| First Name |
Keyboard
|
| Last Name |
Cat
|
| Maiden Name |
Cat
|
| Full Name at Birth |
Keyboard Cat
|
| Alternative Name |
'Fatso', 'Charlie Schmidt's cool cat', 'Charlie Schmidt's Keyboard Cat (The Oiiginal)', 'Charlie Schmidt's Keyboard Cat', 'Keyboard Cat’s Facebook page', @keyboardcat, M.Me/thekeyboardcat
(messenger), @KeyboardCatReal
(twitter)
|
| Birthplace |
Spokane, Washington, United States
|
| Died |
1987
|
| Build |
Large
|
| Eye Color |
Hazel
|
| Hair Color |
Red
|
| Distinctive Feature |
Bento the Keyboard Cat died aged eight...., Keyboard Cat’s Facebook page has 820,000 followers...., Keyboard Cat" was ranked No. 2 on Current TV's list of 50 Greatest Viral Videos....
|
| Sexuality |
Straight
|
| Religion |
Other
|
| Nationality |
American
|
| Occupation Text |
Housecat
|
| Occupation |
Personality
|
| Claim to Fame |
Internet meme & Youtube star
|
| Music Genre (Text) |
Viral Videos, Internet Meme, Internet Star, Pop-Rock-N-Roll
|
| Instrument (text) |
Casio electronic keyboard
|
| Record Label |
YouTube (website), Play Him Off Records (music label), Nintendo DS (video game)
|
| Associated Acts |
#StartAStoryAdopt (campaign)
|
| Brand Endorsement |
Wonderful Pistachios (tv advertisement)
|
| Official Websites |
/wiki/YouTube, www.facebook.com/thekeyboardcat, www.keyboardcatstore.com/, twitter.com/keyboardcatreal?lang=en
|
| Pets |
Charlie Schmidt
(owner), Ashton Kutcher
(publicist), Brad O'Farrell
(syndication manager of the video website My Damn Channel), Stephen Colbert
(popularizer)
|
| Favorite Bands |
James Chance, Frank Zappa, Eric Satie, Mr. Ed, Captain Beefheart
|
| Favorite Accessories |
Casio electronic keyboard, Original Keyboard Cat shirt, Keyboard Cat Pirate Merch, KBC Christmas Mug, KBC Christmas Shoe t-shirt, KBC Christmas lazer eyes t-shirt, KC Buckles and Belts, Keyboard Cat Art Prints, KC Pencil Art Ladies Shirt, PLAY Keyboard Cat Mug, KBC Christmas Pillow, Japanese KC T-Shirt, KBC Japanese Art Leggings!, KBC Pencil Drawing Shower Curtain, Original Keyboard Cat Mug!, Lime Green Glasses
|
Keyboard Cat is a video-based internet meme. Its original form was a video originally made in 1984 by Charlie Schmidt of his cat Fatso seemingly playing a musical keyboard (though manipulated by Schmidt off-camera) to a cheery tune. While Schmidt had uploaded the video himself to YouTube in 2007, Brad O'Farrell, with Schmidt's permission, appended the video to the end of a blooper video uploaded in 2009 as if to have the cat "play" the person offstage after the gaffe as they had done in Vaudeville. The idea of this quickly expanded on the Internet by numerous other users, typically under the name "Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat", and became a meme.
