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Margaret Cho on "Drop Dead Diva"
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Margaret Cho stars as Teri Lee on Lifetime's "Drop Dead Diva."

Margaret Cho has been performing stand-up since the age of 16, when she sneaked into a comedy club above her parents' bookstore in San Francisco. Soon after, Margaret Cho won a comedy contest, with the first prize being an opening-act gig on Jerry Seinfeld's tour. After hitting the college comedy circuit, Margaret Cho immediately became the most booked act in the market, performing more than 300 shows within two years. Margaret Cho garnered a nomination for Campus Comedian of the Year and subsequently won the 1994 American Comedy Award for Female Comedian.

In 1999, Margaret Cho's groundbreaking one-woman show, "I'm The One That I Want," was a hit off-Broadway and toured nationally to critical acclaim, eventually becoming a best-selling book and a self-produced feature film. In 2001, Margaret Cho launched "Notorious C.H.O.," a smash-hit, 37-city national tour that culminated in a sold-out concert at the legendary Carnegie Hall. The live show was also released as a feature film and lauded by The New York Times as "brilliant."

"Revolution" marked Margaret Cho's third sold-out national tour, and the CD of the show was nominated in 2003 for a Grammy for Best Comedy Album of the Year. In 2004, Margaret Cho launched her politically charged "State of Emergency" and was hailed by The New York Times as "murderously funny." That show ultimately gave rise to "Assassin," perhaps Margaret Cho's most political and topical work to date. "Assassin" toured the United States, Canada and Australia and aired on Here! TV in late 2005.

Margaret Cho's first narrative feature, "Bam Bam and Celeste," premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in late 2005 and has also played at the AFI Fest, Frameline, Fusion and the London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival.

In the summer of 2007, Margaret Cho hit the road with '80s legends Cyndi Lauper, Debbie Harry and Erasure, along with indie faves The Dresden Dolls and The Cliks, to host the True Colors tour, benefiting the Human Rights Campaign. In the fall of 2007, Margaret Cho took her new burlesque-style variety show, "The Sensuous Woman," off-Broadway, where it enjoyed two extensions and played for a successful eight-week run.

Margaret Cho has become an established writer and blogger. Margaret Cho's second book, a collection of essays on all subjects political and pop, "I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight," was published by Riverhead Books, a division of Penguin Group, in 2005.

Margaret Cho's many television credits include her groundbreaking ABC sitcom "All-American Girl," a recent recurring role on FOX's "'Til Death" and, most recently, her semi-scripted comedy "The Cho Show" for VH1. Margaret Cho also appeared in the smash-hit film "17 Again," opposite Zac Efron, and was featured in the FunnyorDie.com sketch "Prop 8: The Musical."

An advocate for equal rights, Margaret Cho has been honored by the ACLU of Southern California, GLAAD, American Women in Radio and Television, the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, PFLAG and the National Organization for Women.






MARGARET CHO: FACTS

How tall is Margaret Cho? How old is Margaret Cho? Where was Margaret Cho born? Find out here.

Age: 41 years old
Birthday: December 5, 1968
Height: 5' 5"
Full Name / Real Name: Moran Cho
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
Husband: Al Ridenour




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March 12, 2010
watching margaret cho with the @fuzzyy
less than an hour ago
RT @growingupharvey: I love drugs, but I hate hangovers, and the hatred of the hangover wins by a landslide every time. -Margaret Cho #quote
less than an hour ago
Tori Amos & Margaret Cho!? Sounds like a good time. @shidoshi
less than an hour ago
@MarioPadilla is that a margaret cho quote?
2 hours ago
Some people are that - more than a parent, more than a role model, more than anything less than a religion. -Margaret Cho #quote
2 hours ago
This poster of Margaret Cho makes her look cute actually. Weird.
3 hours ago
@Jonathan_here #whowouldplayme the love child of roseanne barr and margaret cho
6 hours ago
Every time I see Margaret Cho listed in SXSW stuff I remember how depressingly unfunny her set was last year.
6 hours ago
@PatrikIanPolk I'm up!I'm doing homework& watching Margaret Cho DVD's...
14 hours ago
Only woke up 20 minutes ago by fluke, alarm didn't go off. Then get to building and swear I see Margaret Cho minus the tattoos. I'm tired...
14 hours ago
@amyschumer I saw some of you on Red Eye tonight. You were OK. And you look a LOT better than Margaret Cho or @KathyGriffin! So be happy!
15 hours ago
@agentlover that video needs more parker posey and margaret cho cameos. and clear raincoats. c'mon gaga, remake doom generation.
16 hours ago
RT @coslive: Conan O'Brien, Margaret Cho, Aziz Ansari, Greg Giraldo, and more added to Bonnaroo. More details soon.
17 hours ago
by the way- Margaret Cho is INSANELY funny. if you haven't seen her stand up, look for it. you wont be disappointed!
17 hours ago
Margaret Cho nude is hot
19 hours ago
Ready to put this mind-bending day behind me. Watching some margaret cho on netflix and passing out. Busy weekend ahead. Goodnite!
19 hours ago