pass Week" at Maggie's parents' house in Cape Cod, where Grace flirts with athlete Gerry (Tyler Hoechlin). She says that if their husbands have Hall Passes, so should they.
The Muppets, 1h38
Directed by James Bobin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Animation, Romance
Themes Films about films, Films about music and musicians, Transport films, Musical films, Road movies, Children's films
Actors Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones, Zach Galifianakis, Jim Parsons
Roles Herself (deleted scenes)
Rating70% 3.54673.54673.54673.54673.5467
Brothers Walter and Gary, residents of Smalltown, are fans of the Muppets, having watched The Muppet Show throughout their youth. Now adults, Gary plans a vacation to Los Angeles with his girlfriend, Mary, to celebrate their tenth anniversary, inviting Walter so he can tour the Muppet Studios. Mary feels Gary's devotion to Walter is detracting from their relationship.
Shrek Forever After, 1h33
Directed by Mike Mitchell
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Time travel films, Films about cats, Films about dragons, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Walt Dohrn, Jon Hamm
Roles Dancing Witch / Wagon Witch #1 (voice)
Rating63% 3.151013.151013.151013.151013.15101
Shrek has grown steadily tired of being a family man and celebrity among the local villagers, leading him to yearn for the days when he felt like a "real ogre". When he takes his family to Far Far Away to celebrate his children's first birthday, a series of mishaps further injure his ego, causing him to lose his temper and walk out in anger.
A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures, 1h25
Directed by Benoît "Ben" Stassen
Origin Belgique
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, Transport films, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Mise en scène d'une tortue, Children's films, Reptile
Actors Gemma Arterton, Dany Boon, Yuri Lowenthal, Dominic Cooper, John Hurt, Isabelle Fuhrman
Roles Vera (voice)
Rating60% 3.0000853.0000853.0000853.0000853.000085
Sammy, a Green sea turtle, hatches on a deserted beach and while trying to climb up a sand slope is caught by a seagull. He manages to escape along with another hatchling sea turtle caught by a seagull named Shelly. Sammy falls onto an old raft and gets carried into the open ocean, losing Shelly. Later he befriends a leatherback hatchling named Ray. The two friends grow up together.
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, 1h25
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Actors Joan Rivers, Melissa Rivers, Kathy Griffin, Don Rickles, Phyllis Diller, George Carlin
Roles Herself
Rating72% 3.645363.645363.645363.645363.64536
The film follows Joan Rivers for 14 months, mostly during the 76th year of her life. The film made an effort to "[peel] away the mask" and expose the "struggles, sacrifices and joy of living life as a ground breaking female performer." The New York Times reported that Stern and Sundberg "lucked out" with their timing, starting to film the year before Rivers won Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice in 2008.
Dirty Love
Dirty Love (2006)
, 1h31
Directed by John Mallory Asher
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Eddie Kaye Thomas, Carmen Electra, Victor Webster, Jenny McCarthy, Kam Heskin, Jessica Collins
Roles Madame Belly
Rating35% 1.7579251.7579251.7579251.7579251.757925
Rebecca (Jenny McCarthy), a struggling photographer, finds her model boyfriend Richard (Victor Webster) in bed with another woman. He also destroys all of her camera equipment. Her life falls apart, and she alternates between desire for revenge upon him, sexual promiscuity and abandonment of all hope of love.
Bachelor Party Vegas, 1h31
Genres Comedy
Actors Kal Penn, Donald Faison, Jonathan Bennett, Kathy Griffin, Diora Baird, Vincent Pastore
Roles She-Elvis
Rating46% 2.305172.305172.305172.305172.30517
Z-Bob (Penn), Ash (Faison), Eli (Himelstein), Johnny (Spiller) are a group of four guys who take their soon-to-be married best friend Nathan (Bennett) on a memorable trip to Las Vegas. In order to properly bid farewell to their best friend's life as a single man, they must send him out in style with an extravagant bachelor party in Sin City.
Love Wrecked, 1h27
Directed by Randal Kleiser
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Adventure, Romance
Actors Amanda Bynes, Chris Carmack, Jonathan Bennett, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Susan Duerden, Fred Willard
Roles Belinda
Rating48% 2.405222.405222.405222.405222.40522
Jenny Taylor (Amanda Bynes) is a fan of Jason Masters (Chris Carmack), a world-famous rock star, but her efforts to meet him are always thwarted by her nemesis, Alexis (Jamie-Lynn Sigler). Hoping to get another chance, Jenny takes a job at Masters' favorite Caribbean resort, joined by her best friend Ryan (Jonathan Bennett). Jenny sneaks aboard a party vessel Jason is on, and when Jason is washed overboard, Jenny jumps in to save him. Though the pair find themselves marooned in a secluded cove of a seemingly-deserted island, Jenny soon discovers that they have landed a short distance from the resort. She lets him believe they are stranded so she can make him fall in love with her.
Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone, 1h15
Directed by Davis Doi
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La préhistoire
Actors Alyssa Milano, Malcolm McDowell, Jamie Kennedy, Kathy Griffin, Wayne Knight, Kimberly Brooks
Roles Rhoga (voice)
Rating52% 2.6319752.6319752.6319752.6319752.631975
The 12-year-old orphan Kex Bradley, escapes from an orphanage, hoping to see the world. He stows away on a lifeboat, but is later pushed overboard during a storm out at sea and later finds himself on an island called Dinotopia. Here, he befriends the beloved young dinosaur "26" (known from the miniseries) and a 12-year girl named Mara. They get in trouble fast as the evil Ogthar is released from his stone prison and recovers the Ruby Sunstone, whose dark power can endanger all of Dinotopia. They soon have to stop Ogthar in time to save Dinotopia. In the process, the Ruby Sunstone is destroyed.
Her Minor Thing, 1h31
Directed by Charles Matthau
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about virginity
Actors Estella Warren, Christian Kane, Michael Weatherly, Rachel Dratch, Kathy Griffin, Ivana Miličević
Roles Maggie
Rating51% 2.5527252.5527252.5527252.5527252.552725
Everything was going fine for hot young 25-year-old Jeana (Estella Warren) until her newscaster boyfriend accidentally revealed on TV that Jeana herself is still a virgin despite being in her mid 20s. Jeana is completely humiliated by this, and adding insult to injury is the fact that the revelation of her virginity has made her a target for every oversexed man in the immediate area, all of them determined to "make a real woman out of her". Noting dejectedly that ever since it was revealed that she is a virgin, everyman who looks at her "wants a date", all her optimistic romantic ideals have been shattered. Ultimately she cannot salvage her relationship with her newscaster boyfriend, but in the end, she does finally find a man, a photographer, who is decent enough to be the man to whom she finally loses her virginity.
Beethoven's 5th, 1h31
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, L'Or
Actors Dave Thomas, Faith Ford, Daveigh Chase, Tom Poston, Katherine Helmond, John Larroquette
Roles Evie Kling
Rating42% 2.13662.13662.13662.13662.1366
When Sara Newton and Beethoven are sent to spend the summer with Sara's Uncle Freddy (presumably her mom's brother) in an old mining town, the mischievous Beethoven "digs up" a clue to the whereabouts of the legendary, hidden fortune of two bank robbers named Moe and Rita Selig. Now everyone wants to be his best friend as his discovery unleashes a frenzy of treasure hunting among the community's creatures. With help from Uncle Freddie and Garrett (a friend or maybe more), Sara and Beethoven try to help uncover a secret that has been in the crazy little town for years. But he shoots dead the ghosts and is "declared" a hero.
Run Ronnie Run, 1h26
Directed by Troy Miller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors David Koechner, David Cross, Jill Talley, Ben Stiller, Bob Odenkirk, Jack Black
Roles Self
Rating61% 3.0988353.0988353.0988353.0988353.098835
Ronnie Dobbs (David Cross)—a redneck petty criminal whose hijinks are caught on tape by a Cops-like television show called Fuzz—is noticed by failing infomercial personality/inventor Terry Twillstein (Bob Odenkirk), who notices Dobbs's popularity with lowbrow viewers. He promotes the idea for a Ronnie Dobbs show to television executives entitled "Ronnie Dobbs Gets Arrested" in which Ronnie is arrested in a different city each week. The show becomes a phenomenal success leading to a level of fame & fortune that dramatically changes Dobbs' life.