Grumpy Cat was an Internet sensation a few years back and everyone loved it. Even people who hate cats!
Let’s find out some more trivia and facts about this Internet legend!
- Her name was Tardar Sauce
- She was on April 4, 2012
- She died on May 14, 2019
- She is commonly known as Grumpy Cat
- She was an American internet celebrity cat
- She was known for her permanently “grumpy” facial appearance
- Which was caused by an underbite and feline dwarfism
- She came to prominence when a photograph of her was posted on September 22, 2012, on social news website Reddit
- It was posted by Bryan Bundesen
- The brother of her owner Tabatha Bundesen
- Lolcats and parodies created from the photograph by Reddit users went viral
- She was the subject of a popular internet meme in which negative, cynical images are made from photographs of her
- Tardar Sauce was one of a litter of four kittens
- Born to a calico mother
- And a blue-and-white tabby putative father
- At the home of her owner, Tabatha Bundesen of Morristown, Arizona
- The Bundesens said that Tardar Sauce’s face appeared grumpy because the feline had a form of dwarfism
- Though the mother and father were described as “normal sized domestic short hair cats”
- Tardar Sauce was undersized
- And had hind legs that are “a bit different”
- Both she and her brother, Pokey, were born with “a flat face, bubble eyes, and a short tail”
- Although she had a “grumpy” appearance
- And was called “Grumpy Cat”
- According to the Bundesens, “Ninety-nine percent of the time she is just a regular cat”
- “Meme manager” Ben Lashes represented Grumpy Cat
- In addition to Keyboard Cat and Nyan Cat
- In 2013, Tabatha Bundesen took a leave of absence from her job at Red Lobster to manage Grumpy Cat’s schedule
- While her brother Bryan Bundesen manages the Grumpy Cat website, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter accounts
- As of March 5, 2019, Grumpy Cat had 8.3 million total followers on Facebook
- 2.4 million followers on Instagram
- And 1.5 million followers on Twitter
- Since her debut in 2012, Grumpy Cat made many media appearances
- Typically accompanied by her owner, Tabatha Bundesen, Tabatha’s brother, Bryan Bundesen, and occasionally Tabatha’s daughter, Chrystal
- Who are interviewed by the respective hosts of each program
- She was also featured in advertising campaigns for Friskies and General Mills’ Honey Nut Cheerios
- And made public appearances to promote her own brand
- Grumpy Cat died at home following complications from a urinary tract infection on May 14, 2019
- In March 2013, Bryan Bundesen indicated that Grumpy Cat earned them income in the “mid-five figures”
- Which increased to “low-six-figures” by May 2013
- As of August 2018, the Bundesens have not disclosed the Grumpy Cat brand’s net worth
- Though online speculation estimates it between $1,000,000 and $100,000,000
- Grumpy Cat appears in Lil Bub & Friendz
- Α documentary premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 18, 2013
- Αnd won the Tribeca Online Festival Best Feature Film
- In May 2013, Broken Road Productions optioned Grumpy Cat for a “Garfield-like feature film” adaptation
- Producer Todd Garner said, “We think we can build a big family comedy around this character”
- On June 11, 2014, it was announced that Lifetime would produce a film starring Grumpy Cat
- Εntitled Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever
- The film debuted on November 29, 2014
- Tim Hill, the film’s director, and Jeff Morris wrote the script
- Αnd principal photography took place over the summer
- Aubrey Plaza voiced the Grumpy Cat character
- Αnd was also a producer on the film
- On November 6, 2014, Lifetime released a tongue-in-cheek video about the casting
- Αnd Plaza’s “process” for becoming the voice of Grumpy Cat
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