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overview
Rosie O’Donnell is an extremely talented stand-up comedienne and actress who has been labeled both the self-proclaimed “Queen of Nice,” and the “Queen of Mean,” during her career. She dropped out of college to pursue her love of standup comedy and spent the next five years paying her dues. She got her first big break when she won the comedy contest on “Star Search” a total of five times in the 80’s.She was able to parlay that exposure in to a part in a television series and later a stint on VH1 as a VJ.
She’s never been content to let herself get pigeonholed in to one genre and that ambition has taken her to a successful movie career, star of her own daytime talk show, spokesperson for her own magazine, a one-year stint as co-host and moderator of daytime talk show “The View,” and point person for Gay and Lesbian rights, especially around the issue of adoption. In the year 2007, during her tumultuous “View” tenure, she was most in the news for her public feuding with co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck and Donald Trump.
Rumors have been swirling for sometime now that she’s seeking a new TV development deal, and almost self-reportedly took a primetime gig on MSNBC, before the deal fell through.
- Name: Rosie O’Donnell
- Birthdate: March 21, 1962
- Birthplace: Commack, NY
fun facts
Despite not being a glamorous model-type, Rosie was voted high school homecoming queen, prom queen and class president.
Rosie won the Star Search comedy competition five times.
One of Rosie’s former jobs was as a VH1 VJ.
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Adam Lambert kisses keyboardist Tommy Ratliff onstage at the 2009 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 22, 2009 in Los Angeles, California
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Miley Cyrus arrives for Disney’s 2nd Annual Concert For Hope at the Nokia Theatre on October 25, 2009 in Los Angeles
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Oprah Winfrey speaks onstage at the ‘Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire’ press conference held at the Four Seasons Hotel on September 13, 2009 in Toronto, Canada
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Adam Lambert performs onstage at the 2009 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 22, 2009 in Los Angeles, California
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Taylor Swift attends the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on September 13, 2009 in New York City
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Kelli Carpenter-O’Donnell and Rosie O’Donnell and attend the opening night of ‘Lestat’ at The Palace Theatre April 25, 2006 in New York City
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Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King at the NAACP Awards, March 19, 2005
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‘Today’ show stars Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira and Hoda Kotb decked out in ‘Star Wars’ costumes for Halloween on October 30, 2009
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