From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho
Margaret Cho ing artist. Cho is best known for her stand-up routines,
through which she critiques social and political prob-
lems, especially those pertaining to race and sexuality.
She has also directed and appeared in music videos and
has her own clothing line. She has frequently supported
LGBT rights and has won awards for her humanitarian ef-
forts on behalf of women, Asians, and the LGBT commu-
nity.
As an actress she has played more serious parts, such
as that of John Travolta’s FBI colleague in the action
movie Face/Off. She is part of the TV series Drop Dead
Diva on Lifetime Television, playing the role of Teri Lee, a
paralegal assistant.
Early life
Cho was born into a Korean family in San Francisco, Cali-
fornia. She grew up in a racially diverse neighborhood in
the 1970s and 1980s, which she described as a communi-
Cho in 2009 ty of "old hippies, ex-druggies, burn-outs from the ’60s,
Birth name Moran Cho drag queens, Chinese people, and Koreans. To say it was a
melting pot — that’s the least of it. It was a really confus-
Born December 5, 1968 (1968-12-05) ing, enlightening, wonderful time."[2]
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Cho’s parents, Young-Hie and Seung-Hoon Cho,[3] ran
Medium Stand-up comedy, television, film Paperback Traffic, a bookstore on Polk Street at Califor-
nia Street in San Francisco. Her father writes joke books
Nationality American
and a newspaper column in Seoul, South Korea.[4] After
Years active 1993–present Cho expressed an interest in performance, she audi-
Genres Liberal/political humor, LGBT tioned and was accepted into the San Francisco School of
humor the Arts, an area arts high school. While at the school, she
became involved with the school’s improvisational com-
Subject(s) Gay rights, race, liberal issues
edy group[5] alongside actor Sam Rockwell.
Influences Richard Pryor, Bill Hicks
Spouse Al Ridenour (2003–present) Early career
Notable works and Assassin, I’m the One That I Want After doing several shows in a club adjacent to her par-
roles ents’ bookstore, Cho launched a stand-up career and
Website MargaretCho.com spent several years developing her material in clubs.
MySpace.com/MargaretCho Cho’s career began to build after appearances on televi-
sion and university campuses. In 1992, she appeared on
Margaret Cho the unsuccessful Golden Girls spin-off The Golden Palace in a
small role. In 1994, Cho won the American Comedy Award
Hangul ??? for Best Female Comedian.[6] In 2010, on The View, she
Hanja 趙牡丹[1] discussed her nervousness about doing The Golden Palace
and thanked the late Rue McClanahan for her help with
Revised Romanization Jo Mo-ran
rehearsing. Also in the early years of her career, she se-
McCune–Reischauer Cho Moran cured a coveted spot as opening act for Jerry Seinfeld and
was featured on a Bob Hope special. She was also a fre-
Margaret Cho (born December 5, 1968) is an American quent visitor to The Arsenio Hall Show.[7]
comedian, fashion designer, actress, author, and record-
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Television career peared as a contestant on the 11th season of Dancing with
the Stars.[16]
She appeared on the YouTube comedy show Equals
All American Girl Three as the Comment Question of the Day.
Main article: All American Girl (1994 TV series)
That same year, ABC developed and aired a sitcom based
on Cho’s stand-up routine. The show, All American Girl,
Books
was initially feted as the first show prominently featur-
ing an East Asian family, although the short lived sitcom I’m the One That I Want
Mr. T and Tina preceded it by nearly two decades. Cho’s career and personal life were challenging after the
Cho has expressed subsequent regret for much of cancellation of the show, but Cho eventually sobered, re-
what transpired during the production of the show. focused her energy and developed new material. In 1999,
• After network executives criticized her appearance she wrote about her struggles with the show in her first
and the roundness of her face, Cho starved herself one-woman show, I’m the One That I Want. Cho then re-
for several weeks. Her rapid weight loss, done to leased her book of the same name, and the show was
modify her appearance by the time the pilot episode filmed and released as a concert film in 2000. Her mate-
was filmed, caused serious kidney failure. rial dealt with her difficulties breaking into show busi-
• The show suffered criticism from within the U.S. East ness because of her ethnicity and weight and her result-
Asian community over its perception of ing struggle with and triumph over body image issues
stereotyping. Producers told Cho at different times and drug and alcohol addiction.[17]
during production both that she was "too Asian" and
that she was "not Asian enough". At one point I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight
during the course of the show, producers hired a Also in 2005, Cho released her second book, I Have Chosen
coach to teach Cho how to "be more Asian".[7] to Stay and Fight, a compilation of essays and prose about
• Much of the humor was broad, and at times global politics, human rights, and other topical issues.
stereotypical portrayals of her close Korean relatives Cho launched a national book tour in support of the col-
and gay book-shop customers were employed. lection. An audio reading of the book was also released. A
The show was canceled after suffering from poor ratings DVD of a live taping of the Assassin tour was released in
and the effect of major content changes over the course conjunction with the book.
of its single season (19 episodes).[8]
After the show’s 1995 cancellation, Cho became ad-
dicted to drugs including alcohol. As detailed in her 2002 Film career
autobiography, I’m the One That I Want, in 1995 her sub- In late 2004, Cho began work on her first self-written
stance abuse was evident during a performance in Mon- film in which she starred. Bam Bam and Celeste, a low-bud-
roe, Louisiana, where she was booed off the stage by 800 get comedy about a "fag hag" and her gay best friend,
college students.[9] co-starred Cho’s friend and co-touring act Bruce Daniels.
The film premiered at the Toronto International Film
New Year’s Rockin’ Eve Festival in 2005. On Valentine’s Day of 2004, Cho spoke at
At the same time All American Girl underwent a difficult the Marriage Equality Rally at the California State Capi-
period, Margaret Cho hosted the New Year’s Rockin’ Eve tol. Her speech can be seen in the documentary Freedom
95 show with Steve Harvey[10][11][12] to Marry.[18][19]
Other appearances Shows and tours
Cho and her family and friends appeared in an episode
Cho appeared in an episode of the HBO comedy Sex and
of NBC’s series Celebrity Family Feud, which premiered on
the City’s fourth season. The episode, titled "The Real Me",
June 24, 2008. Later that summer, Cho appeared in her
first aired on June 3, 2001, and also guest-starred super-
own reality show for VH1. The Cho Show premiered on
model Heidi Klum.
August 21, 2008[13] and lasted one season. She next ap-
In 2002, the show Notorious C.H.O. (the title derived
peared as a supporting actress on the series Drop Dead Di-
from slain rapper The Notorious B.I.G.) dealt with the co-
va, which debuted in July 2009.[14]
median having been raised in 1970s San Francisco and
In April 2011, Cho guest starred on the comedy 30 Rock
her bisexuality.
in the episode "Everything Sunny All the Time Always".
In 2003, Cho made another stand-up film, Revolution,
She played North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il. The role had
which was released in 2004.
her speak Korean as well as English.[15] In 2010, Cho ap-
In 2005, Cho started promoting and touring with her
new show, Assassin. The show became her fourth live con-
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reviewed the show, Cho’s work, key events in her person-
al life and characterized the show as, "In fact, as bawdy
and bad-behaving as the cast gets, the whole show feels
more like a crazy family reunion than a performance."[22]
The premiere performance of Cho’s "Beautiful" tour
was on February 28, 2008, in Sydney, Australia as part of
the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival. Cho was also the
Chief of Parade for the festival’s annual parade along Ox-
ford Street on March 1. During her stay in Sydney, Cho
was filmed shopping for parade outfits in a drag store
with Kathy Griffin and Cyndi Lauper for Griffin’s reality
series Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List. The episode fea-
turing Cho aired on June 26, 2008.
Music
In September 2008, Cho released her single, "I Cho Am
a Woman", on iTunes. The song, produced by Desmond
Child,[23] was featured on her VH1 series.
Throughout 2010, she worked on a full length album,
going through the titles "Guitarded" and "Banjovi" be-
fore finally settling on Cho Dependent.[24] The album was
released on August 24, 2010. It was supported by music
videos for "I’m Sorry", "Eat Shit and Die", and "My Lil’
Wayne"; Liam Kyle Sullivan directed the first two. The al-
bum was nominated for a 2010 Grammy award for Best
Comedy Album.[25]
In May 2010, Cho directed and appeared in the music
video for "I Wanna Be a Bear," a song by "Pixie Herculon"
(a pseudonym of Jill Sobule).
Nature of material and political
advocacy
Cho is also well known for discussing her relationship
with her mother, particularly in imitating her mother’s
heavily accented speech. Her depictions of "Mommy"
have become a popular part of her routine. Cho’s comedy
routines are often explicit. She has covered substance
abuse, eating disorders, her bisexuality and obsession
Cho doing stand-up in June 2005 with gay men, and Asian-American stereotypes, among
other subjects, in her stand up.
cert film and premiered on the gay and lesbian premi- A substantial segment of her material and advocacy
um cable network Here! TV in September 2005. In this addresses LGBT issues. In addition to her shows, Cho also
DVD, she notably includes herself when talking about developed an additional outlet for her advocacy with the
gays, saying "we" and "our community". Posters for As- advent of Margaretcho.com and her daily weblog. When
sassin featured Cho in paratrooper gear and holding a mi- San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom directed that San
crophone in the style of an automatic rifle, a reference to Francisco’s city hall issue marriage licenses to same-sex
the infamous 1974 photo of heiress Patty Hearst. couples in San Francisco in 2004 (until reversed by the
Cho launched "The Sensuous Woman"[20] burlesque- state supreme court), Cho started Love is Love is Love,[26]
style variety show tour in Los Angeles, California on Au- a website promoting the legalization of gay marriage in
gust 10, 2007, with tour dates scheduled through Novem- the United States.
ber 3, as of October 10.[21] Past and scheduled tour stops Cho’s material often features commentary on politics
after Los Angeles are Chicago, Illinois and New York, New and contemporary American culture. She has also been
York.[21] On August 10, 2007 the San Francisco Chronicle outspoken about her dislike of former President George
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Cho at Los Angeles LGBT pride parade in 2011 Cho performing burlesque at the 2006 Miss Exotic World
Pageant.
W. Bush. She began to draw intense fire from conserva-
tives over her fiercely anti-Bush commentary; a live per- She emceed the multi-artist True Colors Tour,[30]
formance in Houston, Texas was threatened with pick- which traveled through 15 cities in the United States
eting. Although protesters never showed up, she held a and Canada. The tour, sponsored by the Logo channel,
counter protest outside the club until security told her began on June 8, 2007. Headlined by Cyndi Lauper, the
she had to go inside.[27] tour also included Debbie Harry, Erasure, The Gossip, Ru-
In 2004, Cho was performing at a corporate event fus Wainwright, The Dresden Dolls, The MisShapes, Rosie
in a hotel when after ten minutes her microphone was O’Donnell, Indigo Girls, The Cliks and other special
cut off and a band was instructed to begin playing. Cho guests. Profits from the tour helped to benefit the Human
claims this was because the manager of the hotel was Rights Campaign as well as PFLAG and The Matthew
offended by anti-Bush administration comments. Cho’s Shepard Foundation.
payment, which was issued by way of check directly to On January 25, 2008, Cho officially gave her support
a non-profit organization, a defense fund for the West to Barack Obama for the nomination on the Democratic
Memphis Three, initially bounced but was eventually ticket for the 2008 U.S. presidential election.[31] After
honored.[28] Republican Presidential candidate John McCain an-
In July 2004, during the Democratic National Con- nounced his running-mate, Governor Sarah Palin of Alas-
vention, Cho was disinvited to speak at a Human Rights ka, Cho said of Palin, "I think [Palin] is the worst thing to
Campaign/National Stonewall Democrats fundraiser out happen to America since 9/11."[32]
of fear that her comments might cause controversy. In After same-sex marriage became legal in California in
November 2005, she campaigned to pardon Stanley Took- May 2008, Cho was deputized by the City of San Francisco
ie Williams, an early Crips gang leader, for his death sen- to perform marriages there.[33]
tence for four murders. On December 13, 2005, after ex-
hausting all forms of appeal, Williams was executed by
lethal injection at San Quentin State Prison, Califor-
nia.[29]
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Other projects people just can’t imagine that we would have a conven-
tional marriage. But, yeah, we are very conventional."[44]
In 2002, Cho founded a clothing line with friend and fash- Cho began getting major tattoo work done in 2006
ion designer Ava Stander called High Class Cho. The com- and has become an enthusiast; as of March 2007 she esti-
pany eventually went defunct.[citation needed] mates that 15–20% of her body is currently tattooed.
In 2004, Cho took up bellydancing and in 2006 started As of 2009, Cho lives in Peachtree City, Georgia,[45] as
her own line of bellydancing belts and accessories called Drop Dead Diva is filmed in the Atlanta area.
Hip Wear[34] (sold through her website). She also had She is openly bisexual.[46]
extensive tattooing done to cover the majority of her
back.[35] She co-wrote and starred in a sitcom pilot based
around the "Mommy" character of her stand-up, but it
Commendations
was not picked up. She began releasing comedic rap an- • In 1994, Skankin’ Pickle released their album Sing
imated videos on her website under the moniker "M.C. Along With Skankin’ Pickle featuring a song entitled
M.C." (MC Margaret Cho) including the tracks "Finger" "It’s Margaret Cho."
and "Roofies." • In 1999, I’m The One That I Want won New York
In November 2006, Cho joined the board of Good Vi- magazine’s Performance of the Year award and was
brations.[36] She co-wrote a rap song with fellow comedi- named one of the Great Performances of the year by
an Diana Yanez entitled "My Puss", which was recorded Entertainment Weekly.[47]
by the duo as "Maureen and Angela". She then appeared • In 2000, her "E! Celebrity Profile" won a Gracie Allen
in and directed the music video for the song.[37] In De- Award from the American Women in Radio and
cember 2006, Cho appeared on the Sci-Fi Channel’s Television organization acknowledging its "superior
miniseries The Lost Room as Suzie Kang.[38] quality and effective portrayal of the changing roles
In 2007, Cho appeared in The Dresden Dolls’ video and concerns of women."[47]
of their song "Shores of California", which was MCed by • In 2000, the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against
Amanda Palmer[39] and in The Cliks’ video for "Eyes in Defamation (GLAAD) awarded her with a Golden Gate
the Back of My Head", in which she played Lucas Sil- award and described her as an entertainer who, "as a
veira’s lover.[40] She also voiced a character, Condie Ling, pioneer, has made a significant difference in
on the Logo animated series Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay promoting equal rights for all, regardless of sexual
Couple in All the World. Her episodes began airing in 2007. orientation or gender identity."[48]
Recently on an episode of The Hour with host George • In 2001, she was given a Lambda Liberty Award by
Stroumboulopoulos, Cho mentioned that she loved Bro- Lambda Legal for "pressing us to see how false
ken Social Scene and wishes to be a part of the band constructions of race, sexuality, and gender operate
(offering to play the rainstick or the triangle). On air, similarly to obscure and demean identity."[49]
Stroumboulopoulos called Kevin Drew from his cell • In 2003, she received a "Justice in Action" award
phone and Cho made her request to join the band via his from the Asian American Legal Defense and
voicemail.[citation needed] Education Fund.[50]
In April 2009, Cho was photographed by photograph- • In 2003, she was given an Intrepid Award by the
er Austin Young and appeared in a Bettie Page–inspired National Organization for Women.[51]
"Heaven Bound" art show.[41] • In 2004, she was awarded with the First Amendment
In September 2010 she competed in the eleventh sea- Award from the American Civil Liberties Union.[52]
son of Dancing with the Stars partnered by Louis van Ams- • In 2007, she won for Outstanding Comedy
tel. She was the third star to be eliminated on week three Performance in AZN’s Asian Excellence Awards.[53]
of the show, landing her in 10th place. • April 30, 2008 was declared "Margaret Cho Day" in
San Francisco, CA.[54]
Personal life • On November 18, she asked a comment question of
the day.[55]
In 1994 Cho was in a relationship with Quentin Tarantino
and he appeared in the Pulp Fiction-parody episode of
her All American Girl sitcom, Pulp Sitcom, as Desmond, a
Filmography
bootleg-video salesman. • The Golden Palace (1992) - Television (Episode: One Old
Cho married Al Ridenour, an artist involved in the Lady to Go)
production of Cacophony Society and the Art of Bleeding, • All American Girl (1994–1995) - Television (all
in 2003.[42] Margaret was featured in an Art of Bleeding episodes)
performance in March 2006.[43] In a Bond interview, she • Angie (1994)
reveals that her marriage is "very conventional and con- • The Doom Generation (1995)
servative, I think. I mean we’re such weird people that • Sweethearts (1996)
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• It’s My Party (1996) • "True Colors" (2007)
• Pink as the Day She Was Born (1997) • "Beautiful" (2008)
• Fakin’ Da Funk (1997) • "True Colors" (2008)
• Face/Off (1997) • "Cho Dependent" (2010)
• The Thin Pink Line (1998)
•
•
Ground Control (1998)
The Rugrats Movie (1998)
References
• The Tavern (1999) [1] Moran (牡丹) means "peony," as confirmed on
• I’m the One That I Want (2000) Cho’s personal blog: "Ed designed a beautiful back
• Notorious C.H.O. (2001) piece for me, a very large and lush peony (my
• Sex and the City (2001) - Television name in Korean “Moran”) [...] with falling petals."
• Revolution (2003) (December 2005).
• Margaret Cho: Assassin (2005) [2] "Biography". Margaret Cho: Official Site. August 15,
• Bam Bam and Celeste (2005) 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2008.
• The Lost Room (2006) [3] "Margaret Cho Biography". Film Reference.
• Falling for Grace (2007) http://www.filmreference.com/film/43/Margaret-
• Celebrity Family Feud (2008) Cho.html. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
• One Missed Call (2008) [4] "Margaret Cho Biography". Yahoo! Movies.
• The Cho Show (2008) http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/
• Beautiful (2009) 1800247891/bio.
• 17 Again (2009) [5] Dann McDorman (2001-11-08). "As Nasty As She
• Miss Oriented (2009) Wants to Be". http://www.margaretcho.com/
• Drop Dead Diva (2009–present) - Television articles/individual_articles/
• Ghost Whisperer (2010) - Television asian_week_article.htm.
• Dancing With The Stars (2010) - Television [6] TheEnvelope.com. "Margaret Cho search results".
• Don’t Forget The Lyrics Celebrity Edition (2010) - The Los Angeles Times.
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act to Charlotte by Karen Doyle Martin, April 24, • Official website
2002 • Comedienne Margaret Cho: Watching the Brady
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Place of birth San Francisco, California, U.S.
Advocates At Annual Garden Party
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Interview: Margaret Cho’s Gay Agenda Place of death
[54] Last Night: Margaret Cho Day at City Hall,
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