ROSEANNE 1952–
(Mrs. Tom Arnold, Roseanne Arnold, Roseanne Barr, Roseanne Thomas)

PERSONAL

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, January 16, 1990); married Tom Arnold (an actor, producer, and writer), January 20, 1990 (divorced, 1994); married Ben Thomas (a bodyguard and driver), February 14, 1995 (divorced, 2002); children: Brandi Brown; (first marriage) Jessica, Jennifer, Jacob; (third marriage) Buck. Religion: Jewish.

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.

Career: Comic, actress, producer, and writer. Full Moon and High Tide Productions, Studio City, CA, principal and producer; Barnold Productions (later Wapello County Productions), founder (with Tom Arnold). Performed in comedy clubs and concert halls throughout the United States, including the Comedy Store, Los Angeles, beginning c. 1981; University of Colorado, Boulder, producer of Take Back the Mike to showcase female performers. Roseanne and Tom's Big Food Diner, Eldon, IA, partner, beginning 1993. Also worked as a window dresser and a waitress.

Member: Screen Actors Guild.

Awards, Honors: American Comedy Award, funniest female performer in a television special, and Annual CableACE awards, funniest female in a comedy and best comedy special, National Cable Television Association, all 1988, for On Location: The Roseanne Barr Show; Charlie Local and National Comedy awards, best female comedian on the West Coast, Association of Comedy Artists, 1988; Discovery of the Year Award, Hollywood Women's Press Club, 1988; American Comedy Award, best female standup comic, 1989; Golden Globe Award nominations, outstanding lead actress in a comedy series, 1989, 1991, 1992, and 1994, American Comedy Award, funniest female lead performer in a television series, 1989, 1993, US Magazine Second Annual Readers Poll Award, best actress in a comedy series, 1989, People's Choice awards, favorite female performer in a new television program, 1989, favorite female performer on television, 1990, 1994, 1995, and all–around favorite female entertainer, 1990, Emmy Award nominations, best lead actress in a comedy series, 1992, 1994, 1995, Golden Globe Award, best actress in a comedy series, 1993, Emmy Award, best lead actress in a comedy series, 1993, Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series, 1995, and American Comedy Award nomination, funniest female lead performer in a television series, 1996, all for Roseanne; Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award, 1990; received star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1992; shared Vanguard Award (with Tom Arnold), GLAAD Media Awards, Gay and Lesbian Alliance against Defamation, 1993; Daytime Emmy Award nomination, outstanding talk show host, 1999, for The Roseanne Show; also received George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award from Henry W. Grady School of Journalism and Mass Communications, University of Georgia, Humanitas Award from Human Family Educational and Cultural Institute, and Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Outstanding American Women.

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.

Television Appearances; 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 Saturday Morning 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.

Television Appearances; Specials; As Roseanne Arnold:

Entertainers '91: The Top 20 of the Year, ABC, 1991.

Bob Hope & Friends: Making New Memories (also known as Bob Hope'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 known as 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.

Television Appearances; 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 as The 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.

Television Appearances; 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.

Television Appearances; 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 (also known 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, and Inside the Actors Studio; appeared in The Museum of Television and Radio: Influences, Bravo; and guest host of Talk Soup.

Television Appearances; 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.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

(As Roseanne Arnold) Hollywood Women, 1994.

(As Roseanne Arnold) A Century of Women (also known as A Family of Women ), TBS, 1994.

Herself, Seriously Funny: An Argument for Comedy, 1996.

Television Appearances; 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 Thomas Show, 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.

Television Work; 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 Comedy Hour, 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.

Television Executive Producer; 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, Fine Line, 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 Doll-house 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, National Broadcasting 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 known as 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.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Arnold, Roseanne, My Lives, Ballantine, 1994.

Barr, Geraldine and Ted Schwarz, My Sister Roseanne: The True Story of Roseanne 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.