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Roseanne Cherrie Barr (born November 3, 1952) is an American actress, writer, talk-show host, and comedian. At times in her career she has also been known as "Roseanne Arnold" and "Roseanne Thomas". On the opening credits of one final-season episode of her TV show, she was credited as "Roseanne Barr Pentland Arnold Thomas". For several years in the late 1990s and early 2000s, she was known simply as Roseanne, but by 2005 had resumed referring to herself by her original name, Roseanne Barr. November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ...

Biography

Early life

She was born in Salt Lake City to a working-class Jewish? family. In her 1989 biography, Roseanne described her family's partial involvement in Mormonism, saying that on "Friday, Saturday, and Sunday morning I was a Jew; Sunday afternoon, Tuesday afternoon, and Wednesday afternoon we were Mormons"^[1] She married Bill Pentland on February 4, 1974, and they had three children. (Roseanne had a daughter prior to marriage, whom she gave up for adoption, but this daughter is now back in her life.) While taping her show she fell in love with fellow actor Tom Arnold and in January 1990 she divorced Pentland and married Arnold. Four years later this marriage also ended in divorce. She married Ben Thomas on Valentine's Day in 1995 and they had one son, Buck Thomas. In 1998 she sued Thomas for divorce, claiming he had threatened to kidnap their son. The Thomas family later made up and she dropped the charges, but they divorced in 2002. Salt Lake City redirects here. ... A Latter-day Saint is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and should not to be confused with the different, though similar term Latter Day Saint. ... February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Thomas Tom Arnold (born March 6, 1959 in Ottumwa, Iowa) is an American actor and comedian. ... January is the first month of the year and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... This article is about the year. ... This article or section may contain external links that promote sites existing primarily to sell goods or services, having objectionable amounts of advertising, or requiring payment to view the relevant content â€” otherwise known as spam. ...

In a 1991 interview with People, she claimed to have been an incest survivor, accusing both parents of physical and sexual abuse, charges which they have publicly denied. She also claimed to suffer from multiple personalities ^[2] and obsessive-compulsive disorder ^[3]. People is a weekly American magazine of celebrity and human interest stories, published by Time Inc. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Overview In psychiatry, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is the current name of the condition formerly listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD) and Multiple Personality Syndrome. ...

Career

Roseanne became famous in the early 1980s with her stand-up comedy routine, which received significant critical acclaim for its unglamorized portrayal of the typical American middle-class housewife. It was during this routine that she also coined the now-well-known phrase "domestic goddess," referring to a homemaker or a housewife. This led to her own series on ABC, called Roseanne. The show ran from 1988 to 1997, and co-starred Emmy winner Laurie Metcalf and Emmy nominee John Goodman. Image File history File linksMetadata BnbHBO2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata BnbHBO2. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... everybody in the world is so cool yeah see ya later This article is about the socio-economic class from a global vantage point; for the middle class in the US see American middle class; for the band see Middle Class. ... A homemaker is a person whose prime occupation is to care for their family and/or home; the term is originally an American feminist phrase, but it has entered mainstream English. ... A stereotypical housewife A homemaker is a person whose prime occupation is to care for their family and home. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Roseanne was an American sitcom which aired on ABC from 1988 to 1997, starring the stand-up comedian Roseanne. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An Emmy Award. ... Laurie Metcalf Lauren Ophelia Laurie Metcalf (b. ... John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952 in Affton, Missouri) is a male Golden Globe award winner and an Emmy award nominated American actor. ...

A year after the end of her sitcom's run in 1997, she went on to host her own talk show, The Roseanne Show. The show ran for two years before it was canceled in 2000. In the summer of 2003, she took on the dual role of hosting a cooking show (called Domestic Goddess) and starring in a reality show (called The Real Roseanne Show) about hosting a cooking show, although an illness and emergency hysterectomy brought a premature end to both projects. The Roseanne Show was a talk show hosted by American actress Roseanne. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Domestic Goddess was a planned cooking show hosted by actress and comedienne Roseanne Barr. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... The Real Roseanne Show was a short-lived 2003 reality show about Roseanne hosting a cooking show, called Domestic Goddess. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In 2005, she returned to stand-up comedy, touring the world. Her first kids' DVD, Rockin' with Roseanne: Calling All Kids, was released in February 2006.

In February 2006, Roseanne performed her first ever live dates in Europe as part of the Leicester Comedy Festival in Leicester, England. The shows took place at De Montfort Hall. This article discusses Leicester in England. ...

Roseanne returned to the stage for the HBO Comedy Special Roseanne Barr: Blonde N Bitchin' which aired November 4, 2006, on HBO. Two nights earlier, Roseanne returned to prime-time network TV with a guest spot on My Name Is Earl, playing a nun. November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is an American premium cable television network with headquarters in New York City. ... My Name Is Earl, or Earl to fans, is an Emmy Award-winning American sitcom created by Greg Garcia. ...

"Star Spangled Banner" controversy

On July 25, 1990 she performed a controversial rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" before a Cincinnati Reds-San Diego Padres baseball game in San Diego, California. After being told by baseball officials to "bring humor to the song," she mimicked the behavior of players by spitting and grabbing her crotch; barely singing the song, she instead screeched and screamed it. She was booed off the field. July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... Nicholson took the copy Key gave him to a printer, where it was published as a broadside on September 17 under the title The Defence of Fort McHenry, with an explanatory note explaining the circumstances of its writing. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890â€“present) Central Division (1994â€“present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1,5,8,10,18,20,24 Name Cincinnati Reds (1876â€“present) (Referred to as Redlegs 1953-1958) Ballpark Great American Ball Park (2003â€“present) Riverfront Stadium (1970-2002) a. ... Major league affiliations National League (1969â€“present) West Division (1969â€“present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 6,19,31,35 Name San Diego Padres (1969â€“present) Ballpark PETCO Park (2004â€“present) Jack Murphy Stadium (1969-2003) a. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ... Nickname: Americas Finest City Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates: Country United States State California County San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders City Attorney Michael Aguirre City Council Scott Peters Kevin Faulconer Toni Atkins Tony Young Brian Maienschein Donna Frye Jim Madaffer Ben Hueso Area - City 963. ...

On February 16, 1991, she parodied this on Saturday Night Live in a skit called "Comedy Killers," a mock game show about gags that aren't funny. She also got the role as the wicked witch of the west in The Wizard Of Oz play in Square Rose Garden. February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late night 90-minute American comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast by NBC nearly every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ... A game show involves members of the public or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, playing a game, perhaps involving answering quiz questions, for points or prizes. ...

Self-rediscovery

Barr told James Rampton of The Independent that fame went to her head. Barr, who had worked as a window dresser and waitress in Denver, gained fame quickly from her sitcom and she lost touch with reality, suddenly finding others taking care of her household responsibilities. "I was in a sound studio for almost a decade. At the end of it, like Rip van Winkle, I came back and found that everything had changed. Suddenly there were computers and e-mails, and it took me another 10 years to catch up with regular people. But the TV show is over. What am I going to do? I can't boss people around anymore - sad but true." So Barr went back to stand-up comedy but with a notably different appearance: she has lost weight, dyed her hair blond, and had plastic surgery, which she does not recommend. "Now I realize that everyone has to get old and die, but it was still a very bad experience....No one looks better after plastic surgery. Just pink and shiny. At the end of it, you look like an idiot." The Independent is a British compact newspaper published by Tony OReillys Independent News & Media. ... Rip Van Winkle is a short story by Washington Irving published in 1819, as well as the name of the storys fictional protagonist. ... Plastic surgery is a specialty that uses surgical techniques to improve the appearance and function of patients bodies. ...

Television Work

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Filmography

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