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. She stars in the Emmy winning reality series Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List. See full bio on IMDb »
Mel Gibson's getting away with murder ... again -- at least according to Kathy Griffin, who insists the actor still hasn't been appropriately punished for his multiple violent-sounding rants.We… READ MORE >
So there we were ... shooting the s**t with Kathy Griffin in Hollywood last night ... when we turned the corner and walked right into Rihanna. The photog had a decision to make -- who gets the… READ MORE >
"My Life on the D-List" star Kathy Griffin and "Glee" scene-stealer Jane Lynch were all smiles at the same event in L.A. this weekend. Question is ... READ MORE >
Funny ladies Kathy Griffin and Joan Rivers worked it out at the same event in NYC on Monday.Question is ... READ MORE >
Here's "My Life on the D-list" star Kathy Griffin at an event in Hollywood last week (left) -- and the late Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion in "The Wizard of Oz" (right).One of them has a lot of… READ MORE >
Levi Johnston -- the 19-year-old kid who knocked up failed former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's teen daughter -- hit the town with cougarlicious Kathy Griffin last night in L.A.The 48-year-old… READ MORE >
Madame Tussauds has outdone themselves by making the most real-looking wax figure of a D-list celeb -- Kathy Griffin.Granted when you have fake hair, teeth and body parts, the figurine basically… READ MORE >
Kathy Griffin's latest strategy to get off the D-list -- engaging in some hot girl-on-girl action with an older, more financially secure woman!Griffin and penny-pincher Suze Orman are the new Adam… READ MORE >
There's one thing the CA Supreme Court can't stop ... Kathy Griffin's "box-of-wine-drinking" mom from toasting gay marriage.The "D-List" star and her 89-year-old mom Maggie -- along with Lance… READ MORE >
