Her brother Gary and her sister Joyce both died from cancer. Griffin described herself during her early years as "a kid who needed to talk, all the time". Kathy Griffin has four older siblings Kenny, Joyce (died 2017), Gary (died 2014), and John. Kathleen Mary Griffin was born on November 4, 1960, in the Chicago suburb Oak Park, Illinois, to Mary Margaret "Maggie" Griffin ( née Corbally, 1920 – 2020) and John Patrick Griffin, both of whom were first-generation Irish-Americans. 2.3 Laugh Your Head Off World Tour 2017–2018.2.1 Stand-up comedy, television and film.Griffin is known for her conversational style and statements about celebrities, religion and sexuality, including holding a mask stylized as Donald Trump's severed head in 2017, which provoked a United States Secret Service investigation and later became the basis of her concert film A Hell of a Story (2019). She has participated in two United Service Organizations (USO) tours. Griffin is an LGBTQ activist who supports same-sex marriage and the repeal of " Don't ask, don't tell". In 2011, she also became the first comedian to have four specials televised in a year. For the latter network, she has recorded sixteen television specials, breaking the Guinness World record for the number of aired television specials on any network. Griffin has recorded numerous standup comedy specials for HBO and Bravo. After being nominated for six years in a row for the Grammy for Best Comedy Album, she won the award in 2014. In 2009, she released her autobiography Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin. 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. Griffin has released six comedy albums, all of which received Grammy Award nominations. The Bravo reality show Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2005–2010) became a ratings hit for the network and earned her two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Reality Program. In the 1990s, Griffin began performing as a stand-up comedian and appeared as a guest star on television shows, including the NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan (1996–2000). In 1978, she moved to Los Angeles, where she studied drama at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and became a member of the improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings. She has also appeared in supporting roles in films. In 20, Griffin won Primetime Emmy Awards for her reality show Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List.
Kathleen Mary Griffin (born November 4, 1960) is an American comedian and actress who has starred in television comedy specials and has released comedy albums.