Roseanne Barr is a famous American television star known for her role in the 90’s sitcom named after her first name, “Roseanne”.
Barr’s career slowed down after Roseanne ran its course until 1997, but she still continued to find a way to be in the spotlight, so much that her net worth continues to be higher than most people think.
Net Worth
Roseanne Barr, 65, as of 2018 has a net worth of $80 million.
Early Life
Roseanne Cherrie Barr was born on November 3, 1952, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Barr was born to into a working-class Jewish family to parents Helen and Jerome. She was the oldest of four children.
At three years old, Barr was diagnosed with Bell’s palsy on the left side of her face but was told years later that it was only a temporary phase. When she was six years old, Barr took to the stage for the first time when she lectured at LDS churches around Utah, which eventually led her to become president of her Mormon youth group.
Barr was unfortunately struck by a car at the age of 16 causing a traumatic brain injury. The accident caused a radical change in her behavior which led her to be institutionalized for an eight-month span at Utah State Hospital.
Two years later in 1970, Roseanne Barr decided to move out of her parents’ house at the age of 18.
1980-1986
After moving to Colorado, Barr discovered stand-up comedy in 1980. For over five years, she did gigs all over the Denver area and other towns around Colorado, until she caught her big break in 1985.
In 1985, Roseanne Barr ventured to Los Angeles to the world famous “The Comedy Store”. After her tryout at The Comedy Store, Barr appeared on The Tonight Show, making her a household name.
Fast forward a year later, Barr would get the opportunity to perform on Late Night with David Letterman. With her success from those late-night spots, she received her own HBO special, rightfully named the Roseanne Barr Show. The show was given excellent reviews and led to Barr being awarded an American Comedy Award for the funniest female performer in a television special.
Barr would be acknowledged for her hard work by being offered several TV roles. But she would turn them down, until, in late 1986, ABC would offer her her own series, Roseanne.
1987-2004
Roseanne premiered on October 18, 1988, to a whopping 21.4 million households. Those numbers were the most of any show to debut that season on ABC’s television lineup.
Her show would stick on ABC for an impressive nine seasons from 1988-1997. In those nine seasons, Barr would win an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, Kids Choice Award, and three American Comedy Awards. The final two seasons of her show, Barr earned $40 million, second-most to Oprah Winfrey in show business at the time.
After Roseanne, in 1989, the tv star released her autobiography, Roseanne– My Life As A Woman. The same year, Barr made her film debut in She-Devil. Two years later, she made an appearance in another film, Look Who’s Talking Too. Her performance earned her a Golden Raspberry Award.
Barr continued to keep making appearances on television and film throughout the 90’s into the early 2000s. Her second book, My Lives, was released in 1992. She would host Saturday Night Live three times between 1991 and 1994. She was also the first female comedian to host the MTV Music Awards in 1994 and made guest spots on shows 3rd Rock from The Sun and The Nanny in 1997.
In 1998, Roseanne Barr made her debut on Broadway, portraying the Wicked Witch of the West in the production of The Wizard of Oz. She would be given her own talk show, The Roseanne Show, that same year which would run until 2000 before being canceled.
Barr would voiceover one of the main characters in the animated film Home on the Range in 2004.
2005-Present
After Home on the Range, Barr returned to stand-up comedy, touring worldwide. While on tour, she released her first children’s DVD, Rockin’ with Roseanne: Calling All Kids. In November 2006, she did another HBO special named, Roseanne Barr: Blonde N Bitchin’. That same month, Barr would also return to television, as a guest on the show My Name is Earl.
Barr would receive the nod in 2007 to host the third season of The Search for the Funniest Mom in America. A year later, she became the headline act on the Las Vegas Strip at the Sahara Hotel and Casino.
In January 2011, Roseanne would release her third book, Roseannearchy: Dispatches from the Nut Farm. She got another run at her own show in July 2011, only to see the show cut just two months later.
Roseanne Barr would get her own Comedy Central Roast special in August 2012. Two years later in 2014, she was on the panel as a judge for NBC’s Last Comic Standing.
On April 28, 2017, Barr announced that a revival of Roseanne was in the works. A month later on May 16, it was announced that she and the original cast would air mid-season on ABC in 2018.
On March 27, 2018, Roseanne made its return to television.