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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Cathryn Michon
| name = Cathryn Michon
| image = Cathryn Headshot 2019.jpg
| image = Cathryn Headshot 2019.jpg
| occupation = Screenwriter, playwright, author, comedian, blogger, actress
| occupation = Screenwriter, playwright, author, comedian, blogger, actress
| known_for = ''The Grrl Genius Club'', ''[[A Dog's Purpose (film)|A Dog's Purpose]]'', ''[[A Dog's Way Home (film)|A Dog's Way Home]]'', ''[[A Dog's Journey (film)|A Dog's Journey]]'', ''[[Cook Off (film)|Cook Off]]'', ''[[Muffin Top: A Love Story (film)|A Love Story]]''
| known_for = ''[[A Dog's Purpose (film)|A Dog's Purpose]]'', ''[[A Dog's Journey (film)|A Dog's Journey]]'', ''[[Cook Off (film)|Cook Off]]''
| spouse = [[W. Bruce Cameron]]
| spouse = [[W. Bruce Cameron]]
}}
}}

'''Cathryn Michon''' is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker, actress, writer, blogger and stand-up comic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://calendar.theberkshireedge.com/event/gutsy-gals-inspire-me-film-awards|title=Gutsy Gals Inspire Me® Film Awards {{!}} The Berkshire Edge Calendar|last=Computers|first=Geiger|date=2015-02-12|website=The Berkshire Edge |language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://humorwriters.org/category/humor-writer-of-the-month/|title=Humor writer of the month - Erma Bombeck|website=Erma Bombeck|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tellyawards.com/winners/list?l=S&pageNum_winners=40&totalRows_winners=5718&event=&category|title=Telly Awards {{!}} Open for Entries|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.chapman.edu/happenings/2015/09/04/orange-county-press-clubs-excellence-in-journalism-day-hosted-by-chapman/|title=Orange County Press Club's Excellence in Journalism Day hosted by Chapman - Nine Pulitzer, three Emmy winners featured among line-up of media all-stars|website=Happenings|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref> She has been featured at the [[Montreal comedy festival|Montreal Comedy Festival]], the Toyota Comedy Festival and the Marshall’s Women in Comedy Festival.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/07/arts/theater/07TOYO.html|title=The Toyota Comedy Festival Schedule|date=2002-06-07|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref>
'''Cathryn Michon''' is a [[Los Angeles]]-based filmmaker, actress, writer, blogger and stand-up comic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://calendar.theberkshireedge.com/event/gutsy-gals-inspire-me-film-awards|title=Gutsy Gals Inspire Me® Film Awards {{!}} The Berkshire Edge Calendar|last=Computers|first=Geiger|date=2015-02-12|website=The Berkshire Edge |language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://humorwriters.org/category/humor-writer-of-the-month/|title=Humor writer of the month - Erma Bombeck|website=Erma Bombeck|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tellyawards.com/winners/list?l=S&pageNum_winners=40&totalRows_winners=5718&event=&category|title=Telly Awards {{!}} Open for Entries|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.chapman.edu/happenings/2015/09/04/orange-county-press-clubs-excellence-in-journalism-day-hosted-by-chapman/|title=Orange County Press Club's Excellence in Journalism Day hosted by Chapman - Nine Pulitzer, three Emmy winners featured among line-up of media all-stars|website=Happenings|date=4 September 2015|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref> She has been featured at the [[Montreal comedy festival|Montreal Comedy Festival]], the Toyota Comedy Festival and the Marshall’s Women in Comedy Festival.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/07/arts/theater/07TOYO.html|title=The Toyota Comedy Festival Schedule|date=2002-06-07|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Her touring stand-up performance ''The Grrl Genius Club'', as well as a subsequent novel sharing the same name, ''The Grrl Genius Guide to Life'' ([[HarperCollins]], July 2001), lead to a television hosting stint on [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s similarly titled ''Grrl Genius at the Movies''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.amcnetworks.com/press-releases/amc-premieres-new-weekly-programming-strand-on-october-1-grrl-genius-hosted-by-author-cathryn-michon|title=AMC Premieres New Weekly Programming Strand on October 1 – 'Grrl Genius' hosted by Author Cathryn Michon {{!}} AMC Networks Inc.|website=www.amcnetworks.com|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref> and a second novel entry titled ''The Grrl Genius Guide to Sex with Other People'' ([[St. Martin's Press]], January 2004), all garnering positive receptions nationwide.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1999/oct/07/entertainment/ca-19550|title=8 pm: Comedy|date=1999-10-07|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1997/legit/reviews/the-grrl-genius-club-1200451015/|title=Review: 'The Grrl Genius Club'|last=Clay|first=Jennifer|website=Variety|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1930942.The_Grrl_Genius_Guide_To_Life|title=The Grrl Genius Guide To Life|website=Goodreads|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/349916.The_Grrl_Genius_Guide_to_Sex_with_Other_People_|title=The Grrl Genius Guide to Sex (with Other People)|website=Goodreads|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref><ref>It is noted early in the film Muffin Top that this book was the basis for the movie.</ref>
Her touring stand-up performance ''The Grrl Genius Club'', as well as a subsequent novel sharing the same name, ''The Grrl Genius Guide to Life'' ([[HarperCollins]], July 2001), lead to a television hosting stint on [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]]'s similarly titled ''Grrl Genius at the Movies''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.amcnetworks.com/press-releases/amc-premieres-new-weekly-programming-strand-on-october-1-grrl-genius-hosted-by-author-cathryn-michon|title=AMC Premieres New Weekly Programming Strand on October 1 – 'Grrl Genius' hosted by Author Cathryn Michon {{!}} AMC Networks Inc.|website=www.amcnetworks.com|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref> and a second novel entry titled ''The Grrl Genius Guide to Sex with Other People'' ([[St. Martin's Press]], January 2004), all garnering positive receptions nationwide.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1999/oct/07/entertainment/ca-19550|title=8 pm: Comedy|date=1999-10-07|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1997/legit/reviews/the-grrl-genius-club-1200451015/|title=Review: 'The Grrl Genius Club'|last=Clay|first=Jennifer|website=Variety|date=22 September 1997|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1930942.The_Grrl_Genius_Guide_To_Life|title=The Grrl Genius Guide To Life|website=Goodreads|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/349916.The_Grrl_Genius_Guide_to_Sex_with_Other_People_|title=The Grrl Genius Guide to Sex (with Other People)|website=Goodreads|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref>


Her TV writing credits include ''[[Designing Women]]'', ''[[China Beach]]'', ''[[Sisters (U.S. TV series)|Sisters]]'', ''[[South Park]]'' and ''[[Diagnosis Murder]]''. She performed at [[Chicago]]’s [[The Second City]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1985-08-16/entertainment/8502230418_1_improvisational-harold-audience|title=Competing For Laughs, 'Harold' Fills House|website=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref> which led to multiple roles in regional theaters, Off Broadway and on TV. She has guest starred on television series on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[CBS]], [[HBO]] and AMC.
Her television screenwriting credits include ''[[Designing Women]]'', ''[[China Beach]]'', ''[[Sisters (U.S. TV series)|Sisters]]'', ''[[South Park]]'' and ''[[Diagnosis Murder]]''. She performed at [[Chicago]]’s [[The Second City]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1985-08-16/entertainment/8502230418_1_improvisational-harold-audience|title=Competing For Laughs, 'Harold' Fills House|website=tribunedigital-chicagotribune|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref> which led to multiple roles in regional theaters, Off Broadway and on TV. She has guest starred on television series on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], [[CBS]], [[HBO]] and AMC.{{cn|date=July 2023}}


She was the co-writer, co-producer, co-director, and star of the movie ''[[Cook Off!]]'', which completed principal photography in 2005 and premiered in February 2007 at the [[US Comedy Arts Festival]] in Aspen, Colorado.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/upcoming-movies/melissa-mccarthys-latest-film-cookoff-is-actually-10-years-old/news-story/8154d18fec5a6958e320f1e7170d538b|title=Melissa McCarthy's latest film is actually 10 years old|last1=Bond|first1=Nick|date=September 21, 2017|accessdate=October 19, 2017}}</ref> Other projects include the 2014 film ''[[Muffin Top: A Love Story]]'', in which she starred, wrote and directed, the 2017 film ''[[A Dog's Purpose (film)|A Dog's Purpose]]'' and the upcoming film ''[[A Dog's Journey (film)|A Dog's Journey]]'', both of which she co-wrote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=adogsjourney.htm|title=A Dog's Journey (2019) - Box Office Mojo|website=www.boxofficemojo.com|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref>
She was the co-writer, co-producer, co-director, and star of the movie ''[[Cook Off!]]'', which completed principal photography in 2005 and premiered in February 2007 at the [[US Comedy Arts Festival]] in Aspen, Colorado.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/upcoming-movies/melissa-mccarthys-latest-film-cookoff-is-actually-10-years-old/news-story/8154d18fec5a6958e320f1e7170d538b|title=Melissa McCarthy's latest film is actually 10 years old|last1=Bond|first1=Nick|date=September 21, 2017|accessdate=October 19, 2017}}</ref> Other projects include the 2014 film ''[[Muffin Top: A Love Story]]'', in which she starred, wrote and directed, the 2017 film ''[[A Dog's Purpose (film)|A Dog's Purpose]]'' and the upcoming film ''[[A Dog's Journey (film)|A Dog's Journey]]'', both of which she co-wrote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=adogsjourney.htm|title=A Dog's Journey (2019) - Box Office Mojo|website=www.boxofficemojo.com|access-date=2019-05-03}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 23:44, 1 July 2023

Cathryn Michon
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, playwright, author, comedian, blogger, actress
Known forA Dog's Purpose, A Dog's Journey, Cook Off
SpouseW. Bruce Cameron

Cathryn Michon is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker, actress, writer, blogger and stand-up comic.[1][2][3][4] She has been featured at the Montreal Comedy Festival, the Toyota Comedy Festival and the Marshall’s Women in Comedy Festival.[5]

Career[edit]

Her touring stand-up performance The Grrl Genius Club, as well as a subsequent novel sharing the same name, The Grrl Genius Guide to Life (HarperCollins, July 2001), lead to a television hosting stint on AMC's similarly titled Grrl Genius at the Movies[6] and a second novel entry titled The Grrl Genius Guide to Sex with Other People (St. Martin's Press, January 2004), all garnering positive receptions nationwide.[7][8][9][10]

Her television screenwriting credits include Designing Women, China Beach, Sisters, South Park and Diagnosis Murder. She performed at Chicago’s The Second City,[11] which led to multiple roles in regional theaters, Off Broadway and on TV. She has guest starred on television series on ABC, CBS, HBO and AMC.[citation needed]

She was the co-writer, co-producer, co-director, and star of the movie Cook Off!, which completed principal photography in 2005 and premiered in February 2007 at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado.[12] Other projects include the 2014 film Muffin Top: A Love Story, in which she starred, wrote and directed, the 2017 film A Dog's Purpose and the upcoming film A Dog's Journey, both of which she co-wrote.[13]

Books[edit]

She is the author of the "Grrl Genius Guidebooks": The Grrl Genius Guide to Life (HarperCollins, July 2001) and The Grrl Genius Guide to Sex with Other People (St. Martin's Press, January 2004.)

Michon is the author of Jane Austen’s Little Advice Book (co-written with Pam Norris) and co-wrote Eight Human Talents: The Yoga Way to Restore The Balance and Serenity Within You (2001) with Gurmukh.

Columns[edit]

Michon wrote columns for iVillage.com [14] and has a blog on that same site entitled "Adventures of a Grrl Genius" [15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Computers, Geiger (2015-02-12). "Gutsy Gals Inspire Me® Film Awards | The Berkshire Edge Calendar". The Berkshire Edge. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  2. ^ "Humor writer of the month - Erma Bombeck". Erma Bombeck. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  3. ^ "Telly Awards | Open for Entries". Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  4. ^ "Orange County Press Club's Excellence in Journalism Day hosted by Chapman - Nine Pulitzer, three Emmy winners featured among line-up of media all-stars". Happenings. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  5. ^ "The Toyota Comedy Festival Schedule". The New York Times. 2002-06-07. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  6. ^ "AMC Premieres New Weekly Programming Strand on October 1 – 'Grrl Genius' hosted by Author Cathryn Michon | AMC Networks Inc". www.amcnetworks.com. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  7. ^ "8 pm: Comedy". Los Angeles Times. 1999-10-07. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  8. ^ Clay, Jennifer (22 September 1997). "Review: 'The Grrl Genius Club'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  9. ^ "The Grrl Genius Guide To Life". Goodreads. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  10. ^ "The Grrl Genius Guide to Sex (with Other People)". Goodreads. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  11. ^ "Competing For Laughs, 'Harold' Fills House". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
  12. ^ Bond, Nick (September 21, 2017). "Melissa McCarthy's latest film is actually 10 years old". Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  13. ^ "A Dog's Journey (2019) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
  14. ^ "Love Advice for Singles and Couples at iVillage.com". Archived from the original on 2007-02-05. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
  15. ^ iVillage Blogs: Tales of dating, mating, motherhood and more at iVillage Archived 2007-06-14 at the Wayback Machine

External links[edit]

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