Grumpy Cat
Tardar sauce (born 4. April 2012 in Morristown , Arizona ; died 14. May 2019 ibid), better known as Grumpy Cat , Engl. for grumpy cat , was a female cat who gained notoriety for her grumpy facial expression and thus also developed into an internet phenomenon. It belonged to the American Tabatha Bundesen. Grumpy Cat suffered from genetically determined feline short stature , which explains her facial expression, which is characterized by the lowered corners of her mouth, by an underbite . Grumpy Cat has been its own brand since 2013 .
public perception
The first photo was posted on the Reddit website on September 22, 2012 . Three days later, a YouTube video of the cat turned into an internet phenomenon . The Facebook page , which was officially created at the end of 2012, received almost 7 million likes by autumn 2014. Grumpy Cat won an award for Meme of the Year at the 2013 Webby Awards .
Photos of Grumpy Cat, which were also characterized by black humor , were published on Facebook . During the 2013 federal election , the pirate party used Grumpy Cat as a motif for various election posters. In November 2014, the cat was the guest star on the wrestling show Monday Night RAW .
On December 9, 2015, Grumpy Cat was presented as an animatronic character in the San Francisco branch of Madame Tussauds , in the presence of the real cat and its owner. After several months, the figure was to be exhibited in the five other US branches of the Madame Tussauds group.
At the side of Georgia May Jagger, she was the star of the 2017 Opel calendar.
Grumpy Cat died on May 14, 2019 of complications from a urinary tract infection .
management
The cat was managed in advertising and public relations by manager Ben Lashes, who is also responsible for the Internet video Keyboard Cat and the Internet phenomenon Nyan Cat . While the owner of the cat, Tabatha Bundesen, coordinated Grumpy Cats appointments, her brother Bryan managed the website as well as the pages on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter .
The cat sells fan articles such as t-shirts and plush toys . According to the British daily Express , Grumpy Cat has already raised approximately one hundred million dollars, but Lashes denies that amount. In a lawsuit over trademark rights, Grumpy Cat Limited won $ 710,000 from a coffee maker. T-shirts and coffee beans had been sold in advance under the name Grumppuccino without the manufacturer having paid royalties.
Filmography
In May 2013, production company Broken Road Pictures said it may be making a " Garfield- like feature film" about Grumpy Cat. However, The Hollywood Reporter reported in June 2014 that the US cable broadcaster Lifetime wanted to produce the feature film Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever . In the script by Tim Hill and Jeff Morris , other Internet celebrities should also have guest appearances and Grumpy Cat should get a speaking role. It was first broadcast on Lifetime on November 29, 2014.
photos
Grumpy Cat (2013)
Grumpy Cat on the SXSW (2013)
Grumpy Cat (2013)
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literature
- Grumpy Cat. The only book with a bad mood guarantee. Ars Edition, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-8458-0415-6 (English original: Grumpy Cat. A Grumpy Book. Disgruntled Tips and Activities Designed to Put a Frown on Your Face. Chronicle Books, 2013, ISBN 978-1- 4521-2657-9 ).
- Grumpy guide to life. Grumpy Cats most terrible advice for life. ArsEdition, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-8458-0846-8 (English original: The grumpy guide to life. Chronicle Books, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4521-3423-9 ).
Web links
- Official website
- Grumpy Cat in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ @RealGrumpyCat: Some days are grumpier than others ... In: Twitter. May 17, 2019, accessed May 17, 2019 .
- ↑ About Grumpy . In: grumpycats.com .
- ↑ Grumpy Cat: The Internet's Favorite Sour Cat Draws Crowds at SXSW . ABC News, March 10, 2013.
- ↑ We had fun, it was terrible . Zeit Online, May 17, 2019.
- ↑ Meet grumpy cat , reddit.com, September 22, 2012
- ↑ The Original Grumpy Cat , youtube.com, September 25, 2012, viewed more than 14 million times through January 13, 2014.
- ↑ The Official Grumpy Cat , facebook.com
- ↑ Grumpy Cat wins Meme of the Year at The 17th Annual Webby Awards! ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , grumpycats.com, May 21, 2013; Patton Oswalt Presents Meme of the Year , youtube.com, May 22, 2013
- ^ Friedhelm Greis: Pirate Party: With Grumpy Cat in the Bundestag. Golem.de , June 30, 2013, accessed May 30, 2014 .
- ↑ dpa: "Grumpy Cat" immortalized at Madame Tussauds. faz.net, December 9, 2015.
- ↑ Frankfurter Allgemeine Magazin, November 2016, p. 74 f.
- ↑ Grumpy Cat on Instagram: “Some days are grumpier than others ...” . Accessed May 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Cult cat: "Grumpy Cat" gets its own wax figure. In: Spiegel Online . August 30, 2015, accessed June 10, 2018 .
- ↑ http://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/544409/Grumpy-Cat-worth-more-than-Hollywood-stars
- ^ Tibor Martini: Because of "Grumppucino" coffee: "Grumpy Cat" is seeking $ 710,000 in damages. January 25, 2018, accessed January 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Grumpy Cat Has an Agent, and Now a Movie Deal
- ↑ Grumpy Cat Gets Garfield-Like Movie Deal
- ↑ That "Grumpy Cat" Meme Becomes A Movie ( Memento of the original from December 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ What Fans Want From Grumpy Cat, the Movie
- ↑ hollywoodreporter.com
- ↑ filmstarts.de
- ↑ hollywoodreporter.com
- ↑ moviepilot.de
- ↑ Bad mood cat Grumpy Cat becomes TV star , welt.de, November 27, 2014.
