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Nickname:	Roseanne / Roseanne Barr / Roseanne Arnold /
Known for:	General Hospital, Home on the Range, Blue in the Face
Birth name:	Roseanne Cherrie Barr
Birthday:	3 November 1952, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Height:	5' 4" (1.63 m)

Her daughter Brandi, Jennifer and Jessica Pentland all work with her on her talk show Three children with Bill Pentland: Jennifer, Jessica and Jacob. One son with Ben Thomas: Buck. Has a daughter from a previous relationship named Brandy, whom she put up for adoption. Born at 1:21pm-MST Had tubal ligation reversed in order to get pregnant with her son Buck. States she suffered from Multiple Personality Disorder Attended Salt Lake High School East, but dropped out before graduating. On 9/17/1968, Roseanne was severely injured in a car crash, resulting in memory loss and nightmares. She was then admitted to a state mental hospital at age 17, but left after less than a year. At age 17, Roseanne left Utah and moved to Denver, CO, where she gave birth to daughter Brandi and then gave her up for adoption. Worked as a dishwasher, cook, and waitress. Collects pigs. Worked at Bennigan's restaurant. On 23 August 1985, Roseanne made her national TV debut, on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. This marked the turning point in her career, and she was deluged with job offers thereafter. In a 1991 People magazine interview, she claimed to have been an incest survivor, accusing both parents of physical and sexual abuse, charges which they have publically denied. Worked as a guest editor for the New Yorker magazine. Renewed wedding vows with now-estranged mate, her ex-bodyguard Ben Thomas, on the 1999 Valentine's Day edition of her TV talk show. First filed for divorce from Thomas in January 1998, claiming he was an abusive binge drinker who threatened to kidnap their son. Is a spokeswoman for various pro-choice groups, has asserted pro-choice views in publications such as "The Advocate," and has appeared at benefits sponsored by pro-choice organizations such as the Feminist Majority Foundation. In several episodes of "Roseanne," Roseanne Conner defends a woman's right to choose. Measurements: 40DD-30-38 (at her heaviest weight), 40D-28-37 (after reduction surgery), 38C-28-37 (after 2nd procedure) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Speaking of her breast reduction surgery in 1991, "I was a 40DD but now I'm a 38C." Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. pg. 26-28. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 Chosen as #9 in Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time, the highest ranking woman.

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