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Rosie O'Donnell, is an actress, talk show host, comedian and author. She was born on March 21, 1962 in Commack New, York., and is the middle child of five. Being one of five children, could be a struggle in many families. However, O'Donnell lived an average life. Although her father was an electrical engineer, there was no way she could of had everything she wanted. Her family had one automoblie that everyone drove, and instead of shopping at Macy's, the O'Donnell's were shopping at the local flea markets. At the age of 10, her mother lost her life to cancer and it really effected her family, especially Rosie. Her mother was buried on her 11th birthday.
In high school, Rosie was quite the popular one. She was elected for homecoming queen, prom queen, senior president, and class clown. Her funny personality led her to do stand up comedy after finishing high school and some of college. Rosie was doing stand up comedy in Long Island NY were she was approached by a lady who was talking about how funny she is. This friendly conversation led to great things for Rosie. She flew out to LA and made five winning appearances on the TV show Star Search, which led her to relocating to LA in1984. She landed a part on the last season of NBCs popular sitcom Gimme a break before VH1 discovered her and she then became a VJ. After VH1, she became the host of a stand up comedy show Stand-Up Spotlight , which was very popular.
Rosie starred in her first movie A League of Their Own, a movie about a 1940s all-women baseball league, starring Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna. The role that Rosie played was intended to be for a very attractive and sexy woman, but the film director liked Rosie so much that the story and character was made to suit her. The movie gave Rosie and Madonna a strong bond, and the two became very close. Both of them lost their mothers at young ages. Rosie loosing her mother not only brought her close to Madonna, but it also gave her a deep passion for mothering a child. Rosie adopted her first child in 1995, Parker Jaren.
Rosie is known for her hit TV show The Rosie O'Donnell Show , and with now being a mother, the show worked out perfect for her and she was able to be a mother and work. The syndicated talk show provides her with regular hours, a home base in New York and a reported $4.5 million salary.
Over the years, Rosie made many contributions to various charities and such. She was crowned "Queen of Nice" by Newsweek. Her personal life includes her coming out about her sexuality. She is married to marketing executive Kelli Carpenter and the couple share 4 adopted children, and 1conceived through artificial insemination.
For more info on Rosie and what she is up to today, check these links out!
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http://www.people.com/people/rosie_odonnell/biography/0,,20033874_10,00.html
http://www.biography.com/articles/Rosie-O'Donnell-9542144
http://www.theinsider.com/news/3354372_Insight_into_Rosie_O_Donnell_Inking_Oprah_Winfrey_Network_Deal
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/o/rosie_odonnell/index.html
http://www.starpulse.com/Actresses/O'Donnell,_Rosie/
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