- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Comedienne, actress, and motivational speaker Kathy Buckley is the author of best selling book, "If You Could See What I Hear". She has been featured in various national magazines, including People, as one of the most touching stories. Kathy has performed both at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall, and won the Ovation award for her one woman show "Don't Buck With Me".
A sought after motivational speaker, she has inspired people around the world, speaking at corporate events and universities. She has also been recognized by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army for outstanding efforts toward disability employment awareness, and is a key motivational speaker for Anthony Robbins' Life Mastery Classes.
Whether performing in a comedy club, guessing on television, speaking publicly, teaching at camps, or appearing in any number of other settings, Kathy Buckley bears her message that anything can be achieved when the heart and the mind work together. She serves as the national spokesperson for the non-profit organization, "No Limits for Deaf Children" a nationwide theater group, and after school program for low-income families.
- IMDb mini biography by: Kathy Buckley
- Has been billed as "America's First Hearing Impaired Comedienne."
- She is a five-time American Comedy Award nominee as Best Stand-Up Female Comedienne (1995-1999).
- Named "One of the world's most intriguing women" by E! Entertainment.
- Became hard-of-hearing after suffering spinal meningitis at three-years-old.
- Appeared on Howard Stern's radio show in 1994, and, afterwards, Howard played her HBO Special where she made jokes about Howard, like her first thought when meeting him, "Who DOESN'T do your hair?" Howard complained, and then she returned on the show and told Howard, "I kept my promise to not ruin your reputation and say you're nice." After that she was a semi-frequent guest.
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