Lil Bub
Species | Felis catus |
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Sex | Female |
Born | [1] Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. | June 21, 2011
Died | December 1, 2019 Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. | (aged 8)
Owner | Mike Bridavsky |
Weight | 3.9 lb (1.8 kg)[2] |
Lil Bub, officially Lil BUB (June 21, 2011 – December 1, 2019), was an American celebrity
Background
Lil Bub was the
Lil Bub suffered from
A group of individuals launched a campaign on the website
Bridavsky sold a variety of merchandise under the LIL BUB moniker and donated much of the profits to animal rescue groups.[3] Some of the money also helped Bridavsky pay off six months of back rent on his recording studio.[3] Bridavsky has a policy to not "approach anybody for anything" and chose to not sign with talent agent Ben Lashes, whose clients have included Grumpy Cat.[17] Lil Bub’s Lil Book: The Extraordinary Life of the Most Amazing Cat on the Planet was released September 3, 2013.[3]
In May 2021, Bridavsky released a visual history coffee table book, Lil BUB: The Earth Years, with author Aaron Tanner.[18]
Meet and greets
Bridavsky arranged "
Lil Bub posed for a
Lil Bub met Grumpy Cat at the second annual
A screening of Lil Bub & Friendz at Metro Chicago raised $1,800 for Tree House Humane Society.[21]
Lil Bub attended the Splashdown 2019 event at the USS Hornet (CV-12) on July 20, 2019.
Media appearances
Lil Bub appeared on
She appeared on
In September 2014, Lil Bub was interviewed by David Yow of The Jesus Lizard for The A.V. Club.[28]
Lil Bub makes an appearance in the film Nine Lives (2016) as the cat form of the film's main antagonist Ian Cox (Mark Consuelos) after he is hit by a car and his soul goes inside the cat's body.[29]
Her final media appearance was in the 2018 movie I'll Be Next Door for Christmas.[30] She appeared as Parsley the Cat.
An album was released under Lil Bub's name, with Bridavsky as producer, in 2015. The album, Science & Magic, features liner notes by Andrew W.K. and includes recordings of Lil Bub's vocalizations interpolated into instrumental electronic music tracks.[31]
Appearance on Japanese TV
Lil Bub's life story was featured for 30 minutes during the three hour "Animal Special" episode of the Japanese TV show Experience a Miracle – Unbelievable. In this dramatization the role of Mike Bridavsky was played by New Zealand actor Gregory Snelgar.[32][33]
Lil Bub & Friendz
Lil Bub stars in
Lil Bub, Bridavsky, Capper and Eisner attended the Tribeca Drive-In outdoor screening at the World Financial Center Plaza on April 20.[35][9][38] Lil Bub did a petting and photo session.[9][38] Festival co-head Robert De Niro met Lil Bub at the Director's Brunch on April 23 after co-head Jane Rosenthal quipped to The Hollywood Reporter "I keep saying Little Bub needs to meet Big Bob."[39][40]
On Lil Bub's second birthday, June 21, 2013, it was announced that she would star in Lil BUB's Big SHOW
Death
Lil Bub died in her sleep on December 1, 2019. According to Bridavsky, Lil Bub had been fighting an aggressive bone infection at the time of her death.[44]
See also
References
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