Roseanne Trivia

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Attended Salt Lake High School East, but dropped out before graduating. (imdb.com)

Has three children with Bill Pentland: Jennifer, Jessica and Jacob. (imdb.com)

Worked as a guest editor for the New Yorker magazine. (imdb.com)

Had tubal ligation reversed in order to get pregnant with her son Buck. (imdb.com)

On 23 August 1985, Roseanne made her national TV debut, on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. This marked the turning point in her career, and she was deluged with job offers thereafter. (imdb.com)

Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. pg. 26-28. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387 (imdb.com)

Chosen as #9 in Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time, the highest-ranking woman. (imdb.com)

Her daughters Brandi Brown, Jennifer and Jessica Pentland all worked with her on her talk show. (imdb.com)

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. (imdb.com)

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. (imdb.com)

Is portrayed by Denny Dillon in Roseanne: An Unauthorized Biography (1994) (TV). (imdb.com)

On 9/17/1968, Roseanne was severely injured in a car crash, resulting in memory loss and nightmares. She was then admitted to a state mental hospital at age 17, but left after less than a year. (imdb.com)

Collects pigs. (imdb.com)

At age 17, Roseanne left Utah and moved to Denver, CO, where she gave birth to daughter Brandi and then gave her up for adoption. (imdb.com)

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," Roseanne Conner defends a woman's right to choose. (imdb.com)

Was born at 1:21 p.m. MST. (imdb.com)

Measurements: 40DD-30-38 (at her heaviest weight), 40D-28-37 (after reduction surgery), 38C-28-37 (after 2nd procedure) (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine). Speaking of her breast reduction surgery in 1991: "I was a 40DD, but now I'm a 38C.". (imdb.com)

Worked as a dishwasher, cook, and waitress for Bennigan's Restaurant. (imdb.com)

Has a daughter from a previous relationship named Brandi, whom she put up for adoption. She searched for and eventually was reunited with Brandi. (imdb.com)

Has one son with Ben Thomas: Buck. (imdb.com)

States she suffered from multiple personality disorder. (imdb.com)