Deborah Gregory
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Deborah Gregory is the author of the book series The Cheetah Girls.
Early life
Deborah Gregory was born in
Deborah was featured in Lise Funderburgs documentary book Black White Other: Biracial Americans Talk About Race and Identity (1995).
The Cheetah Girls
The book series is about five ambitious girls who form a singing group and achieve their dreams in the fictional "Jiggy Jungle." These girls have their own set of ethics as well as their own language, which Gregory provides a glossary for in her books. The girls pictured on the cover of the books are made up of an actual three girl singing group called Before Dark, an aspiring ballerina and a performer who was starring in "The Lion King." Gregory's inspiration for the musical group was the R&B group Destiny's Child and her own childhood aspirations of musical stardom.[2] The novel series was adapted in a film series with three installments. There are 22 books in The Cheetah Girls series, six of which are books that tie directly to the films. In 2001, the series became the Blackboard Children's Book of the Year.
Fashion
After graduating from FIT, Gregory went from designing and making clothes, to traveling to Europe and spending time as a runway model. Later in her career, specializing in cheetah print and plus sizes, Gregory opened the boutiques Toto and Fun in Larger Sizes, both located in New York.
Writing
Gregory has written for various magazines including Grace, More, US, and Entertainment Weekly. She has also won awards, acknowledging her contributions to "Essence Magazine" since 1992. In 1999, she penned the book series
Comedy
Having written humor pieces in a variety of magazines, Gregory created "Working Girlz," an alternative-comedy one woman show. It debuted in 1996 at the New York International Fringe Festival and won the award for Best Comedy in 2001. It was also featured at Caroline's Comedy Club and Dixon Place in New York.
References
- ^ Epstein, Susie Norris (February 13, 2008). "Author's creation, Disney's jackpot". L.A. Times.
- ^ "Cheetahrama by Deborah Gregory". Archived from the original on 2012-04-10. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- ^ Roberts, Tara (2008). "Get an inside scoop on the author of Catwalk". Seventeen.