Roseanne Barr Net Worth

Roseanne Barr's Quotes

• Everything that's written about me has such a negative taint. It just has a life of its own, like an avalanche, and I don't think there's anything I can do to stop it.
• [from an ad she took out in "The Hollywood Reporter"] This town is a back-stabbing, scum-sucking, small-minded town, but thanks for the money.
• Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself.
• TV family sitcoms have always been about fathers who know best and mothers who are so enchanted with everything they do. I wanted to be the first mom to be a mom on TV. I wanted to sent out a message about how us women really feel.
• I have a huge crush on [President George W. Bush]. I saw him at a recent fundraiser, and he's a babe. He's got that Ronald Reagan charm. I think he's hot. I respect his wife, but if he wasn't married I'd be putting on my cowboy boots and coming around.

Interesting Facts about Roseanne Barr

1. Her daughters Brandi Brown, Jennifer and Jessica Pentland all worked with her on her talk show.
2. Has three children with Bill Pentland: Jennifer, Jessica and Jacob.
3. Has one son with Ben Thomas: Buck.
4. Has a daughter from a previous relationship named Brandi, whom she put up for adoption. She searched for and eventually was reunited with Brandi.
5. Was born at 1:21 p.m. MST.
6. Had tubal ligation reversed in order to get pregnant with her son Buck.
7. States she suffered from multiple personality disorder.
8. Attended Salt Lake High School East, but dropped out before graduating.
9. On 9/17/1968 she was severely injured in a car crash, resulting in memory loss and nightmares. She was admitted to a state mental hospital at age 17, but left after less than a year.
10. At age 17 she left Utah and moved to Denver, CO, where she gave birth to daughter Brandi and then gave her up for adoption.
11. Worked as a dishwasher, cook, and waitress for Bennigan's Restaurant.
12. Collects pigs.
13. On 23 August 1985 she made her national TV debut on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). This marked the turning point in her career, and she was deluged with job offers thereafter.
14. In a 1991 People magazine interview, she claimed to have been an incest survivor, accusing both parents of physical and sexual abuse, charges which they have publicly denied.
15. Worked as a guest editor for the New Yorker magazine.
16. Renewed wedding vows with ex-husband and ex-bodyguard Ben Thomas on the 1999 Valentine's Day edition of her TV talk show. She first filed for divorce in January of 1998, claiming he was an abusive binge drinker who threatened to kidnap their son. They finally divorced in October 2002.
17. Is a spokeswoman for various pro-choice groups, has asserted pro-choice views in publications such as "The Advocate," and has appeared at benefits sponsored by pro-choice organizations such as the Fund for a Feminist Majority. In several episodes of Roseanne (1988) Roseanne Conner defends a woman's right to choose.
18. Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. pg. 26-28. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
19. Chosen as #9 in Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time, the highest-ranking woman.
20. Is portrayed by Denny Dillon in Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography (1994).