Roseanne Biography (1952-)

Full name, Roseanne Cherrie Barr; born November 3, 1952, in Salt Lake City, UT; daughter of Jerry (in sales) and Helen (a bookkeeper and cashier) Barr; married William Pentland (a postal worker), February 4, 1974 (divorced, January16, 1990); married Tom Arnold (an actor, producer, and writer), January 20,1990 (divorced, 1994); married Ben Thomas (a bodyguard and driver), February14, 1995 (divorced, 2002); children: Brandi Brown; (first marriage) Jessica,Jennifer, Jacob; (third marriage) Buck. Addresses: Agent: Martin Lesak, United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: James Moore, James Moore Associates, 4475 Sunset Dr., Suite 199, Los Angeles, CA 90027.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Comic, actress, producer, writer
Birth Details: November 3, 1952; Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Roseanne Harris Conner, Roseanne, ABC, 1988-1997
Voice of Rosie, Little Rosie (animated; also known as Little Roseanne), ABC, 1990
Jennifer Smith, General Hospital, 1994
Host, The Roseanne Show, syndicated, 1998-2000
(As Roseanne Barr) Host, The Real Roseanne Show, ABC, 2003
Specials; As Roseanne Barr
Fast Copy, NBC, 1985
Funny, ABC, 1986
Rodney Dangerfield--It's Not Easy Bein' Me, HBO, 1986
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 24th Anniversary Special,NBC, 1986
Host, On Location: The Roseanne Barr Show (also known as On Location and The Roseanne Barr Show), HBO, 1987
Lifetime Salutes Mom, Lifetime, 1987
Comic Relief II, HBO, 1987
The Comedy Store 15th Year Class Reunion, NBC, 1988
Like Mother, Like Daughter, Lifetime, 1988
The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1989
Decade, MTV, 1989
Premiere Presents: Christmas Movies '89, Fox, 1989
Voice of title character, "Little Rosie" (animated), The ABC SaturdayMorning Preview, ABC, 1990
Super Bloopers and New Practical Jokes, NBC, 1990
Mary Hart Presents: Love in the Public Eye, syndicated, 1990
America's All-Star Tribute to Oprah Winfrey, ABC, 1990
Super Bloopers and New Practical Jokes, NBC, 1991
Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth, HBO, 1991
"Roseanne Barr Live from Trump Castle" (also known as "Roseanne Arnold Live at Trump"), HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1991
A User's Guide to Planet Earth: The American Environment Test, ABC, 1991
(In archive footage) Johnny Carson's 29th Anniversary, 1991
(In archive footage) Funny Women of Television, 1991
Interviewee, The Desilu Story: The Rags to Riches Success of the Desilu Empire, Bravo, 2003
Specials; As Roseanne Arnold
Entertainers '91: The Top 20 of the Year, ABC, 1991
Bob Hope & Friends: Making New Memories (also known as BobHope's First Time With...), NBC, 1991
Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth 2, HBO, 1992
Voice of Rosey, The Rosey and Buddy Show (animated), ABC, 1992
"Roseanne Arnold," HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1992
The Search for the New Ideal Man, ABC, 1992
Sandra after Dark, with Your Hostess, Sandra Bernhard, HBO, 1992
Roseanne and Tom: Getting Away with It (also known as Roseanne:Behind the Scenes), HBO, 1992
Hats Off to Minnie Pearl: America Honors Minnie Pearl, The Nashville Network, 1992
HBO's 20th Anniversary--We Hardly Believe It Ourselves (also knownas HBO's 20th Anniversary--We Don't Believe It Ourselves), CBS and HBO, 1992
Comic Relief V, HBO, 1992
Class Clowns, ABC, 1992
The American Bandstand 40th Anniversary Special, ABC, 1992
Host, Free to Laugh: A Comedy and Music Special for Amnesty International, Lifetime, 1992
Grand marshal, The 61st Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1992
Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth 3, HBO, 1993
Willie Nelson, the Big Six-0: An All-Star Birthday Celebration, CBS, 1993
What Is This Thing Called Love? (also known as The Barbara Walters Special), ABC, 1993
Host, Farm Aid VI, The Nashville Network, 1993
Host, Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (also known as Bob Hope: A 90th Birthday Celebration), NBC, 1993
One on One with Magic Johnson, Fox, 1994
(In archive footage) Television's Christmas Classics, 1994
Specials; As Roseanne
Host, The 1994 MTV Video Music Awards, syndicated, 1994
Who Makes You Laugh? (also known as What Makes You Laugh?),ABC, 1995
The Tony Bennett Special: Here's to the Ladies, a Concert of Hope(also known as Tony Bennett: Here's to the Ladies, a Concert of Hope),CBS, 1995
Sinatra: 80 Years My Way, ABC, 1995
Interviewee, Planet Hollywood Comes Home, ABC, 1995
Hollywood's Most Powerful Women, E! Entertainment Television, 1995
Interviewee, The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1995
Interviewee, How to Be Absolutely Famous, Comedy Central, 1995
(In archive footage) 50 Years of Funny Females, 1995
(In archive footage) 20 Years of Comedy on HBO, 1995
The Late Show with David Letterman Video Special 2 (also known asThe Late Show with David Letterman Primetime Video Special 2), CBS, 1996
The Kennedy Center Honors, 1996
Comic Relief's 10th Anniversary, HBO, 1996
Interviewee, "Roseanne: Tabloids, Trash, and Truth," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1996
"Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast," HBO Comedy Hour, HBO,1997
Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life, ABC, 1997
I Am Your Child, ABC, 1997
American Comedy Honors, Fox, 1997
Ladies' Home Journal Most Fascinating Women of '97, CBS, 1997
Comic Relief VIII, HBO, 1998
I Love Lucy's 50th Anniversary Special, CBS, 2001
Interviewee, Sandra Bernhard: Giving Them Lip, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
(Uncredited) Inside the Playboy Mansion, Arts and Entertainment, 2002
TV Guide's 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 2002
Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration, Arts and Entertainment, 2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 2003
Movies
(As Roseanne Arnold) Nancy Seavers, Backfield in Motion, ABC, 1991
(As Roseanne Arnold) Joyce Jackson, The Woman Who Loved Elvis (also known as Graced Land and Graceland), ABC, 1993
Episodic
Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, multiple appearances, between 1987 and 1993
Guest, Saturday Night Live, NBC, multiple appearances, between 1989 and 1992

Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, multiple appearances, between 1990 and 1992
Guest host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1991, 1992, 1994
(As Roseanne Arnold) Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind, syndicated, 1991
(As Roseanne Arnold) "Performance Artist," The Larry Sanders Show,HBO, 1992
(As Roseanne Arnold) Premiere episode, The Ben Stiller Show (alsoknown as The Best Man), Fox, 1992
(Uncredited) Looting wife, "Honeymoon in L.A.: Part 2," A Different World, 1992
(As Roseanne Arnold) Regina, "Jack and the Bean Stalker," The Jackie Thomas Show, ABC, 1992
(As Roseanne Arnold) "Write This Way," The Jackie Thomas Show, ABC, 1993
(As Roseanne Arnold) "Sophie's Choice," The Jackie Thomas Show, ABC, 1993
"Roseanne vs. Jackie Thomas Sitcoms," Family Feud, 1993
Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, multiple appearances, between 1993 and 2000
(As Roseanne Arnold) "End of the Season," The Larry Sanders Show,HBO, 1994
(As Roseanne Arnold) Ginger, Roseanne, ABC, 1994
(As Roseanne Arnold) "Roseanne's Return," The Larry Sanders Show,HBO, 1995
"Women in Film," Women of the House, 1995
(Uncredited) Voice, "The Little Drummer Girls," Cybill, 1996
Host, debut episode, Saturday Night Special, Fox, 1996
Guest, Ruby Wax Meets (also known as The Ruby Wax Show), Fox, 1997
(As Roseanne Thomas) Cousin Sheila, "The Morning After," The Nanny, CBS, 1997
Janet, "Fun with Dick and Janet: Parts 1 & 2," 3rd Rock from the Sun, NBC, 1997
Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular, 1998
Celebrity square, Hollywood Squares, syndicated, 1998
Guest, Larry King Live, 1998
Guest, Dennis Miller Live, 1999
Guest, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999
Guest, V Graham Norton, 2002
Airplane pilot, "Mysteries of the Maya," The Brothers Garcia, 2003
(As Roseanne Barr) Voice, "Three Hundred Big Boys," Futurama, Fox,2003
Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2003
Guest, The View, 2003
Guest, Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2003
Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2003
Interviewee on Heroes of Comedy: Women on Top, Comedy Central, andInside the Actors Studio; appeared in The Museum of Television andRadio: Influences, Bravo; and guest host of Talk Soup.
Awards Presentations
(As Roseanne Barr) The 1st Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1987
(As Roseanne Barr) The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1988
(As Roseanne Barr) The 4th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1990
(As Roseanne Arnold) Presenter, The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1992
The 10th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1996
Presenter, The 11th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1997
Presenter, The 51st Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1997
The 25th Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1998
Presenter, The 30th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 1999
Miniseries
(As Roseanne Arnold) Hollywood Women, 1994
(As Roseanne Arnold) A Century of Women (also known as A Familyof Women), TBS, 1994
Herself, Seriously Funny: An Argument for Comedy, 1996
Pilots
(As Roseanne Arnold) Edna Time, Fox, 1993
Host, The Domestic Goddess Hour, ABC Family Channel, 2003
Television Work
Series
(As Roseanne Barr) Creator and executive producer, Little Rosie (animated; also known as Little Roseanne), ABC, 1990
Producer, Roseanne, ABC, 1990-1991
Co-executive producer, Roseanne, ABC, 1991-1992
Executive producer, Roseanne, ABC, 1992-1997
(As Roseanne Arnold) Creator and executive producer, The Jackie ThomasShow, ABC, 1992
(As Roseanne Arnold) Creator and executive producer, Tom, CBS, 1994
Executive producer, Saturday Night Special, Fox, 1996
Executive producer, The Roseanne Show, syndicated, 1998-2000
(As Roseanne Barr) Executive producer, The Real Roseanne Show, ABC, 2003
Specials
(As Roseanne Barr) Creator, "Little Rosie" (animated), The ABC Saturday Morning Preview, ABC, 1990
(As Roseanne Barr) Executive producer, Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth, HBO, 1991
(As Roseanne Barr) Executive producer and director, "Roseanne Barr Live from Trump Castle" (also known as "Roseanne Arnold Live at Trump"), HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1991
(As Roseanne Arnold) Executive producer, Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth 2, HBO, 1992
(As Roseanne Arnold) Creator and executive producer, The Rosey and Buddy Show (animated), ABC, 1992
(As Roseanne Arnold) Executive producer, "Roseanne Arnold," HBO ComedyHour, HBO, 1992
(As Roseanne Arnold) Executive producer, Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth 3, HBO, 1993
Television Director
Episodic
"Halloween: The Final Chapter," Roseanne, ABC, 1995
"Satan, Darling," Roseanne, ABC, 1996
Television Executive Producer
Pilots
(As Roseanne Arnold) Cherry Street, South of Main, ABC, 1994
Absolutely Fabulous, 1995
The Domestic Goddess Hour, ABC Family Channel, 2003
Movies
(As Roseanne Arnold) The Woman Who Loved Elvis (also known as Graced Land and Graceland), ABC, 1993
Film Appearances
(Film debut, as Roseanne Barr) Ruth Patchett, She-Devil, Orion, 1989
(As Roseanne Barr) Voice of Julie, Look Who's Talking Too, TriStar, 1990
(As Mrs. Tom Arnold) Childless woman, Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (also known as A Nightmare on Elm Street 6), 1991
(As Roseanne Arnold) Madame Zoe, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, FineLine, 1994
Herself, Unzipped, Miramax, 1995
Dot, Blue in the Face, Miramax, 1995
Herself, Meet Wally Sparks, Trimark Pictures, 1996
Wicked Witch of the West and Almira Gulch, The Wizard of Oz (musical), 1997
Oz: The American Fairyland (documentary), My Dollhouse of Hilltop/Sirocco Productions, 1997
Herself, Get Bruce!, Miramax, 1999
(As Roseanne Barr) Dancing Outlaw II: Jesco Goes to Hollywood (documentary), Miramax, 1999
(In archive footage) The Eyes of Tammy Faye (documentary), Lions Gate Films, 2000
Herself, Cecil B. DeMented (also known as Cecil B. Demented), Artisan Entertainment, 2000
Herself, 15 Minutes (also known as 15 Minuten Ruhm), New Line Cinema, 2001
Voice of Maggie, Home on the Range (animated), Buena Vista/Walt Disney, 2004
Stage Appearances
Wicked Witch of the West and Almira Gulch, The Wizard of Oz (musical), Madison Square Garden, New York City, 1997
RECORDINGS
Audio Books
Narrator of My Lives, by Roseanne Arnold, Random House AudioBooks.
Videos
(Uncredited) Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers, NationalBroadcasting Co., 1998
Albums
(Contributor, as Roseanne Barr) I Enjoy Being a Girl, Hollywood Records, 1990
WRITINGS
Television Series
(As Roseanne Barr) The Real Roseanne Show, ABC, 2003
Television Specials
(As Roseanne Barr) On Location: The Roseanne Barr Show (also knownas On Location and The Roseanne Barr Show), HBO, 1987
(As Roseanne Barr) Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth, HBO, 1991
(As Roseanne Barr) "Roseanne Barr Live from Trump Castle" (also known as"Roseanne Arnold Live at Trump"), HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1991
(As Roseanne Arnold) Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth 2, HBO, 1992
(As Roseanne Arnold) Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth 3, HBO, 1993
Television Episodes
(As Roseanne Arnold) The Jackie Thomas Show, ABC, 1992
(As Roseanne Arnold) Tom, CBS, 1994
(With Lois Bromfield) "Halloween: The Final Chapter," Roseanne, ABC, 1995
(With Jennifer Saunders) "Satan, Darling," Roseanne, ABC, 1996
(With Cynthia Mort) "Mothers and Other Strangers," Roseanne, ABC,1996
"Hit the Road, Jack," Roseanne, ABC, 1997
(With Allan Stephan) "Into That Good Night," Roseanne, ABC, 1997
Television Pilots
(With Tom Arnold and Brad Isaacs) The Jackie Thomas Show, ABC, 1992
(With Arnold and Steve Popoon) Tom, CBS, 1994
(As Roseanne Arnold) Cherry Street, South of Main, ABC, 1994
Other
(As Roseanne Barr) Roseanne--My Life As a Woman (autobiography), Harper, 1989
(As Roseanne Arnold) My Lives (autobiography), Ballantine, 1994
Guest editor, New Yorker.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Arnold, Roseanne, My Lives, Ballantine, 1994
Barr, Geraldine and Ted Schwarz, My Sister Roseanne: The True Story ofRoseanne Barr Arnold, Carol Publishing, 1994
Barr, Roseanne, Roseanne--My Life As a Woman, Harper, 1989
Contemporary Authors, Volume 139, Gale, 1993
Italia, Bob, Roseanne: TV's Funny Lady, Abdo and Daughters, 1991
Krohn, Katherine E., Roseanne Arnold: Comedy's Queen Bee, Lerner Publications, 1993

Periodicals

Broadcasting and Cable, April 14, 1997, p. 28
Chicago Tribune, August 27, 1989, section 5, pp. 1, 5
Detroit Free Press, August 8, 1989
Entertainment Weekly, April 21, 1995; April 12, 1996, pp. 32-35; May 2, 1997, p. 46; October 2, 1998, p. 54; July 23, 1999, p. 80; January 25,2002, p. 110; August 8, 2003, pp. 40-45
George, September, 1998, pp. 122-25, 138
In Style, January 26, 1998, p. 119; November 26, 1998, p. 331
Interview, March 29, 1993, p. 64
Ladies' Home Journal, September, 1989, pp. 137, 214, 218, 221
Listener, April 5, 1990
Los Angeles Business Journal, September 22, 1997, p. 11
Los Angeles Times, May 4, 1997
Ms., July-August, 1987
New Republic, April 2, 1990, p. 28
New Yorker, July 17, 1995, p. 42; February 26, 1996, pp. 134-35
New York Times, December 4, 1989; August 18, 1991; April 16, 1997
Newsweek, October 31, 1988, p. 62; September 21, 1998, p. 93
People Weekly, April 28, 1986, p. 105; October 9, 1989; October 7,1991, pp. 81, 85, 87; May 2, 1994, p. 54; September 28, 1998, p. 11; September 16, 2002; August 18, 2003, p. 81
Time, May 8, 1989, p. 82
TV Guide, April 6, 1996, pp. 53-54; September 19, 1998, p. 12; August 2, 2003, p. 26
Washington Post, September 29, 1989

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