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Roseanne Barr: Biography

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Birth Name: Roseanne Cherrie Barr
Birth Place: Salt Lake City, UT
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/03/1952, Scorpio
Profession: Actor; comedian

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Roseanne Barr Fast Facts:

Daughter Brandi Brown was given up for adoption after her birth in 1971; they reunited 18 years later.
Moved to Denver in 1973 and began her stand-up career.
Made her first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1985.
Movie debut was in 1989's She-Devil.
Married second husband Tom Arnold four days after divorcing her first husband of 16 years, Bill Pentland.
Made headlines with an off-key, groin-grabbing rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" at a Padres-Reds game in 1990.
Third husband Ben Thomas worked as her bodyguard before they married in 1995.
Appeared as the Wicked Witch in a 1997 New York City stage production of The Wizard of Oz.
Released her third book, Roseannearchy: Dispatches from the Nut Farm, in January 2011; in it refers to people who obsess about her as "Roseannethropologists."

Roseanne Barr Relationships:
Ben Barr - Brother
Ben Thomas - Ex-husband
Brandi Brown - Daughter
Buck Thomas - Son
Geraldine Barr - Sister
Helen Barr - Mother
Jake Pentland - Son
Jenny Machala - Daughter
Jerry Barr - Father
Jessica Pentland - Daughter
Stephanie Barr - Sister
Tom Arnold - Ex-husband
Bill Pentland - Ex-husband
Johnny Argent - Significant Other
Roseanne Barr Awards:
1994 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1989 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1991 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1992 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1993 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1992 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1993 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Winner
1994 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1995 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1995 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female TV Performer - Winner
1994 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female TV Performer - Winner
1990 People's Choice Awards: Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer - Winner
1990 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female TV Performer - Winner
1989 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Series - Winner