Kathy Griffin

This self-proclaimed “D-lister” is a comedian and television personality best known for her stand-up specials and her Bravo reality series My Life on the D List, which since its debut in 2005 has won two Emmy awards. Born in Oak Park, Ill., in 1960, Griffin got her start in stand-up performing with a comedy troupe in Los Angeles in the early ’80s. Her first break came when she was cast in a supporting role on the sitcom Suddenly Susan in 1996 opposite Brooke Shields, which was followed by several small roles on television and film.

Griffin became known for her self-deprecating humor and her knack for being modest about her place in Hollywood. Unfortunately, her “loose canon” type of humor got her banned from numerous daytime talk show. She faced more backlash being due to her controversial May 2017 photo with a faux decapitated President Donald Trump. She was fired by CNN from the annual New Year’s Eve special she had co-hosted for a decade.

In August 2021, Griffin announced that she had lung cancer. After surgery and treatment, she announced she was “cancer free” before the end of the year.

After splitting from husband Matt Moline in 2006 following five years of marriage, Griffin was briefly linked to Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak. The couple parted ways in 2008. She married Randy Bick in 2020; they ultimately divorced in 2025.