Celebrities, artists, vocalists, poets and wildlife biologists will memorialize the deceased mountain lion known as P-22 in a livecast “celebration of life” at the sold-out Greek Theater.
The internationally-known mountain lion with the moniker “Hollywood Cat” will be memorialized from noon to 2 p.m. today — Saturday, Feb. 4 — in Griffith Park’s outdoor amphitheater, a venue usually reserved for live concerts featuring rock stars, top-selling bands and popular performances.
Until he was euthanized by wildlife authorities in December after being his by a vehicle, P-22 was popularized by the National Park Service mountain lion study that tracked cats’ whereabouts.
Here’s a sampling of past coverage of P-22 and Southern California’s mountain lion population:
Rep. Adam Schiff, others in Congress, want stamp to honor ‘Hollywood Cat’ P-22 Celebration of life for P-22 mountain lion sold out; watch livestream instead P-81, the L.A. mountain lion with a crooked tail, killed by a vehicle All tickets claimed for P-22 ‘celebration of life,’ but Greek Theatre event will be live-streamed New mural painted in memory of LA’s famed mountain lion RIP P-22, alpha cat of all the Angelenos Beloved mountain lion P-22 is euthanized LA city panel unanimously backs wildlife district, to save animals from people P-22, the ‘Hollywood Cat’ who lives in Griffith Park, is honored in a mural in Silver Lake First mountain lion to die of mange had five different rat poison chemicals in her system
Steve Scauzillo | Reporter Steve Scauzillo has been a journalist for more than 40 years, has worked as a beat reporter, assistant city editor, Opinion Pages Editor, general assignment and transportation/environment writer. Steve loves to explore the outdoors by hiking the Angeles National Forest and is an amateur bird watcher. Steve is on the board of the San Gabriel Valley LGBTQ Center in Arcadia and a member of Rose City Church in Pasadena. He’s working on a screenplay in his spare time.