Who is Lil Bub?
Lil Bub is a female cat and Internet celebrity known for her "perma-kitten" appearance. Her photos were first posted to Tumblr in November 2011 before becoming immensely popular after being featured on the social news website, Reddit.
Recently, Lil Bub held a starring role in a documentary entitled Lil Bub and Friends about the internet phenomenon of LOLCats. The film featured other popular cats, including Grumpy Cat, Nyan Cat, and Keyboard Cat. The film won the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2013 for Best Feature Film.
Claim to Fame:
Lil Bub is best known for her signature expression. In many pictures featuring Lil Bub, she is wide-eyed with her tongue hanging out. This atypical cat pose is seen in a wide number of pictures and scenarios with adorable results.
How Famous is She?
With more than 540,000 Facebook fans and 70,000 YouTube Subscribers, this cat garnered enough interested to publish a book. Lil Bub's Lil Book: The Extraordinary Life of the Most Amazing Cat on the Planet is a short book that showcases 100 vibrant photographs of the cat in a wide variety of unique settings.