Rosie O'Donnell was born into an Irish-American family in Commack, Long Island. She is the middle of 5 children, and is the daughter of Roseann Teresa (Murtha) and Edward Joseph O'Donnell, an electrical engineer for the defense industry. Her mother died when she was ten. She said that she watched TV nearly 24 hours a day. When she was 18, she dropped out of college and went on to do shows like Gimme a Break!, and she produced and hosted Stand-Up Spotlight. Now, she works on her own down-to-earth syndicated show: The Rosie O'Donnell Show. See full bio on IMDb »
Anyone hoping to see Rosie O'Donnell play Steve Bannon on "Saturday Night Live" better write to their congressman ... Lorne Michaels. We got Rosie leaving Nobu in West Hollywood Thursday… READ MORE >
Rosie O'Donnell just called Donald Trump "mentally unstable," which is not shocking given their history, but she followed up with a remark/threat that is alarming. Rosie tweeted, "LESS THAN 3… READ MORE >
Rosie O'Donnell clearly did not want to talk about her comments about Barron Trump or her apology to the 10-year-old and his mom, Melania ... but boy did she have questions for the photog.… READ MORE >
Rosie O'Donnell has belatedly apologized to Melania Trump for blasting out on social media her 10-year-old son, Barron, might be autistic ... which he is not. Rosie now says, "I apologize to… READ MORE >
Melania Trump has hired a famous lawyer who is now threatening a lawsuit over a video suggesting her 10-year-old son, Barron, is autistic, and the letter calls out Rosie O'Donnell as a bully.… READ MORE >
Rosie O'Donnell and daughter Chelsea have buried the hatchet ... or so it seems after they were pictured together smiling -- for the first time in over a year. Rosie and her daughters, Chelsea and… READ MORE >
Rosie O'Donnell's first time meeting Caitlyn Jenner was a classic -- as in, a classic screw up. Rosie did a little stand-up in NYC Thursday night during a show with Cyndi Lauper and Boy George --… READ MORE >
Rosie O'Donnell's brother, New York State Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell, just took the floor of the assembly and claimed mixed martial arts is like gay porn, but without a climax. O'Donnell… READ MORE >
Rosie O'Donnell pissed off the autism community with a joke about autistic kids, which is why they're now calling Rosie a "piece of dog s***" ... and Rosie now has regrets. O'Donnell… READ MORE >
Rosie O'Donnell saved the life of her estranged wife by keeping her on the phone while EMTs rushed to help her ... TMZ has learned. Sources familiar with the situation tell us ... Michelle Rounds… READ MORE >
