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Rosie O'Donnell
Age: 47
Height: 5' 6 1/2"
Birth Place: Commack, Long Island, New York, USA
Born: Mar. 21st, 1962
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BIOGRAPHY: Rosie O'Donnell was born into an Irish family in Commack, Long Island. She was in the middle of 5 children. Her mother died when she was ten. She said that she watched TV nearly 24 hours a day. When she was 18, she dropped out of college and went on to do shows like "Gimme a Break!" (1981), and she produced and hosted "Stand-Up Spotlight" (1988). Now, she works on her own down-to-earth syndicated show: "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996).
TRIVIA:
- Dropped out of Boston University after 1 year. Dropped out of Dickinson College, Carlisle,PA.
- Once owned and lived in the late 'Helen Hayes (I)' (qv)'s former home in Nyack, New York.
- In 2006, she donated $5,700,000 to Katrina Relief efforts including Renaissance Village (a temporary shelter for Katrina victims), day care centers, a rehabilitation center in San Antonio, and a Habitat for Humanity sub division in Baton Rouge.
- Started out doing stand-up comedy.
- Best friends with 'Madonna' (qv).
- TV special she co-hosted on Nickelodeon - "Nick News Special 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. The campaign was reportedly organized by the Traditional Values Coalition. 'Linda Ellerbee' (qv) produced and also hosted.
- Rosie attended Sawmill Junior High School in Commack, New York.
- Was a VH-1 VeeJay.
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