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A very unhappy second birthday for Grumpy Cat, the web sensation

Watch out world: Grumpy Cat has hit her terrible twos. As expected, the internet sensation - known for her down-in-the-mouth expression and slightly bulging eyes - remained looking unhappy on her birthday on Friday while touring New York City with an entourage worthy of Hollywood.

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Grumpy Cat, with owner Tabatha Bundesen, has a constant scowl due to feline dwarfism. Photo: AP
Grumpy Cat, with owner Tabatha Bundesen, has a constant scowl due to feline dwarfism. Photo: AP
Watch out world: Grumpy Cat has hit her terrible twos.

As expected, the internet sensation - known for her down-in-the-mouth expression and slightly bulging eyes - remained looking unhappy on her birthday on Friday while touring New York City with an entourage worthy of Hollywood.

And Hollywood is where the sour-looking feline is bound, with a film deal in the works to add to her many endorsements and licensing deals that include her scowling face on limited-edition bags of Friskies Party Mix treats and her own "Grumppuccino" bottled coffee drinks.

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So who will voice the cat we love to caption? Grumpy's not saying, nor are her humans - the brother-sister team of Tabatha and Bryan Bundesen.

With her own agent, YouTube videos that have attracted millions of hits, T-shirts, calendars and a best-selling book available in 14 languages, exactly how much is this cat worth?

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"The business is doing very well," Bryan laughs. "Grumpy doesn't like to discuss specifics." The humans, to be sure, are more than a little grateful.

"We both were blue-collar people," Bryan says - he was laying cables for a cable company in Ohio and she was a waitress at a Red Lobster restaurant near her Morristown home, in Arizona.

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