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<h2 id="background">Background</h2> <p>Lil Bub was the <a href="/facts/Runt/e8X3wMqx">runt</a> of her <a href="/facts/Litter_(animal)/ttjkfqWS">litter</a> born to a <a href="/facts/Feral/kr7vGvdx">feral</a> mother.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> She was born with several <a href="/facts/Genetic_mutations/Ee4NnWbY">genetic mutations</a>, had to be bottle-fed, and had difficulty being adopted.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> Lil Bub had an extreme form of <a href="/facts/Feline_dwarfism/qSoruyCz">feline dwarfism</a> that caused her limbs and lower jaw to be quite small in comparison to the rest of her body. The shortened lower jaw meant that, among other things, she could not retain her tongue within her mouth.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> She also had extra toes.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> Her owner, Mike Bridavsky, adopted her when his friends asked him to give her a home. When Bridavsky first picked her up, he said "Hey, Bub!"<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> </p><p>Lil Bub suffered from <a href="/facts/Osteopetrosis/ker6WB0f">osteopetrosis</a> for which she received medication.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> In late 2012, during the filming of <i>Lil Bub & Friendz</i>, she had a serious health episode and was diagnosed with osteopetrosis by a specialist in <a href="/facts/Indianapolis/r8BQof9G">Indianapolis</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> Lil Bub's short legs and osteopetrosis restricted her movement but she was termed "a fantastic waddler."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> Vibrations from <a href="/facts/Pet_travel/LrL4UbGG">travel</a> also break down the <a href="/facts/Osteoclasts/jHHtEQru">osteoclasts</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> </p><p>A group of individuals launched a campaign on the website <a href="/facts/Experiment_(website)/3owrQyeM">Experiment.com</a> to sequence Lil Bub's <a href="/facts/Genome/31Sm08JT">genome</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a> The purpose of this project was to better understand Lil Bub's unique appearance (for example, her <a href="/facts/Polydactyl_cat/ptPK1Xok">extra digits</a>). The campaign reached its funding goal on May 25, 2015.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a> The scientists found Lil Bub had a mutation in gene <a href="/facts/TNFRSF11A/MSVmLtY2">RANK/TNFRSF11A</a> which has also been found in one mouse and fifteen humans. Their research on Lil Bub is published at <a href="/facts/BioRxiv/utnKVjgR">bioRxiv</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a> </p><p>Bridavsky sold a variety of merchandise under the LIL BUB moniker and donated much of the profits to <a href="/facts/Animal_rescue_group/blV7vVFx">animal rescue groups</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a> Some of the money also helped Bridavsky pay off six months of back rent on his <a href="/facts/Recording_studio/zlGNwv0g">recording studio</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a> Bridavsky has a policy to not "approach anybody for anything" and chose to not sign with talent agent Ben Lashes, whose clients have included <a href="/facts/Grumpy_Cat/8H1L34HT">Grumpy Cat</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a> <i>Lil Bub’s Lil Book: The Extraordinary Life of the Most Amazing Cat on the Planet</i> was released September 3, 2013.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a> </p><p>In May 2021, Bridavsky released a visual history coffee table book, <i>Lil BUB: The Earth Years</i>, with author <a href="/facts/Aaron_Tanner/YVmc9vrj">Aaron Tanner</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="meet-and-greets">Meet and greets</h2> <p>Bridavsky arranged "<a href="/facts/Meet_and_greet/mQJUIuWQ">meet and greets</a>" for both him and Lil Bub at <a href="/facts/Animal_shelter/oDjX6mVT">animal shelters</a> around the US. The shelters received donations and a cut of merchandise sales.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a> Lil Bub met Grumpy Cat at the second annual <a href="/facts/Internet_Cat_Video_Film_Festival/pHeUGDTz">Internet Cat Video Film Festival</a>. Lil Bub had a <a href="/facts/Book_signing/328jtHWe">book signing</a> for her new book at Strand Books on September 5.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a> A screening of <i>Lil Bub & Friendz</i> at <a href="/facts/Metro_Chicago/MXhseMYc">Metro Chicago</a> raised $1,800 for Tree House Humane Society.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="media-appearances">Media appearances</h2> <p>Lil Bub appeared on <i><a href="/facts/Good_Morning_America/PGspN5sj">Good Morning America</a></i> in August 2012.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a> She did a <a href="/facts/Photoshoot/66jhrJdR">photoshoot</a> with <i>Bullett Magazine</i> in October 2012.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a> She was also featured in <i><a href="/facts/Bloom_Magazine/Nw5hs6Cp">Bloom Magazine</a></i> in the December 2012/January 2013 edition.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a> Lil Bub posed for a <a href="/facts/PETA/2JMRqsKM">PETA</a> campaign that encouraged people to <a href="/facts/Spay_and_neuter/fzgLXjq1">spay and neuter</a> their pets in 2013.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a> </p><p>She appeared on <i><a href="/facts/Today_(U.S._TV_program)/WRY0PJgB">Today</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/The_View_(U.S._TV_series)/xt876uUP">The View</a></i> in April 2013.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a> Lil Bub appeared in the <a href="/facts/YouTube/db276jst">YouTube</a> <i>Big Live Comedy Show</i> with <a href="/facts/Jack_McBrayer/Gm0dKCak">Jack McBrayer</a> and the cast of <i><a href="/facts/Workaholics/XWvo03ms">Workaholics</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a> She also appeared on an episode of <i>Meme'd</i> on The Pet Collective.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a> In September 2014, Lil Bub was interviewed by <a href="/facts/David_Yow/6Q6eWYT1">David Yow</a> of <a href="/facts/The_Jesus_Lizard/hyf0uF2l">The Jesus Lizard</a> for <i><a href="/facts/The_A.V._Club/bgV46awt">The A.V. Club</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a> </p><p>Lil Bub makes an appearance in the film <i><a href="/facts/Nine_Lives_(2016_film)/Irf0Suug">Nine Lives</a></i> (2016) as the cat form of the film's main antagonist Ian Cox (<a href="/facts/Mark_Consuelos/B7vtrgNF">Mark Consuelos</a>) after he is hit by a car and his soul goes inside the cat's body.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a> Her final media appearance was in the 2018 movie <i><a href="/facts/I%27ll_Be_Next_Door_for_Christmas/60NFbp3D">I'll Be Next Door for Christmas</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a> </p><p>An album was released under Lil Bub's name, with Bridavsky as producer, in 2015. The album, <i>Science & Magic</i>, features liner notes by <a href="/facts/Andrew_W.K./Gyvwu716">Andrew W.K.</a> and includes recordings of Lil Bub's vocalizations interpolated into instrumental electronic music tracks.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a> </p><p>Lil Bub's life story was featured for 30 minutes during the three hour "Animal Special" episode of the Japanese TV show <i>Experience a Miracle – Unbelievable</i>. In this dramatization the role of Mike Bridavsky was played by New Zealand actor Gregory Snelgar.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a> </p> <h3><i>Lil Bub & Friendz</i></h3> <p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Lil_Bub_%26_Friendz/WKkS7W5g">Lil Bub & Friendz</a></p> <p>Lil Bub stars in <i><a href="/facts/Lil_Bub_%26_Friendz/WKkS7W5g">Lil Bub & Friendz</a></i>, a documentary directed by <a href="/facts/Andy_Capper/aKd3413w">Andy Capper</a> and Juliette Eisner and premiered at the <a href="/facts/Tribeca_Film_Festival/X3VDTQAc">Tribeca Film Festival</a> on April 18, 2013.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a> The film also stars <a href="/facts/Keyboard_Cat/jzLPaNtI">Keyboard Cat</a>, <a href="/facts/Nyan_Cat/6x7C1j8K">Nyan Cat</a> and <a href="/facts/Grumpy_Cat/8H1L34HT">Grumpy Cat</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a> Capper and Eisner decided to make a full-length film after meeting Lil Bub and seeing the turnout of 10,000 people at the 2012 Internet Cat Video Film Festival in <a href="/facts/Minneapolis/gEsXsP3d">Minneapolis</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a> <i>Lil Bub & Friendz</i> won the Tribeca Online Festival Best Feature Film.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55"><sup>55</sup></a> </p><p>Lil Bub, Bridavsky, Capper and Eisner attended the Tribeca Drive-In outdoor screening at the <a href="/facts/Brookfield_Place_(New_York_City)/K0sQBChA">World Financial Center</a> Plaza on April 20.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56"><sup>56</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57"><sup>57</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58"><sup>58</sup></a> Lil Bub did a petting and photo session.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59"><sup>59</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60"><sup>60</sup></a> Festival co-head <a href="/facts/Robert_De_Niro/5k4lkNfK">Robert De Niro</a> met Lil Bub at the Director's Brunch on April 23 after co-head <a href="/facts/Jane_Rosenthal/c0lMjmsC">Jane Rosenthal</a> quipped to <i><a href="/facts/The_Hollywood_Reporter/XUWEdhES">The Hollywood Reporter</a></i> "I keep saying Little Bub needs to meet Big Bob."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61"><sup>61</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:62" href="#fn:62"><sup>62</sup></a> </p><p>On Lil Bub's second birthday, June 21, 2013, it was announced that she would star in <i>Lil BUB's Big SHOW</i> <a href="/facts/Web_series/gEW4XK5C">web series</a> with <a href="/facts/Revision3/gznSgcUY">Revision3</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:63" href="#fn:63"><sup>63</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:64" href="#fn:64"><sup>64</sup></a> Bridavsky selected Rev3 for its connections to <a href="/facts/Discovery_Communications/6y0aeRqm">Discovery Communications</a> and <a href="/facts/Animal_Planet/E656j02k">Animal Planet</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:65" href="#fn:65"><sup>65</sup></a> Bridavsky had full writing and <a href="/facts/Creative_control/EkNlHlJ1">creative control</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:66" href="#fn:66"><sup>66</sup></a> The talk show format was made possible by having a subtitled Lil Bub edited with footage of her guests recorded separately.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:67" href="#fn:67"><sup>67</sup></a> Her first guest was <a href="/facts/Whoopi_Goldberg/Kvpzy1es">Whoopi Goldberg</a> who met her on <i><a href="/facts/The_View_(talk_show)/xt876uUP">The View</a></i> in April 2013.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:68" href="#fn:68"><sup>68</sup></a> The episode ended with Lil Bub introducing the audience to <a href="/facts/Tabby%27s_Place/kQWaEuP7">Tabby's Place</a>, a <a href="/facts/Cat_sanctuary/1QXN7oDu">cat sanctuary</a> for disadvantaged felines. The episode aired September 3, 2013.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:69" href="#fn:69"><sup>69</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="death">Death</h2> <p>Lil Bub died in her sleep on December 1, 2019. According to Bridavsky, Lil Bub had been fighting an aggressive <a href="/facts/Osteomyelitis/FUzsmRPf">bone infection</a> at the time of her death.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:70" href="#fn:70"><sup>70</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_individual_cats/8l8rxhIw">List of individual cats</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://lilbub.com/">Official website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Sykes, Tom (April 19, 2013). "Lil Bub, The World's Cutest Cat, Stars In Documentary Lil Bub & Friendz at Tribeca". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013. <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/19/lil-bub-the-world-s-cutest-cat-stars-in-documentary-lil-bub-friendz-at-tribeca.html" target="_blank">http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/19/lil-bub-the-world-s-cutest-cat-stars-in-documentary-lil-bub-friendz-at-tribeca.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Lil Bub. "Lil Bub – Bloomington, IN – Public Figure". Facebook. Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2013. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/iamlilbub" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/iamlilbub</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Victor, Daniel (December 3, 2019). "Lil Bub, Pioneer in Internet-Famous Cats, Dies at 8". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/business/media/lil-bub-dead.html" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/business/media/lil-bub-dead.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Sykes, Tom (April 19, 2013). "Lil Bub, The World's Cutest Cat, Stars In Documentary Lil Bub & Friendz at Tribeca". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013. <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/19/lil-bub-the-world-s-cutest-cat-stars-in-documentary-lil-bub-friendz-at-tribeca.html" target="_blank">http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/19/lil-bub-the-world-s-cutest-cat-stars-in-documentary-lil-bub-friendz-at-tribeca.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Lil BubAboutTimelineAbout (June 21, 2011). "Lil Bub". Facebook. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2013. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/iamlilbub/info" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/iamlilbub/info</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"ABOUT – Lil BUB". lilbub.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018. <a href="http://lilbub.com/about/" target="_blank">http://lilbub.com/about/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Solly, Meilan. "Genome Sequencing Offers Clues About Celebrity Cat Lil Bub's Unusual Appearance". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved November 1, 2024. <a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/genome-sequencing-offers-clues-celebrity-cat-lil-bubs-unusual-appearance-180971608/" target="_blank">https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/genome-sequencing-offers-clues-celebrity-cat-lil-bubs-unusual-appearance-180971608/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>Sykes, Tom (April 19, 2013). "Lil Bub, The World's Cutest Cat, Stars In Documentary Lil Bub & Friendz at Tribeca". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013. <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/19/lil-bub-the-world-s-cutest-cat-stars-in-documentary-lil-bub-friendz-at-tribeca.html" target="_blank">http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/19/lil-bub-the-world-s-cutest-cat-stars-in-documentary-lil-bub-friendz-at-tribeca.html</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Lil Bub Visits "The View"!". Beta.abc.go.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2013. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130429070149/http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-view/video/PL5554876/_m_VD55299145" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20130429070149/http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/the-view/video/PL5554876/_m_VD55299145</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Zakarin, Jordan (April 21, 2013). "Lil Bub Movie: Tribeca Film Fest Screening Delights Fans". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013. <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lil-bub-movie-tribeca-film-443630" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lil-bub-movie-tribeca-film-443630</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Wellman, Victoria (April 20, 2013). "Lil Bub makes it big". NYPOST.com. Archived from the original on April 24, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2013. <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/pets/lil_bub_make_it_big_E8VoC2tVStgmDFKe44OfEI" target="_blank">http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/pets/lil_bub_make_it_big_E8VoC2tVStgmDFKe44OfEI</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Zakarin, Jordan (April 21, 2013). "Lil Bub Movie: Tribeca Film Fest Screening Delights Fans". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013. <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lil-bub-movie-tribeca-film-443630" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lil-bub-movie-tribeca-film-443630</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Rothman, Lily (March 7, 2013). "'Lil Bub & Friendz': Internet Cats, Behind the Memes". Time. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2013. <a href="https://entertainment.time.com/2013/04/18/internet-cats-behind-the-memes/" target="_blank">https://entertainment.time.com/2013/04/18/internet-cats-behind-the-memes/</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Lil Bub & Friendz <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>Sykes, Tom (April 19, 2013). "Lil Bub, The World's Cutest Cat, Stars In Documentary Lil Bub & Friendz at Tribeca". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on April 23, 2013. 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