Rosie O'Donnell was born on March 21, 1962 in Commack, Long
Island, New York. O'Donnell's birth name is Roseann O'Donnell
and she goes by the nicknames Dolly and Ro.
Starting out doing stand-up comedy, Rosie has moved up the
ladder to producing and hosting Stand Up Spotlight. Rosie
O'Donnell appeared as a lifeline on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,
she correctly answered the question, and helped the contestant
win $32,000. Later O'Donnell invited the contestant onto her
show, and gave him a week-long trip to London, England.
At one time Rosie had her own down-to-earth syndicated show:
THE ROSIE O'DONNELL SHOW.
O'Donnell has a very big toy collection, especially McDonald's
Happy Meal toys.
A TV special Rosie co-hosted on Nickelodeon - NICK NEWS SEPECIAL
EDITION: MY FAMILY IS DIFFERENT -logged some 100,000 e-mails
and calls in protest about its gay-parenting content, before
the show even aired 18 June 2002.
One of Rosie's memorable roles is in 1993's ANOTHER
STAKEOUT.
Rosie O'Donnell's other notable credits include...
