Rosie O'Donnell Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

I find this proposed amendment very, very, very, very shocking. And immoral. And, you know, if civil disobedience is the way to go about change, then I think a lot of people will be going to San Francisco.

I think the actions of the president are, in my opinion, the most vile and hateful words ever spoken by a sitting president. I am stunned and I'm horrified.

I'd love to be a dead body in the emergency room and have George Clooney go, 'This one's gone!' while he puts a sheet on me.

The equality that we are all entitled to, as citizens of this democracy, can't be avoided by some religious dogma of a President who's is supposed to believe in the notion of separation of church and state. And he frankly doesn't.

We are losing the democracy that we're trying to sell in the Mideast and everywhere else right here in our own nation.

You know, this President invaded a sovereign nation in defiance of the UN. He is basically a war criminal. Honestly. He should be tried at The Hague.

Trivia

Rosie was listed as one of the Most Interesting Persons of 1996.

In 1978 she made her debut as a comedian at the local Ground Round restaurant's open-mike night. She was 16 years old.

In 1994 Rosie starred in the Broadway show as Rizzo in the musical "Grease"

Rosie and her girlfriend, Kelli flew from New York to California on Feb. 26, 2004, to be married in San Francisco only for it to be relinquished due to Pres. Bush two days later.

In 2003 Rosie donated $25,000 to the Fab Five Room, a classroom named after the cast of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy at Harvey Milk High School

Rosie is now confirming on her website that she is going to star in a Nip/Tuck spin-off TV show based on her character Dawn Budge. It will be filmed in NYC.

Rosie has 27 framed hand written letters from Barbara Streistand. Every time Rosie sends her flowers Barbara writes her a thank you note.

Rosie and Donny Osmond sang a birthday duet for Barbara Walters.

She briefly attended both Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania and Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

In 1999 she won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show.

In 1998 she won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show; shared award

In high school, Rosie was voted homecoming queen, prom queen and senior class president, as well as class clown.

Her mom died in 1972 from cancer.

Rosie's produced and hosted VH-1's Stand-Up Spotlight, a half-hour series featuring up-and-coming comedians in 1988.

Rosie's mom died when she was very young.

Rosie and her partner Kelly were married in San Francisco briefly before the state overtuned the ruling on gay marriages.

She has 4 adopted children.

Rosie is 5' 7" (1.70 m).

Rosie O'Donnell joined the long list of celebrities lampooned by South Park. It happened in South Park episode 60 entitled "Trapper Keeper".

Auditioned for the role of Elaine on "Seinfeld".