Jackson Galaxy

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Jackson Galaxy (2019)

Jackson Galaxy (born Richard Kirschner am 28. April 1966 in New York City ) is an American behavioral therapist for cats and author . He gained greater fame as the protagonist of the US television program My Cat From Hell . Galaxy lives in Los Angeles .

Life and private life

Jackson Galaxy was born Richard Kirschner in the New York borough of Manhattan and grew up on the Upper West Side . In his autobiography Cat Daddy: What the World's Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me About Life, Love, and Coming Clean , published in 2012, he mentions that his father was born in Hungary and that the family is of Jewish and Roma origin. The father emigrated to the USA and, without speaking a word of English, set up his own small business there.

Galaxy started playing guitar at the age of ten, and her first appearances with bands followed as a teenager. At this time he also began to write his first songs. After high school, Galaxy studied acting at the University of Iowa , graduating in 1991.

He officially changed his name to Jackson Galaxy in his twenties. On June 29, 2014, he married animal rights activist Minoo Rahbar at the Best Friends Animal Society shelter in Kanab, Utah . The couple's dog, Mooshka, wore the wedding rings during the ceremony. Galaxy has been vegan since 2014, which is partly due to weight problems. For this reason, in 2007 he had already undergone a stomach reduction and reduced his weight from around 180 kilos to around 110 kilos.

Act

Galaxy moved to Boulder , Colorado in 1992 and focused on his career as a rock musician; Among other things, he played in the band Pope of the Circus Gods . He lived off odd jobs for a long time until he got a job at the Humane Society of Boulder Valley Animal Shelter. During this time he began to study the behavior of the rescued cats intensively, because he found that less anxious cats are more easily adopted. In 2002, after his release from employment, he started his own business as a behavioral therapist for cats. Because he lacked university certificates, he initially hesitated to call himself a behavior therapist, which is why he initially preferred the term consultant. In the same year he founded together with Dr. Jean Hofve, a holistic veterinarian, the company Little Big Cat, Inc. In addition to joint consulting work, they developed a range of herbal remedies for animals under the name Spirit Essence , which addressed the problems of separation anxiety, asthma and travel stress.

After 15 years in Boulder, Galaxy moved to Los Angeles in 2007, where he continued his consulting work. He visits cat owners in their houses and apartments to get an idea of ​​their cats' behavior problems. He works closely with animal shelters and rescue organizations by teaching volunteers, staff and future cat owners his "cat mojo" approach, which describes the confident behavior of cats in their environment. He also advises them on improving the living environment for indoor cats with behavioral problems.

He serves on the boards of the Stray Cat Alliance and Fix Nation in Los Angeles and an advisor to Neighborhood Cats in New York City. He founded the Jackson Galaxy Foundation, which was later renamed the Jackson Galaxy Project and is now part of GreaterGood.org . Under this trademark, he controls various animal welfare initiatives such as the Cat Pawsitive Program , which offers behavioral training for cats in animal shelters, and Operation Homeward Bound , through which kittens from overcrowded rescue centers in Los Angeles are referred to partner organizations in other states - in California, killing is still more captive Wildlife common and is carried out regularly - as well as Safe Haven , which equips women's shelters in an animal-friendly manner and helps women who live in violent partnerships. Often the compulsion to leave the pet behind is a reason not to seek a way out of such partnerships.

Publications and television appearances

Galaxy came as cat therapist is produced by the Game Show Network broadcast Think Like a Cat and a behavior expert at Cats 101 radio station Animal Planet on. From May 2011 Jackson was the protagonist of the show My Cat From Hell , a reality TV series produced by Animal Planet , in which he helped cat owners understand and treat conflicts and behavioral problems in their cats. He also took on the role of executive producer in production . A running gag of the show was the guitar case that Galaxy always carried with him on his house calls. Instead of a guitar, it contained cat toys and accessories. The show ended in 2018. However, in connection with curfews due to the COVID-19 pandemic , another special program was produced in 2020 under the title My Cat From Hell: Cat Sh # t Crazy and aired on July 18, 2020.

Since December 2013 he has hosted the Cat Mojo web series on the Animalist Network, in which he deals with cat-related topics such as surgical claw removal and the use of water pistols, as well as memorable stories from his life as a cat therapist.

In 2012 he published the autobiographical report Cat Daddy: What the World's Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me About Life, Love, and Coming Clean , which, in addition to his work with cats, takes a look at and describes his longstanding drug, alcohol and pill addiction, how he managed to overcome it. More cat books followed, including two together with Kate Benjamin, who started the style portal moderncat.net and runs the blog Hauspanther, a portal that combines cats and design. With it, he wrote two counselors who are (English with the concept of "Katzifizierung" Catification ) of human households and the establishment of a deal cats just living environment. Both guides reached number 1 on the New York Times bestseller list .

His popularity on American television brought him lectures and readings around the world. He has almost 1.9 million subscribers on Facebook and 123,500 on Twitter (as of October 2020).

Publications

  • with Joel Derfner: Cat Daddy: What the World's Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me About Life, Love, and Coming Clean . Tarcher / Penguin, New York 2012, ISBN 978-1-58542-937-0 .
  • with Kate Benjamin: Catification: Designing a Happy and Stylish Home for Your Cat (and You!) . Tarcher / Penguin, New York 2014, ISBN 978-0-399-16601-3 .
  • with Kate Benjamin: Catify to Satisfy: Simple Solutions for Creating a Cat-Friendly Home . Tarcher / Penguin, New York 2015, ISBN 978-0-399-17699-9 .
  • with Mikel Delgado: Total Cat Mojo: The Ultimate Guide to Life with Your Cat . Tarcher / Penguin, New York 2017, ISBN 978-0-14-313161-8 .

Web links

Commons : Jackson Galaxy  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ How a cat saved Animal Planet star Jackson Galaxy's life. In: heraldnet.com. Everett Herald and Sound Publishing, Inc., June 11, 2017, accessed October 21, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Volker Schlecht: cat toys, cat books by Jackson Galaxy. In: Profeline. May 29, 2016, accessed October 11, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Cat Daddy Jackson Galaxy coming to Books and Books. In: miamiherald.com. Miami Herald Media Company, May 17, 2013, accessed October 21, 2020 .
  4. ^ A b Jackson Galaxy, Joel Derfner: Cat Daddy: What the World's Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me About Life, Love, and Coming Clean . Jeremy P. Tarcher / Penguin, New York 2013, ISBN 978-0-399-16380-7 , pp. 14 .
  5. ↑ Cat Daddy , p. 127
  6. ^ Whitney Friedlander: Jackson Galaxy, the 'Cat Whisperer' of Animal Planet's My Cat From Hell. In: laweekly.com. June 14, 2012, accessed October 22, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Eun Kyung Kim: 'Cat from Hell' star Jackson Galaxy weds at pet sanctuary. In: today.com. NBC Universal, July 1, 2014, accessed October 23, 2020 .
  8. ^ HM Writer: Why Jackson Galaxy & Wife Married At Sanctuary. Life, Weight Loss & More. In: hollywoodmask.com. August 21, 2018, accessed October 11, 2020 .
  9. ^ A b c d Stephanie Stephens: My Cat from Hell's Jackson Galaxy: Animal Planet Host Wants to Turn Animal Shelters into Coffee Shops. In: parade.com. AMG / Parade, August 15, 2016, accessed on October 23, 2020 .
  10. ↑ a b Mark Collins: How Jackson Galaxy transitioned from Boulder musician to TV's cat tamer. In: dailycamera.com. MediaNewsGroup, Inc., June 20, 2014, accessed October 22, 2020 .
  11. ^ A b c Emily Watson: Jackson Galaxy: the story of the world's most famous cat expert. In: animalwellnessmagazine.com. Redstone Media Group, March 7, 2019, accessed October 23, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Interview by Ana Marie Cox: Jackson Galaxy Thinks Cats Saved His Life (Published 2015) . In: The New York Times . December 17, 2015, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed October 23, 2020]).
  13. ↑ Cat Daddy , pp. 151ff
  14. ↑ Cat Daddy , p. 165
  15. ^ Susan Dyer Reynolds: Jackson Galaxy from 'My Cat from Hell'. In: marinatimes.com. June 1, 2019, accessed on October 23, 2020 .
  16. ↑ FixNation - Board of Directors. In: fixnation.org. Retrieved October 23, 2020 .
  17. ↑ Margaret Lyons: How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? In: The New York Times . July 16, 2020, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed October 23, 2020]).
  18. ↑ Kelli Bender: 'My Cat From Hell' and Jackson Galaxy Are Back to Help Freaked Out Felines Weather Quarantine. In: people.com. July 16, 2020, accessed on October 23, 2020 .
  19. ^ Ingrid King: Cat Mojo with Jackson Galaxy Premieres Today. In: consciouscat.net. Ingrid King, December 9, 2013, accessed October 23, 2020 .
  20. ↑ BJ: Jackson Galaxy's Cat Daddy tells how he went from a life of addiction to one with Cat Mojo. In: bjbangs.net. September 22, 2014, accessed October 23, 2020 .
  21. ^ Carrie Wheeler: Kate Benjamin's New Grand Avenue Moderncat Home. In: phoenixnewtimes.com. February 3, 2011, accessed October 23, 2020 .
  22. ^ Sally Bahner: Jackson Galaxy: Decoding Cat Behavior. In: ExclusivelyCats Blog. June 6, 2014, accessed October 23, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Galaxy, Jackson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kirschner, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cat behavioral therapist, writer, and television host
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City