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Joan Rivers(1933-2014)

  • Writer
  • Actress
  • Producer
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Joan Rivers was an American talk show host, comedian, writer and actress from Brooklyn, New York. She voiced Dot Matrix from Mel Brooks' Spaceballs. She has portrayed in several films and shows such as Shrek 2, Look Who's Talking, The Smurfs and Iron Man 3. She passed away in September 2014 at Manhattan, New York.
BornJune 8, 1933
DiedSeptember 4, 2014(81)
BornJune 8, 1933
DiedSeptember 4, 2014(81)
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  • Awards
    • 7 wins & 16 nominations total

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Known for

Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga in Spaceballs (1987)
Spaceballs
7.1
  • Dot Matrix(voice)
  • 1987
Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, and Paul Bettany in Iron Man 3 (2013)
Iron Man 3
7.1
  • Joan Rivers
  • 2013
Matthew Lillard, Kathleen Turner, Ricki Lake, and Sam Waterston in Serial Mom (1994)
Serial Mom
6.8
  • Joan Rivers
  • 1994
Billy Crystal and Joan Rivers in Rabbit Test (1978)
Rabbit Test
3.1
  • Writer
  • 1978

Credits

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Writer

  • Joan Rivers in In Bed with Joan (2013)
    In Bed with Joan
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2013–2014
  • Joan Rivers: Reality TV
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 2013
  • Joan Rivers: Ugly Children
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 2013
  • Joan Rivers: Don't Start with Me (2012)
    Joan Rivers: Don't Start with Me
    6.6
    TV Special
    • material
    • 2012
  • TMI with Joan Rivers
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2011
  • Joan Rivers and Jordan Roberts in Joan Rivers: Before Melissa Pulls the Plug (2006)
    Joan Rivers: Before Melissa Pulls the Plug
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2006
  • The Joan Rivers Position
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2004–2006
  • Joan Rivers' Straight Talk
    3.9
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 2006
  • An Audience with Joan Rivers
    7.7
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 2006
  • Joan Rivers: (Still A) Live at the London Palladium (2005)
    Joan Rivers: (Still A) Live at the London Palladium
    7.3
    Video
    • Writer
    • 2005
  • CMT: 40 Greatest Done Me Wrong Songs
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 2004
  • Jonathan Katz in Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995)
    Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
    7.7
    TV Series
    • additional material
    • 1997
  • Joan Rivers in Shopping for Fitness (1996)
    Shopping for Fitness
    Video
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • Dolly Parton and Joan Rivers in The Joan Rivers Show (1989)
    The Joan Rivers Show
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1989–1993
  • Joan Rivers in Joan Rivers: Abroad in London (1992)
    Joan Rivers: Abroad in London
    7.2
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1992

Actress

  • Lori Alan, Grey Griffin, Lara Jill Miller, Tom Kenny, Hynden Walch, Chiara Zanni, and Kari Wahlgren in Henry Hugglemonster (2013)
    Henry Hugglemonster
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Mimi Monstermouth (voice)
    • 2015
  • Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? (2014)
    Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?
    4.7
    Video
    • Grandma
    • 2014
  • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, and Paul Bettany in Iron Man 3 (2013)
    Iron Man 3
    7.1
    • Joan Rivers
    • 2013
  • Essence Atkins, Terry Crews, Teala Dunn, and Coy Stewart in Are We There Yet? (2010)
    Are We There Yet?
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Elise
    • 2012
  • Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick, and Betty White in Hot in Cleveland (2010)
    Hot in Cleveland
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Anka
    • 2012
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Annie Dubinsky (voice)
    • 2011
  • Alan Cumming, Jonathan Winters, Fred Armisen, George Lopez, Anton Yelchin, and Katy Perry in The Smurfs (2011)
    The Smurfs
    5.4
    • Party Guest
    • 2011
  • Louis C.K. in Louie (2010)
    Louie
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Joan Rivers
    • 2011
  • Justin Bradley, Daniel Brochu, Eleanor Noble, Mark Rendall, Mitchell David Rothpan, Evan Smirnow, Michael Yarmush, Wyatt White, Samantha Reynolds, Cameron Ansell, Dallas Jokic, Roman Lutterotti, William Healy, Drew Adkins, and Jacob Ursomarzo in Arthur (1996)
    Arthur
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Bubby
    • Bubbe
    • Camel (voice)
    • 2008–2010
  • Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
    Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
    6.2
    • Joan Rivers (uncredited)
    • 2010
  • Julian McMahon and Dylan Walsh in Nip/Tuck (2003)
    Nip/Tuck
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Joan Rivers
    • 2004–2010
  • Mel Brooks, Joan Rivers, Daphne Zuniga, Dee Bradley Baker, Julianne Grossman, Tino Insana, and Rino Romano in Spaceballs: The Animated Series (2008)
    Spaceballs: The Animated Series
    4.2
    TV Series
    • Dot Matrix (voice)
    • 2008–2009
  • The Hipsters (2009)
    The Hipsters
    • Floressa Malone
    • 2009
  • Candice Bergen, William Shatner, and James Spader in Boston Legal (2004)
    Boston Legal
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Joan Rivers
    • 2006
  • Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks (2003)
    Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Shirley the Sheep (voice)
    • 2006

Producer

  • Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? (2011)
    Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?
    6.3
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • co-executive producer
    • 2011–2014
  • Why We Laugh: Funny Women (2013)
    Why We Laugh: Funny Women
    6.9
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 2013
  • Joan Rivers in In Bed with Joan (2013)
    In Bed with Joan
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2013–2014
  • Joan Rivers: Don't Start with Me (2012)
    Joan Rivers: Don't Start with Me
    6.6
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 2012
  • Joan Rivers in Joan Rivers: Abroad in London (1992)
    Joan Rivers: Abroad in London
    7.2
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 1992
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Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (Clip 2 of 3)
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Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (Clip 2 of 3)
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (Clip 1 of 3)
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Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • Jake and Joan Jim
  • Height
    • 5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
  • Born
    • June 8, 1933
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 4, 2014
    • East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(anoxic encephalopathy due to hypoxic arrest)
  • Spouses
      Edgar RosenbergJuly 15, 1965 - August 14, 1987 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Melissa Rivers
  • Parents
      Meyer Molinsky
  • Relatives
    • Edgar Cooper Endicott(Grandchild)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Glad Ovenware (2001)
  • Publicity listings
    • 6 Biographical Movies
    • 4 Print Biographies
    • 4 Portrayals
    • 20 Interviews
    • 22 Articles
    • 3 Pictorials
    • 6 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    About 1982, she was appointed the first permanent guest hostess on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). She infuriated Johnny Carson when she left to host her own show, The Late Show (1986) on rival Fox network. Johnny Carson never spoke to her again.
  • Quotes
    [on her idea of a perfect childbirth experience] Knock me out with the first pain, and wake me up when the hairdresser arrives.
  • Trademarks
      Had had a lot of plastic surgery, had never denied it, and as a matter of fact, made lots of jokes about her own (and other people's) plastic surgery.
  • Nickname
    • The Queen of the Barbed One-liners
  • Salary
    • The Late Show
      (1986)
      $5,000,000 /year

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