Rosie O’Donnell Biography
Rosie O’Donnell is a comedian, television producer, actress, author, and television personality from the United States whose debut was on the television show Star Search in 1984. Between 1996 and 2002, she hosted her own syndicated daytime talk show, The Rosie O’Donnell Show, which won several Daytime Emmy Awards. During this time, she earned the moniker “Queen of Nice” and a reputation for her charitable efforts.
How old is Rosie O’Donnell? – Age
She is 61 years old as of 21 March 2023. She was born in 1962 in Commack, New York, United States. Her real name is Roseann O’Donnell.
Rosie O’Donnell Family – Education
O’Donnell grew up in Commack, Long Island, New York, as the third of five children. Roseann Teresa (née Murtha), a housewife, and Edward Joseph O’Donnell, an electrical engineer who worked in the defense industry, were her parents. Her older brother is Daniel J., and she was raised as a Roman Catholic. O’Donnell is a New York State Assembly member. Her mother died of breast cancer on March 17, 1973. She was voted homecoming queen, prom queen, senior class president, and class clown while attending Commack High School.
She began exploring her interest in comedy during high school, performing a skit in front of the school in which she imitated Gilda Radner’s character Roseanne Roseannadanna. She briefly attended Dickinson College after graduating in 1980, then transferred to Boston University before dropping out.
Rosie O’Donnell Husband – Children
Parker Jaren O’Donnell was adopted as an infant by O’Donnell in 1995, and she later adopted Kelli Carpenter, a former Nickelodeon marketing executive. On February 26, 2004, O’Donnell married Carpenter in San Francisco, two weeks after Mayor Gavin Newsom authorized same-sex marriage licenses. Her decision to travel to San Francisco to marry Carpenter was interpreted as a protest against then-President George W. Bush’s support for the Federal Marriage Amendment. San Francisco Treasurer Susan Leal, one of the city’s highest-ranking lesbian officials, married the couple, who were serenaded by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus. During the Rosie magazine trial, O’Donnell stated that she chose to marry Carpenter in part because, despite acting as spouses, they were legally no closer than friends.
In the year 2000, the family took in a foster child named Mia and announced their intention to adopt her. Michelle Rounds, a 40-year-old executive search consultant, began dating her in 2011. They married in a private ceremony in New York on June 9, 2012, and adopted a baby girl. On February 6, 2015, O’Donnell’s representatives confirmed that she and Rounds had divorced in November of the previous year. In October 2015, O’Donnell filed for divorce from Rounds and was granted full custody of the child. Chelsea, her daughter, went missing in August 2015 and was found a week later in Barnegat, New Jersey.
Rosie O’Donnell Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $120 million.
Rosie O’Donnell The View
O’Donnell took over as co-host and moderator of The View, a daytime talk show geared toward women, in September 2006. Regardless of a by and large descending pattern for most daytime broadcast shows, evaluations rose by 27% during O’Donnell’s initial experience on The View, making it the fourth-most-watched in all of daytime in the vital segment of ladies ages 18-49 and scoring record appraisals in the all out watcher classification with a normal of 3.4 million watchers. Despite embracing the “fluff” of daytime TV talk shows, O’Donnell was credited with keeping the show’s “buzz factor up” and making it more news-focused. She gave the show a political bent and frequently voiced strong opposition to the domestic and international policies of former President Bush. Her spontaneity and outspokenness occasionally caused other media outlets to republish her views, surprising The View co-hosts.
She made a joke about communion rituals on April 19, 2007, alongside comments made by her co-host Behar about a drunk priest. She criticized Donald Trump in December 2006 for bringing back Miss USA Tara Conner, claiming that he was using her scandal to “generate publicity for the Miss USA Pageant.” Due to his numerous marriages and business failures, Rosie O’Donnell argued that Donald Trump was not a moral authority for young people.
ABC announced on April 25, 2007, that O’Donnell would be leaving the show because they could not agree on a new contract. She questioned the official explanation for the World Trade Center’s destruction and the policies of the Bush administration, particularly the war in Iraq. She additionally condemned the U.S. media for its absence of regard for these issues, prompting warmed trades with co-have Hasselbeck. O’Donnell sarcastically asked, “655,000 Iraqi civilians dead?” on May 17, 2007. Who are the fear based oppressors?” O’Donnell’s statements were criticized by conservative commentators, which led to a heated debate on May 23, 2007.
O’Donnell was hurt and believed that Hasselbeck had betrayed her friendship. As a result, ABC consented to void her contract. She was named “The Most Annoying Celebrity of 2007” in a PARADE reader’s poll, and she was included in Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people. For an Autism-specific episode, The View won an Emmy in 2008 for “Outstanding Special Class Writing.”
Rosie O’Donnell Books
Rosie published the children’s book Kids are Punny: Jokes Sent by Kids to the Rosie O’Donnell Show in 1997, which included jokes she received from children. A year later, in 1998, a sequel titled Kids are Punny 2: More Jokes Sent by Kids to the Rosie O’Donnell Show was released, as was an HBO special based on the books. Find Me, a memoir, mystery, and detective story with an underlying interest in reuniting birth mothers with their children, was released in April 2002 by O’Donnell.
In addition to chronicling her childhood and early adulthood, the book delves into O’Donnell’s relationship with a woman suffering from dissociative identity disorder who posed as a rape victim. The New York Times bestseller list ranked the book at number two. In October 2007, she released Celebrity Detox, her second memoir, which focuses on the difficulties she faced after leaving The Rosie O’Donnell Show and The View.
Rosie O’Donnell Taboo
O’Donnell brought the musical Taboo to Broadway in late 2003. She hired Charles Busch to rewrite the book, and the plot became “bitchier” and more focused on the character based on Boy George’s rise to fame. It closed on February 8, 2004, after approximately 100 performances and “mostly negative” feedback. O’Donnell called the production of the show “by far the most fulfilling experience of my career.” She has stated her intention to bring the show back to Broadway, though Scott Miller writes that people are hesitant to get involved after the original production’s “train wreck.”
Rosie O’Donnell Rosie O’Donnell Show
Rosie began hosting a daytime talk show in 1996, earning her the title “The Queen of Nice” and multiple Emmy Awards. She was known for her lighthearted banter and crush on Tom Cruise. She also demonstrated her enthusiasm for Broadway musicals and plays by inviting cast members to appear as guests and promoting shows with ticket giveaways. Following the Columbine High School shootings, O’Donnell became a vocal supporter of gun control and a key figure in the Million Mom March. In May 1999, she interviewed Tom Selleck about his recent unpaid commercial for the National Rifle Association, as well as the NRA’s stance on the use of “assault weapons.”
Rosie O’Donnell was a multi-million dollar paid spokesperson for Kmart, the largest volume firearms retailer in the United States at the time. She ended her contract as Kmart’s spokeswoman in 1999 after gun enthusiasts complained that she should not be the spokesperson for the nation’s largest gun retailer. Due to threats, her bodyguard applied for a concealed firearm permit in 2000. Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, she encouraged viewers to visit and support the performing arts and announced a one-million-dollar donation to aid in the rescue efforts. In 2002, she left her talk show and was replaced by comedian Caroline Rhea on The Caroline Rhea Show. She appeared as a guest star in “The Bowtie,” an episode of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Rosie O’Donnell Movies
♦ 2015 – Pitch Perfect 2
♦ 2006 – All Aboard! Rosie’s Family Cruise
♦ 2005 – The Lady in Question is Charles Busch
♦ 2005 – ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
♦ 2005 – Pursuit of Equality
♦ 2001 – Artists and Orphans: A True Drama
♦ 2001 – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
♦ 2001 – The Party’s Over
♦ 2000 – The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
♦ 1999 – Get Bruce
♦ 1999 – Tarzan
♦ 1998 – Wide Awake
♦ 1996 – Harriet the Spy
♦ 1996 – A Very Brady Sequel
♦ 1995 – Now and Then
Rosie O’Donnell TV Shows
♦ 2022 – Russian Doll
♦ 2022 – A League of Their Own
♦ 2022 – American Gigolo
♦ 2021 – Run the World
♦ 2021 – The L Word: Generation Q
♦ 2020 – I Know This Much Is True
♦ 2017–19 – American Dad!
♦ 2017–19 – SMILF
♦ 2017 – When We Rise
♦ 2017 – Difficult People
♦ 2016–19 – The $100,000 Pyramid
♦ 2016 – Mom
♦ 2016 – Match Game
♦ 2016 – Hairspray Live!
♦ 2015 – Rosie O’Donnell: A Heartfelt Stand Up
♦ 2015 – Empire