
Kathy Griffin, a native of near-west Chicago suburbs, is the youngest of five children. She has three older brothers and an older sister. When her parents retired to California, Kathy moved west with them after graduating from Oak Park River Forest High School and began trying to break into show business. She performed with the Groundlings and then paid her dues doing stand-up at various clubs until she was discovered. According to her brothers, as a kid, Kathy would circulate among the guests at parties and tell jokes. Kathy has a regular stand-up engagement at the Laugh Factory in L.A. and hosted the reality series Average Joe (2003). She stars in the Emmy winning reality series Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2005).
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 4 wins & 18 nominations.
The Late Late Show with James Corden | Unknown | 2015-03-23 |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | Unknown | 2014-02-24 |
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Unknown | 2014-04-27 |
Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual | Unknown | 2013-01-12 |
Hello Ross! | Unknown | 2013-09-06 |
The Queen Latifah Show | Unknown | 2013 |
The Arsenio Hall Show | Unknown | 2013-09-09 |
Kirstie | Unknown | 2013-12-04 |
Inside Comedy | Unknown | 2012-01-01 |
Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off | Unknown | 2012-01-01 |
Kathy | Self - Hostess 24 episodes, 2012-2013 | 2012-04-19 |
Brand X with Russell Brand | Unknown | 2012-06-28 |
Love You, Mean It with Whitney Cummings | Unknown | 2012-11-28 |
The World According to Paris | Unknown | 2011-04-01 |
Whitney | Unknown | 2011 |
Piers Morgan Live | Unknown | 2011-01-17 |
Same Name | Herself | 2011-07-24 |
Dave's Old Porn | Unknown | 2011-10-20 |
The Green Room with Paul Provenza | Unknown | 2010 |
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked! | Unknown | 2010-02-01 |
The Marriage Ref | Unknown | 2010-02-28 |
Conan | Unknown | 2010-11-08 |
The Defenders | Unknown | 2010-09-22 |
Glee | Unknown | 2009-05-19 |
RuPaul's Drag Race | Unknown | 2009-02-02 |
Watch What Happens: Live | Unknown | 2009-06-16 |
Drop Dead Diva | Unknown | 2009-07-12 |
The Wendy Williams Show | Unknown | 2008-05-14 |
Privileged | Unknown | 2008-09-09 |
The Graham Norton Show | Unknown | 2007-02-22 |
Chelsea Lately | Unknown | 2007-07-01 |
Ugly Betty | Unknown | 2006-09-28 |
HGTV Design Star | Unknown | 2006-07-23 |
Iron Chef America: The Series | Unknown | 2005-01-16 |
American Dad! | Unknown | 2005-02-06 |
Dancing with the Stars | Unknown | 2005-06-01 |
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List | Self 48 episodes, 2005-2010 | 2005-08-03 |
Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan | Unknown | 2004 |
Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker | Unknown | 2004-02-04 |
America's Next Top Model | Unknown | 2003-05-20 |
Last Comic Standing | Unknown | 2003-06-10 |
Real Time with Bill Maher | Unknown | 2003-02-21 |
Stripperella | Unknown | 2003-06-26 |
Spider-Man | Unknown | 2003-07-11 |
Crank Yankers | Unknown | 2002-06-02 |
Fashion Police | Unknown | 2002-02-27 |
The Anna Nicole Show | Unknown | 2002-08-04 |
What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Unknown | 2002-09-14 |
The Mole | Unknown | 2001-01-09 |
Strong Medicine | Unknown | 2000-07-23 |
Curb Your Enthusiasm | Unknown | 2000-10-15 |
Dilbert | Unknown | 1999-01-25 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Unknown | 1998-08-05 |
The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Viva Variety | Unknown | 1997-04-01 |
The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Suddenly Susan | Vicki Groener 93 episodes, 1996-2000 | 1996-09-19 |
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | Unknown | 1995-05-28 |
The Drew Carey Show | Unknown | 1995-09-13 |
Dweebs | Unknown | 1995-09-22 |
Caroline in the City | Unknown | 1995-09-21 |
Ellen | Unknown | 1994-03-29 |
ER | Unknown | 1994-09-19 |
The X-Files | Unknown | 1993-09-10 |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Mad About You | Unknown | 1992-09-23 |
Dream On | Unknown | 1990-07-08 |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Unknown | 1990-09-10 |
The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
Seinfeld | Unknown | 1989-07-05 |
The Oprah Winfrey Show | Unknown | 1986 |