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Roseanne Barr

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Recent Role:
Herself on Roseanne's Nuts
Gender:
Female
Born:
11-3-1952
Birthplace:
Salt Lake City, Utah
Birth Name:
Roseanne Cherrie Barr
AKA:
Roseanne Arnold, Roseanne Thomas, Roseanne, Mrs. Tom Arnold
As a wife and the mother of five, not only is Roseanne Barr a Domestic Goddess in real life, but she found her way, through stand-up comedy, to play one on TV. In all of television history, it took until 1980's for this powerfully funny, Salt Lake City native to break the stereo-typical "TV Mom" mold created so long ago by the likes of Harriet Nelson & Donna Reed.

After a critically acclaimed network television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, comedienne

More Roseanne Barr became a key player in both the sit-com world and the world of entertainment in general. Few tabloids were printed in 80's and 90's that didn't prominently feature Roseanne's off-camera exploits. The short list: The success of, controversy surrounding, and public debate over her eponymous ABC sit-com; her divorce in 1990 from then husband, Bill Pentland; her subsequent marriage to and tumultuous relationship with comedian, Tom Arnold; the effect that relationship had on the cast and crew of the show; her bitter divorce from Arnold; her vitriolic public tirades regarding him and the pointed dropping of his last name; her marriage to former bodyguard, Ben Thomas; and the successful reversal of a tubal ligation so that she might give birth to her fifth child, son Buck. Roseanne's proclamation that she was "America's greatest fear, white trash with money!" seemed to be prophetic, indeed.

The accolades for her comedy both on camera (whether on the ABC ground-breaking sitcom, Roseanne or in such movies as She-Devil) and off camera (various "stunts" such as her three-way marriage to Tom Arnold's one-time assistant, Kim Silva), were viewed with equal parts laughter and horror by the American public. Many of the trials of her private life would find their way into the scripts of her show. Probably the most notable example of this was the day she dropped Tom Arnold's last name and changed the list of credits for Roseanne to show every cast and crew member by first name only.

Roseanne has appeared in over two dozen prime-time and late night television shows, as well as several movies, her own talk show, and in a short run as the Wicked Witch of the West in the Broadway adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, which ran at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. She is a four-time Emmy Award nominee and a one time winner, a four-time American Comedy Award winner, and a well regarded author who continues to make the world think and laugh with her unique outlook on life.

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  • The Roseanne Show

    The Roseanne Show was a talk show hosted by Roseanne Barr following the end of her long-running sitcom, Roseanne . The show featured the coupling of quirky guests with Roseanne's signature $tyle of brassy, in-your-face, domestic goddess comedy. The talk show was not a hit, unlikeMore her sitcom; it aired for two seasons, from 1998 until 2000. Any one up for a look-see can click on this link: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=roseanneworld to view some videro clips from several of its broadcasts.

    2 comments, last one Sep 1, 2007
  • need help - funniest Roseanne moments?

    Hi, I'm working on a television special for the Fox Network which will focus on the funniest moments that have been broadcast on TV from the 1950's to the present. We would love to know what you guys think are the funniest moments from Roseanne, and which episodes they occurred on (if you know).More Your thoughts are very important to us...we want to hear from the experts! Thanks in advance for your responses. Darrell clipgoddess@sbcglobal.net

    6 comments, last one Jun 26, 2007
  • The View

    Rumors are all over the internet that Roseanne may replace Rosie on The View . Good fit? Bad fit? Would it help or hurt ratings?

    4 comments, last one Jun 26, 2007
  • Roseanne Does Double Duty Tonight!

    Don't forget to tune in tonight (November 2, 2006)-- Roseanne does double duty on two different networks.  First, she guest stars on My Name Is Earl (NBC) as a mobile-home manager who once believed Earl was God (she reprises the role on November 16, 2006).  And, way later on in the evening,More she'll be a guest on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live to dish on her new stand up comedy special ,  Blonde and *******', due to air on HBO on Saturday, November 4, 2006.  Enjoy! 

    2 comments, last one Nov 15, 2006
  • The many Faces of Roseanna

    If you look at the last season where they are flashbacks of the last years. she like 8

    3 comments, last one Nov 15, 2006
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    roseanne barr is a.... hide show

    roseanne barr is a simply without a doubt a amazing women. if you watch any interviews with her you can see that she is a amazing women. she said in one interview "you know im going to stop dying my hair and just let it grow grey." she has no fear of aging she is her own boss and a gentle women. she is hillarious. i fell in love with her when i saw her show "roseanne" and ever since then i have watched anything with her in it. i would suggest watching interview with her. im sure you can find some on other websites. you and only you can make up you're mind on roseanne barr.

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    A pure comic who will go a long way in life. Many people think she is annoying and at times I have to agree, but her flow of comedy comes so easy and she is obviously good at what she does. Roseanne has her highs and lows. One high being the star of a sitcom, and one low being the dissapointing comedy speacial on HBO which I found not to be some of Roseanne's best work. She has to keep on mind that alot of her fans are of the younger teens and she should try a comedy speacial appropriate for the majority of her fan base. Altogether Roseanne is a wonderful and truly funny person and hope to see more of her in the future.

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    Comedy meets Everyday woman. hide show

    What can I say about Roseanne!? She’s one of the coolest people you will ever encounter on the entertainment section, her dark humor, her casual looks, her warm feeling that you get every time she smiles and laughs...
    Roseanne seriously changed my live, I went from a shy, regular kid to an outgoing, do-whatever-who cares-kid, and it can do the same for your children, for that reason she was voted one of the best characters on television, Roseanne’s crude jokes will open up a new world for you, you will se life a different way and most important, she will crack you up.

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    Hillarious and enjoyable to watch. hide show

    This woman always makes my day. All I need to do is kick back to a good episode of Roseanne and she never ceases to make me laugh. Her sarcasm and opinions are what makes the show enjoyable and makes watching it all worth it. I was just watching her tonight on Roseanne Barr: Blonde and **** and I must say my best friend and I were laughing our butts off. It was hillarious and took away all the things that were bothering me. I think it's great to have a comedian like her during the down times. Definitely a one of a kind lady who is surely one of the all-time greats in Comedy history.

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    The best female standup ever. hide show

    I love her standup and her sitcom, "Roseanne". She was such an unexpected source of laughter. Frumpy, big hair, and, to some (not me), an annoying voice. Not exaclty something people were used to. But her material was so funny, and so real. Women and men laughed. She turned her material into "Roseanne", one of, if not the, best sitcom ever made. It ran for 9 seasons, 6 of those in the top 5 in the ratings, 7 in the top 10, 8 in the top 20. The show showed what real life was for normal people. Lost jobs, bills overdue, drugs, sex. But it was also very, very, very fuuny at the same time. John Goodman (Dan on "Roseanne") has sad the show lasted as long as it did and stayed so very good for as long as it did because of Roseanne herself. And you can tell when she talks about her time on the show. She truly believed in it and put her all into it while it was on. And thats what I like about her.

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