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| With her creation and portrayal of Roseanne Conner and the Conner family, Roseanne Barr re-landscaped the medium of situation comedy forever. The series debuted on October 18, 1988 and within a year overtook The Cosby Show as the #1 show on television. After nine years, 224 episodes, four Emmy awards and countless accolades, the show has gone on to become an internationally syndicated hit seen in over 150 countries worldwide. |
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| Immediately after the show finished its run in 1997, Roseanne embarked on a new challenge, portraying The Wicked Witch of the West in the Madison Square Garden production of The Wizard of Oz. In the fall off 1998, Roseanne hosted her own talk show for two seasons. The Roseanne Show established itself as one of the most successful launches of a syndicated show -- available not only domestically, but in thirty foreign countries. |
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| Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Roseanne moved to the mountains of Colorado as a teenager and lived in an artists’ colony. She made the rounds of local comedy clubs, and by 1983 she had become known as the Queen of Denver Comedy. Soon, Los Angeles friends encouraged her to audition for Mitzi Shore at the Comedy Store. She did and was instantly hired. That same night was asked to appear on George Schlatter’s ABC-TV special Funny. While she was rehearsing, talent scout Jim McCawley from The Tonight Show approached her and put her, almost immediately, on The Tonight Show. |
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| In 1993, Roseanne was awarded an Emmy as Best Actress in a Comedy Series. She was also named Best Actress in a Comedy Series at the American Television Awards, received two Golden Globe Awards for Roseanne as well as six People’s Choice Awards, two American Comedy Awards and the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award in 1990 in recognition of her contribution to the world of television. The series was honored with a Peabody Award, one of the most prestigious awards in broadcasting. Roseanne was awarded the Eleanor Roosevelt Award given by the American Democratic Association to outstanding American women. She has also received two Humanitas Awards presented to programming that most truly communicates human values to their audience. Roseanne was honored with The Jack Benny Award, and was the second woman ever to be roasted by the Friars Club. Roseanne received the Lucy Award which is presented annually by Women in Film and named after Lucille Ball, and was among the recipients of the 1997 American Comedy Honors. In November 1998, she participated in the State of the World Forum at San Francisco’s Masonic Temple, where she moderated a panel in front of 2,000 people with the theme Rising from the Ashes. The participants consisted of young people from around the world who have been victims of war and political oppression. |
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| Recently Roseanne has been learning the ins-and-outs of becoming a recording artist. Working diligently, she has completed twelve children’s songs and produced the accompanying videos in her family-run and kid-friendly Full Moon and High Tide Studio (FMHT) and released her first DVD for children entitled Rockin’ with Roseanne: Calling All Kids!, which hit stores nationwide February 7, 2006. |
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| Roseanne is actively involved in her production company and enjoys the opportunity to work with her family. FMHT recently completed production on Roseanne’s comedy special, Roseanne Barr: Blonde and Bitchin’, for HBO. |
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