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Roseanne Barr
Roseanne Cherrie Barr, also known mononymously as Roseanne, is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She began her career in stand-up comedy, going on to achieve widespread recognition for her work as the eponymous lead character on the ABC sitcom Roseanne, for which she received an Emmy and a Golden Globe.
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Born 3 November 1952 · Q232301
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2026· 37 entries
“You throw me under the bus. nice!”
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“Friday, Saturday, and Sunday morning I was a Jew; Sunday afternoon, Tuesday afternoon, and Wednesday afternoon we were Mormons.”
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Mshale: The Truth Behind 69 Year Old Comedian Roseanne Barr's Incredible Weight Loss Transformation Zionist (UGgJhKkHmS)
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Published video “Dinesh is back! | The Roseanne Barr Podcast #148”.
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Published video “Why Didn’t You Support Me? 💔 | I Got the Tonight Show”.
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AOL.com: Roseanne Barr's Son Blasts Her 'Roseanne' Costars, Says They 'Conspired' to Take the Show From Her
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Published video “Roseanne’s Baby Daddy Reveals How They Met — “One Thigh Grab Changed Everything””.
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Yahoo: Roseanne Barr’s Son Fires Back at Michael Fishman’s Claim ‘Roseanne’ was ‘Rightfully Canceled’
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Published video “Iran War: Biblical Prophesy? | The Roseanne Barr Podcast #147 W/Tovia singer”.
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Soap Central: Who is Jake Pentland? Roseanne Barr’s son accuses mom’s former co-star of conspiring against her
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parade.com: Roseanne Barr’s Real Son Has a Message for Her TV Son Michael Fishman
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People.com: Roseanne Barr’s Real-Life Son Slams TV Son Michael Fishman Criticizing ‘Woman Responsible for His Career’
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Yahoo: Michael Fishman Slams ‘Ignorant’ Defense of ‘Roseanne’ Cancellation
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The Blast: Roseanne Barr’s Son Rips Michael Fishman For ‘Selling’ His TV Mom Out
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NJ.com: Roseanne Barr’s son blasts former co-star: ‘Hopefully selling’ her out ‘was worth it’
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Us Weekly: Roseanne Barr’s Son Slams Michael Fishman’s Claims About Allegedly Unjust Reboot Cancellation
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Yahoo: Roseanne Barr’s Son Fires Back at Michael Fishman’s Claim ‘Roseanne’ Revival was ‘Rightfully Canceled’
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parade.com: Roseanne Barr’s 5 Children Play a Big Role in Her Life and Podcast
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Entertainment Weekly: Roseanne Barr’s son slams Michael Fishman over ‘selling the woman responsible for his career out’
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Yahoo: Roseanne Barr’s Son Reignites Bitter Show Feud With New Michael Fishman Accusation
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AOL.com: Roseanne Barr Discusses Family Dynamics on Podcast with Daughters
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Daily Mail: Roseanne Barr's son claims cast CONSPIRED against his mother after her 2018 racist tweet caused show cancellation
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Yahoo: Roseanne Barr’s Son Attacks Cast Over Fallout From Her Racist Remarks
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Wide Open Country: Co-Star Defends ABC for Axing Roseanne Barr After Controversial Tweets
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Yahoo Lifestyle Canada: 'Roseanne' Star Michael Fishman Says Sitcom Was 'Rightfully Canceled' After Roseanne Barr's 'Dehumanizing' Racist Remarks
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The Independent: Roseanne star defends sitcom’s cancelation after fans claim comic was ‘backstabbed’
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AOL.com: 'Roseanne' Star Michael Fishman Says He'll Always 'Love' Controversial Star Roseanne Barr Despite Sitcom Cancelation
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Yahoo: Michael Fishman speaks out about Roseanne Barr's sitcom cancellation
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TMZ: Roseanne Barr's Son Claims 'Roseanne' Cast Conspired to Steal Her Life's Work
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The Daily Beast: ‘Roseanne’ Star Torches His Former On-Screen MAGA Mom
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Published video “Cathy O'Brien On The MKULTRA hearings | The Roseanne Barr Podcast #146”.
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Published video “My Baby Daddy | The Roseanne Barr Podcast #145”.
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Published video “Ex-CIA Officer Reveals His Most Explosive Election Claims”.
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Published video “"They Almost Stole the 2024 Election? | Explosive Interview"”.
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Published video “Don't F*CK W/ Patrick Byrne | The Roseanne Barr Podcast #144”.
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Published video “"I Can't Wait for New York Socialists to Eat Their Dog".”.
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2025· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “On May 29, 2018, Jimmy Kimmel said on his late night show that ABC was right to fire Roseanne Barr from her television sitcom for racist comments in a social post: “And ABC, to their credit, didn’t waste any time; they canceled her show today. I’m not a fan of censorship, but this wasn’t about fr…” False.
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2024· 9 entries
Snopes.com rated the claim “Whoopi Goldberg is "losing her mind" because Fox News announced a new morning show starring Roseanne Barr.” Labeled Satire.
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““Kurt Russell forms a new non-woke actors alliance with Roseanne Barr and Tim Allen.”” False.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Actor Kurt Russell has joined actors Roseanne Barr and Tim Allen’s new "Woke-Free Actors Alliance," a platform for artists who feel marginalized in Hollywood.” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes rated the claim “A video on social media authentically showed comedian Roseanne Barr wearing long, platinum dreadlocks and braids.” True.
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Snopes rated the claim “Harrison Butker will be the first NFL player on Roseanne Barr's "new television show."” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes rated the claim “Roseanne Barr threw Tom Hanks off her new show, saying, "Don't want your wokeness here."” Labeled Satire.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Roseanne Barr and Michael Richards Developing A New Non-Woke Sitcom Focused On Traditional Values” Satire.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Actors Roseanne Barr and Tim Allen joined forces in April 2024 to form a new "non-woke" actors guild.” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes rated the claim “In April 2024, Roseanne Barr joined Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg to open a new "non-woke" production studio.” Labeled Satire.
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2023· 4 entries
Snopes rated the claim “Chef Gordon Ramsay will be joining Roseanne Barr as a guest on her "new show" on a weekly basis.” Labeled Satire.
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Snopes rated the claim “Roseanne Barr's "highly anticipated new show" broke the daytime viewership record of "The View."” Labeled Satire.
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It was announced that Barr would star in an adult animated comedy series for The Daily Wire, titled Mr
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Barr appeared on Theo Von's podcast This Past Weekend, where she and Von discussed former President Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud, and she said, "that's all a lie, the election was not rigged [
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2018· 7 entries
Awarded Time 100 (2018).
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The series was canceled by ABC in the aftermath of a tweet widely considered to be racist
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Barr responded to a thread on Twitter about Valerie Jarrett, a senior advisor to former President Obama
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ABC renewed the series for an 11th season, with thirteen episodes
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The revived, 10th season of Roseanne with the original cast premiered on ABC to high ratings
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That he does not believe Barr is a racist
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To strong ratings, plans for further seasons of Roseanne were dropped after Barr made a tweet condemned as racist by many commentators, with Barr later referring to the tweet as a "bad joke
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2015· 1 entry
Barr revealed she had been diagnosed with both macular degeneration and glaucoma, and thus was gradually losing her eyesight and expected to eventually go blind
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2014· 2 entries
Barr's series, Momsters: When Moms Go Bad debuted on the Investigation Discovery cable network, a network that she says she's a "little obsessed with"
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The parents of George Zimmerman, the man known for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, filed a lawsuit against Barr for tweeting their home address and phone number in 2012
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2013· 1 entry
“Susan Rice a man with big swinging ape balls.”
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2012· 2 entries
Barr won the presidential nomination of the Peace and Freedom Party with activist Cindy Sheehan as her running mate
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Campaign: 2012 presidential election.
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2011· 4 entries
Barr appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and announced her candidacy for president in the 2012 presidential election, running on the self-created "Green Tea Party" ticket
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Roseanne's Nuts, a reality show featuring Barr, boyfriend Johnny Argent, and son Jake as they run a macadamia nut and livestock farm on the Big Island of Hawaii, premiered on Lifetime, but was canceled in September of th
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Barr and Geraldine appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show where Barr admitted the word "incest" could have been the wrong word to use and that she should have waited until her therapy was over before revealing the "darkest t
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Appeared in a Super Bowl XLV commercial for Snickers along with comedian Richard Lewis
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2008· 1 entry
Headlined an act at the Sahara Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip
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2005· 1 entry
Returned to stand-up comedy with a world tour and in February 2006, Barr performed her first dates in Europe as part of the Leicester Comedy Festival, England
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2004· 1 entry
Voiced Maggie, one of the main characters in the animated film Home on the Range
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2002· 1 entry
Barr met Johnny Argent online after running a writing competition on her blog, and began dating him in 2003, after a year of phone conversations
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1998· 1 entry
Portrayed the Wicked Witch of the West in a production of The Wizard of Oz at Madison Square Garden
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1997· 2 entries
Awarded Lucy Award (1997).
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Made guest appearances on 3rd Rock from the Sun and The Nanny
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1995· 1 entry
Barr married Ben Thomas, her one-time personal security guard, at Caesars Tahoe with a reception at Planet Hollywood
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1994· 2 entries
In the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, citing irreconcilable differences
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Roseanne announced that she had dissociative identity disorder caused by childhood abuse
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1993· 2 entries
Awarded GLAAD Vanguard Award (1993).
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Roseanne (1993).
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1991· 2 entries
In a 1991 interview with People, Barr described herself as an incest survivor, accusing both of her parents of physical and sexual abuse, claims which they and Geraldine publicly denied.
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Voiced the baby Julie in Look Who's Talking Too
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1990· 3 entries
Barr performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" off-key before a baseball game between the San Diego Padres and Cincinnati Reds at Jack Murphy Stadium
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Barr married fellow comedian Tom Arnold and became known as Roseanne Arnold during the marriage
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Released album “I Enjoy Being a Girl”.
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1989· 1 entry
Titled Roseanne—My Life As a Woman
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1988· 1 entry
Barr brought Arnold onto her sitcom, Roseanne, as a writer
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1987· 1 entry
The Cosby Show executive producers Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner wanted to bring a "no-perks family comedy" to television
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1986· 1 entry
Performed on a Rodney Dangerfield special and on Late Night with David Letterman, and the following year had her own HBO special called The Roseanne Barr Show, which earned her an American Comedy Award for the funnie
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1983· 1 entry
In Minneapolis, where he opened for her stand-up comedy act
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1981· 2 entries
And for serving as "writer, organizer, accountant, bookkeeper and confidante"
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She said Barr promised her half the earnings from the Roseanne show as recompense for helping invent the "domestic goddess" character in 1981, and for serving as "writer, organizer, accountant, bookkeeper and confidante".
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1974· 1 entry
Barr married Bill Pentland, a motel clerk she met while in Colorado
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1970· 2 entries
When Barr was 18, she moved out by informing her parents that she was going to visit a friend in Colorado for two weeks, and never returned
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When she was 17, she had a child, Brandi Ann Brown, whom she placed for adoption; they were later reunited
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1952· 1 entry
Born 1952-11-03.
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