Margaret Cho Biography

Margaret Cho was born in 1968 in San Francisco, California. After attending the San Francisco School of the Arts, Cho began performing stand-up in clubs in the San Francisco area and soon after began appearing on television shows, starting with The Golden Palace in 1992, and then All American Girl, which was a show ABC developed specifically around Margaret’s stand-up routine.

Although the show was short-lived, additional television appearances for Cho followed, including: The Nanny (1998), Sex and the City (2001), One on One (2002), ‘Til Death (2007), Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple (2007-2009), Drop Dead Diva (2009-2012), Ghost Whisperer (2010), and 30 Rock (2011-2012.) Margaret Cho has also appeared in a number of films, including: It’s My Party (1996), Face/Off (1997), Sweethearts (1997), The Thin Pink Line (1998), Falling for Grace (2006), One Missed Call (2008), and 17 Again (2009.) During this time, Cho continued a career in stand-up, and has completed a number of tours in recent years, many of which have also been released on DVD: Notorious C.H.O (2002), Revolution (2003), Assassin (2005), The Sensuous Woman (2007), Beautiful (2008), and Mother! (2012.) An avid support of gay and lesbian rights, Cho has also served as the Chief of Parade for the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Festival. 

In addition to her work on stage, on television, and in film, Margaret Cho has authored two books, I’m the One That I Want (1999) and I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight (2005.) She also released the album, Cho Dependent, in 2010. In recent years, she has also released a clothing line and began the website Love is Love is Love, designed to promote support for the legalization of gay marriage. Most recently, Cho competed on Dancing with the Stars for its eleventh season, and she has plans for future projects on stage and in film.