Kathy Griffin (born November 4 1960) is an Emmy Award-winning American stand-up comedian and actress. She has also been a voice actor and a red carpet commentator. Griffin is a self-proclaimed "D-list celebrity."
Griffin was born Kathleen Mary Griffin in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, and raised there and in nearby Forest Park. She is a 1978 graduate of Oak Park and River Forest High School.
Griffin married Washington, D.C. native Matt Moline in February 2001 whom she divorced in May 2006.
Griffin purportedly is dating Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak whom she met after he watched her stand-up show in July, 2007.
Griffin describes herself as a "militant atheist". While in high school she fell away from the Roman Catholic Church and wanted to become a Unitarian. Said Griffin: "I'm not really sure what that is, but it sounds better."
She is an outspoken opponent of LASIK eye surgery, having endured a traumatic series of operations for her own eyesight, which has...
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on Jan 24, 2008
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