Margaret Cho

In 1994, she was romantically involved with Quentin Tarantino. She was also in a relationship with musician Chris Isaak and actor, comedian, Scott Aukerman.

From 1995, she began using drugs and alcohol. In one her performances that year in Monroe, Louisiana, she was booed off the stage after her substance abuse became evident in her performance.

In 2003, she married Al Ridenour, an artist. He is in charge of the production of Cacophony Society and the Art of Bleeding.

Margaret Moran Cho was born in San Francisco, California to Seung-Hoon Cho, who ran a bookstore and Young-Hie. She was raised in a racially diverse neighbourhood.

She began doing stand-up acts since she turned 14. She was inspired by her father’s Korean joke books and humour, which not only helped her successfully develop her career, but also helped her cope with bullying.

She was deeply passionate about performing arts. As such, she auditioned for the San Francisco School of Arts, wherein she was selected. At 16, she began performing professionally.

She performed at her parent’s bookstore, clubs, university campuses and also made television appearances. She moved to Los Angeles in the 1990’s for better opportunities.

In 1992, she played a minor role on the CBS sitcom, ‘The Golden Palace’, which was cancelled after one season. She also appeared in the television movie, ‘Move the Crowd'.

In 1993, she appeared in the episode, ‘Hotline’ of the erotic TV drama series, ‘Red Shoe Diaries’.

In 1994, she played a voice role on the TV show, ‘The Critic’ and appeared in the film, 'Angie'. She also starred in the ABC situation-comedy sitcom, ‘All-American Girl’, in which she played the role of ‘Margaret Kim’. She appeared in 19 episodes of the show, after which the show was cancelled.

In 1995, amidst the failure of ‘All-American Girl’, she hosted the ‘New Year's Rockin' Eve 95’ with Steve Harvey. That year, she played a voice role in the TV show, ‘Duckman’.

Same year, i.e. in 1995, she played the role of 'Queen' in ‘The Princess and the Pea’ episode of the animated TV series, 'Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child'. She also appeared in the comedy thriller film, 'The Doom Generation'.

In 1994, she was the recipient of the American Comedy Award for the category of ‘Best Female Comedian’.

In 2000, she was the recipient of the Golden Gate Award, conferred by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.

In 2001, she received the Lambda Liberty Award, conferred by Lambda Legal, an American civil rights organisation.

In 2003, she was bestowed a Justice in Action award from the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund.

In 2004, she was the recipient of the First Amendment Award, conferred by the American Civil Liberties Union.