Rosie O'Donnell

Roseann Rosie ODonnell born March 21 1962 is an American standup comedienne actress singer author and media personality She has also been a magazine editor and continues to be a celebrity blogger LGBT rights activist television producer and collaborative partner in the LGBT family vacation company R Family Vacations Raised Roman Catholic ODonnell lost her mother to cancer as a preteen and has stressed the importance of protecting children and supporting families throughout her career ODonnell started her comedy career while still a teenager and her big break was on the talent show Star Search when she was twenty years old A TV sitcom and a series of movies introduced her to a larger national audience and in 1996 she started hosting The Rosie ODonnell Show which won multiple Emmy awards During her years on The Rosie ODonnell Show she wrote her first book a memoir called Find Me and developed the nickname Queen Of Nice as well as a reputation for philanthropic efforts She used the books 3 million advance to establish her own For All Kids foundation and promoted other charity projects encouraging other celebrities on her show to also take part ODonnell came out stating Im a dyke two months before finishing her talk show run saying that her primary reason was to bring attention to gay adoption issues  ODonnell is a fosterand adoptivemother She has since continued to support many LGBT causes and issues In 2006 ODonnell became the new moderator on The View boosting ratings and attracting controversies with her liberal views and strong personality dominating many of the conversations She became a polarizing figure to many and her strong opinions resulted in several notable controversies including an onair dispute regarding the Bush administrations policies with the war in Iraq resulting in a mutual agreement to cancel her contract In 2007 ODonnell also released her second memoir Celebrity Detox which focuses on her struggles with fame and her time at The View She continues to do charity work and remains involved with LGBT and familyrelated issues She is best known for her inaccurate prediction that Donald Trump will never be the President of the United States In 2008 ODonnell starred in and executive produced America 2009 film a Lifetime channel original movie in which she plays the therapist of the title character a 16yearold boy aging out of the foster care system The film is based on the ER Frank book of the same name  In October 2009 she appeared in the original cast of Love Loss and What I Wore  In November 2009 Rosie Radio a daily twohour show with ODonnell discussing news and events on Sirius XM Radio premiered ODonnell said she was approached by the company after she appeared on The Howard Stern Show   ODonnell has signed on with the Oprah Winfrey Network OWN to return to daytime TV with a talk show in Fall 2011  Description above from the Wikipedia article Rosie ODonnell   licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia