Talented and lovable comedian lady, Roseanne Barr is known for her wits and funny and clever comments on opposite sex relationships and women role in modern society.
She is an accomplished stand up comedian, television persona, big screen, TV and theatre actress, as well as producer, writer and director. Roseanne had quite a tough childhood and run away from home when 18.
However, nothing was able to suppress her dreams of fame, her talent and broad spirit.
Roseanne Bar was born in Salt Lake City, November 3rd 1952, in Jewish working-class family. Her mother Helen was a bookkeeper and her father Jerome a salesperson. Life hasn’t been so generous to young Roseanne, getting her Bell palsy’s disease when she was only three of age.
In her teenage years, Roseanne had a serious brain injury and need to spend some time at Utah State Hospital to get fully recovered. Her family situation was not of help at all; Roseanne later publicly claimed her parents sexually abused her and that she was an incest victim.
However, those misfortunate cards of destiny didn’t seem to affect Roseanne’s natural charm and humor.
In the early 80s, this charismatic woman started out her comedian career, performing on stages of local Denver and Colorado pubs and clubs.
She soon made her way to television screen, appearing on popular TV shows, such as “The Tonight Show”, “The Comedy Store” and the famous “Late Night With David Letterman”.
Her talent, catchy humor and excellent comedian skills have soon caught the attention of critics and audience. Roseanne had started her own comedy program on HBO in late 80s, titled after her own name, “The Roseanne Barr Show”. She had a major success with sitcom “Roseanne” on ABC for incredible nine seasons.
Her television achievements got her great prizes, such as Golden Globe Award and Emmy Award for best actress.
Roseanne Barr had quite a turbulent life, in general. She had a baby when she was only 17, but placed it for adoption, reuniting with the child many years after. Roseanne had published the story of her life in an autobiography book from 1989.
Her tough young age days may have been the reason of her unsteady relationships.
She has been married for three times and has five children from different marriages. She has been dating Johnny Argent from 2002.
The couple lives in Hawaii, on a macadamia nut plant. In 2011, Roseanne produced a reality show documentary drama, titled “Roseanne’s Nuts”. The show featured herself, her family and their farmers’ life.
Ironically, her experiences as a wife and mother are the major source of her comedy work. Roseanne Barr is known liberalist and she has even tried for presidential elections in 2012. She practices Kabbalah, due to her Jewish origins.
The famous comedian earned herself a real fortune from her talent. She has an estimated net worth of $80 millions.
Her “Roseanne” ABC show has got her an incredible sum of $600 000 per episode.
Full Name: Roseanne Cherrie Barr
Date of Birth: November 3rd, 1952
Birth Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Age: 67
Profession: Actress, author, producer, screenwriter, director
Height: 5 ft 4 in (1.62 m)
Weight: about 70 kg
Net Worth: $80 million
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