Margaret Cho Biography

Occup.	Comedian
From	USA
Born	December 5, 1968
Age	55 years

Early Life and Education
Margaret Cho, an American comedian, actress, and author, was born upon December 5, 1968, in San Francisco, California. Her moms and dads, Young-Hie and Seung-Hoon Cho, were Korean immigrants who transferred to the United States in the 1960s. Margaret's father owned a bookstore, which also sold papers, and her mom worked as a cashier.

Maturing, Cho participated in different schools in the San Francisco Bay Area due to her daddy's work. At a young age, she established an interest in funny and began performing in different school productions. She later on attended the San Francisco School of the Arts, a prominent art school in San Francisco, where she studied acting and writing.

Increase to Fame
Cho's career as a comedian began in the 1980s when she began carrying out at different comedy clubs in San Francisco. Her skill for making people laugh eventually landed her television looks on shows such as "The Arsenio Hall Show" and "Bob Hope's Young Comedian Special". In 1994, she won the American Comedy Award for Best Female Comedian.

Her rising popularity resulted in the development of her own comedy, "All-American Girl". The show aired on ABC from 1994 to 1995, depicting the struggles of a Korean-American family adjusting to life in the United States. The show was ultimately canceled, but it marked a milestone in American television, as it was the first program to feature an Asian American family as the protagonist.

Stand-Up Comedy and Film Career
Margaret Cho continued to carry out stand-up comedy, concentrating on subjects such as race, sexuality, and her experiences as an Asian-American female. From 1999 to 2002, Cho embarked on her first major comedy trip, "I'm the One That I Want". The trip was a substantial success, generating a very popular book and a function film.

Cho also appeared in a number of films, including "Face/Off", "Can't Stop Dancing", and "Ground Control". In 2004, she starred in the feature film "Bam Bam and Celeste", which she also wrote and co-produced.

Tv and Music Career
In addition to her success as a comedian and starlet, Cho has actually likewise made an impact in the tv and music industry. She competed on the reality television show "Dancing with destiny" in 2010 and had a repeating role on the hit television program "Drop Dead Diva" from 2009 to 2014. She also appeared as a guest star on various television programs, consisting of "30 Rock", "Sex and the City", and "Dr. Ken".

In 2016, Cho launched her first music album, "American Myth", which got vital acclaim and made her a Grammy election for Best Comedy Album.

Advocacy and Personal Life
Margaret Cho is not just known for her comical talent, but also for her advocacy work. She has been a strong advocate for LGBTQ rights, ladies's rights, and the rights of the Asian-American neighborhood. Throughout her profession, she has actively taken part in numerous fundraiser and has actually spoken out versus various social injustices.

In her personal life, Cho has dealt with battles with substance abuse and eating conditions. She has actually been open about these experiences, using them as inspiration for her funny and advocacy.

Today, Margaret Cho continues to perform stand-up comedy, act in tv and film, and advocate for various social causes. Her contributions to comedy, advocacy, and representation have actually left a long lasting influence on the American entertainment industry, paving the way for more diverse voices to be heard.

Our collection contains 16 quotes who is written / told by Margaret.

Related authors: Bob Hope (Comedian), Arsenio Hall (Comedian), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

16 Famous quotes by Margaret Cho

"Ugly. Is irrelevant. It is an immeasurable insult to a woman, and then supposedly the worst crime you can commit as a woman. But ugly, as beautiful, is an illusion"

"Thankfully, beauty is easier to remove than apply, and a swipe of demaquillage in the right direction and you are you once again"

"Love is the big booming beat which covers up the noise of hate"

"If we have the opportunity to be generous with our hearts, ourselves, we have no idea of the depth and breadth of love's reach"

"I have learned to love that which is meant to harm me, so that I can stand in the way of those who are less strong. I can take the bullets for those who aren't able to"

"I love drugs, but I hate hangovers, and the hatred of the hangover wins by a landslide every time"

"The incognito of lower class employment is an effective cloak for any dagger one might wish to hide"

"Some people are that - more than a parent, more than a role model, more than anything less than a religion"

"People drain me, even the closest of friends, and I find loneliness to be the best state in the union to live in"

"Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone else's life forever"

"Try to put your happiness before anyone else's, because you may never have done so in your entire life, if you really think about it, if you are really honest with yourself"

"Privacy and security are those things you give up when you show the world what makes you extraordinary"

"Politics has less to do with where you live than where your heart is"

"Maybe I wanted to hear it so badly that my ears betrayed my mind in order to secure my heart"

"Try to love someone who you want to hate, because they are just like you, somewhere inside, in a way you may never expect, in a way that resounds so deeply within you that you cannot believe it"

"My boyfriend and I live together, which means we don't have sex - ever. Now that the milk is free, we've both become lactose intolerant"