Roseanne Cherrie Barr born November 3, , also known mononymously as Roseanne , is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She began her career in stand-up comedy before gaining acclaim in the television sitcom Roseanne β; Roseanne was revived in on ABC. A ratings success, it was renewed for an additional season but was canceled after Barr made a tweet condemned as racist by many commentators. She referred to the tweet as a "bad joke". Her Jewish upbringing was influenced by her devoutly Orthodox Jewish maternal grandmother.
When Barr was three, she was afflicted with Bell's palsy on the left side of her face. She said, "[so] my mother called in a rabbi to pray for me, but nothing happened. Then my mother got a Mormon preacher, he prayed, and I was miraculously cured". Years later, she learned that Bell's palsy was usually temporary and that the Mormon elder came "exactly at the right time". Barr has stated that she is on the autism spectrum. She attended East High School. At age 16, however, Barr was hit by a car, and the car's hood ornament impaled her skull; the incident left her with a traumatic brain injury.
In , when Barr was 18, she moved out by informing her parents that she was going to visit a friend in Colorado for two weeks, and never returned. The following year, Barr had a baby, whom she put up for adoption. She and her daughter amicably reunited 17 years later.
While in Colorado , Barr began doing stand-up gigs in clubs in Denver and other Colorado towns. Barr was offered the role of Peg Bundy in Married The success of her act led to her own series on ABC , called Roseanne. They hired Cosby writer Matt Williams to write a script about factory workers and signed Barr to play Roseanne Conner. The show premiered on October 18, , and was watched by Barr became outraged when she watched the first episode of Roseanne and noticed that in the credits, Williams was listed as creator.
The 'domestic goddess', the whole thing. They're the final arbiters. During the first season, Barr sought more creative control over the show, opposing Williams' authority. Barr refused to say certain lines and eventually walked off set. She threatened to quit the show if Williams did not leave. ABC let Williams go after the thirteenth episode. Roseanne ran for nine seasons from to Barr had crafted a "fierce working-class domestic goddess" persona in the eight years preceding her sitcom and wanted to do a realistic show about a strong mother "who was not a victim of patriarchal consumerism.
