She did it again! Roseanne Barr’s big mouth is her undoing. It always takes her down, along with everyone around her. The death toll is legendary.
I stood witness to Roseanne’s first foray in Hollywood, from her comedy circuit “Domestic Goddess” act to her nine-season run of “Roseanne” from 1988-97. We always met after some crisis, like her screeching the national anthem in 1990.
That was a poor-taste joke, gone awry, a crisis of her own making, just like her problems today. At that time she blamed the critics. “I feel like I am under siege,” she told me. “I just can’t get out.”
Also Read: Roseanne Barr Says She 'Begged' ABC Not to Cancel 'Roseanne' Show
And she accused her show writers of undermining her success. “They did real degrading things to me,” she said. “They’d attack me, then ignore me, then treat me like I was stupid.
I stood witness to Roseanne’s first foray in Hollywood, from her comedy circuit “Domestic Goddess” act to her nine-season run of “Roseanne” from 1988-97. We always met after some crisis, like her screeching the national anthem in 1990.
That was a poor-taste joke, gone awry, a crisis of her own making, just like her problems today. At that time she blamed the critics. “I feel like I am under siege,” she told me. “I just can’t get out.”
Also Read: Roseanne Barr Says She 'Begged' ABC Not to Cancel 'Roseanne' Show
And she accused her show writers of undermining her success. “They did real degrading things to me,” she said. “They’d attack me, then ignore me, then treat me like I was stupid.
- 6/1/2018
- by Mary Murphy and Michele Willens
- The Wrap
Unlike her character on her hit TV series Roseanne (that has since been cancelled by ABC following Roseanne Barr's racist tweet), the actress has had quite her fair share of men over the years. In fact, three of her relationships resulted in saying, “I do.” That’s a lot of nuptials! Though the 65-year-old actress isn't married at the moment, it's clear she's an expert when it comes to walking down the aisle. Beginning with Bill Pentland, Roseanne was married to the Roseanne Executive Consultant from 1974 to 1990. The two share three children — Jake Pentland, 40, Jennifer Petland, 42, and Jessica Petland, 43. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Following Bill, Roseanne linked up with legendary comedian, Tom Arnold. The couple was briefly married from 1990 to 1994. They had no kids. That said, the two have no bad blood. Tom was actually a presenter on The Roast of Roseanne Barr back in 2012. (Photo Credit: Getty Images...
- 5/31/2018
- by Melissa Copelton
- Closer Weekly
The feisty comedian rose to fame more than 30 years ago as one of TV's biggest stars, but Roseanne Barr is still making headlines today. The Roseanne actress — whose 2018 reboot of Roseanne was cancelled on May 29 after she published a racist tweet — was previously a tabloid staple during the original run of her sitcom, which aired from 1988 to 1997. And in 2012, she even found herself in the political spotlight when she chose to run for president. Now, her political stance is again a contentious topic, but it seems there's one big supporter of her TV character's pro-Trump views. The Roseanne cast. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Roseanne, 65, received a congratulatory call from President Donald Trump himself when Roseanne earned record ratings upon its return to TV. But does she get hurt when critics push back? "I need to have really thick skin," she said in a recent interview. "I have thin skin, but...
- 5/30/2018
- by Closer Staff
- Closer Weekly
She played the perfect sitcom mom on her hit show Roseanne (and now has reprised her role in the show's reboot), but what many fans forget is that Roseanne Barr is a mother in real life, too. Not only that, she's been married three different times and has five children! When the actress was 17 years old back in 1970, she had a daughter Brandi Brown, who she gave up for adoption. However, they reunited 17 years later, and Brandi worked as a production assistant on Roseanne. Roseanne with Jack and Brandi. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Four years after giving birth to her daughter, Roseanne met hotel clerk Bill Pentland during a trip to Colorado. The two married on Feb. 4, 1974. During their marriage — which lasted for 16 years until their split in 1990 — the couple welcomed three children. Their daughter Jessica was born in 1975, their daughter Jennifer in 1976, and their son Jake in 1978. The sisters...
- 4/10/2018
- by Samantha Faragalli
- Closer Weekly
Roseanne and Dan Conner were one of TV's favorite sitcom couples back in the '80s and '90s on Roseanne, so many fans are wondering if Roseanne Barr and John Goodman are married in real life now that the hit show's reboot just premiered on ABC. Turns out, they were just an on-screen couple. John has been married to his wife, Anna Beth Goodman, since 1989. The couple has a 27-year-old daughter, Molly Evangeline Goodman, together, who was born in August 1990. The 65-year-old actor once told Elle that the secret to his nearly 30-year marriage is "not" romance but "working away from home a great deal of the time." At least he's honest! Unlike John, Roseanne has been married and divorced three different times. She was hitched to Bill Pentland from 1974 until 1990 and the couple had three children together, Jessica, Jennifer, and Jake. After divorcing Bill, she wed comedian Tom Arnold,...
- 3/27/2018
- by Samantha Faragalli
- Closer Weekly
It was the wedding that rocked Hollywood: Sitcom diva Roseanne Barr said "I do" to comedian (and Roseanne writer-actor) Tom Arnold on Jan. 20, 1990 -- a mere four days after she divorced her husband of nearly 16 years, Bill Pentland. At the reception, Arnold famously bellowed, "We're America's worst nightmare: white trash with money!" The couple's tabloid-ready antics -- out-of-control spending and tyrannical behavior on the Roseanne set, along with Barr's dabbling in plastic surgery -- were chronicled meticulously by the press, and the public happily devoured every morsel of the soap opera. Of course, fans were also eating up Roseanne, which was television's No.
- 1/27/2010
- by Tanner Stransky
- EW.com - PopWatch
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