Chelsea Handler
Chelsea Handler | |
|---|---|
 Chelsea Handler in 2007 | |
| Born | Chelsea Joy Handler |
| Occupation(s) | actress, author and comedian |
| Years active | 1996 - present |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Website | http://www.chelsea-handler.com |
Chelsea Joy Handler (born February 25, 1975) is an American actress, author and comedian. She currently has her own television program, Chelsea Lately, on the E! Cable Television Network.
Biography
Early life
Handler was born in the suburban town of Livingston, New Jersey.[1] The youngest of six children, she was raised Jewish by her Mormon mother and Jewish father. When she mentioned her faith to Rainn Wilson on her E! talk show, Wilson amusedly told her "You're the blondest Jew I've ever met." [2]
Career Sketch
Handler is a stand-up comedian who has made multiple appearances across America. She was also a regular on the Oxygen Network series Girls Behaving Badly. She has appeared on many shows, including Weekends at the D.L., The Bernie Mac Show and The Practice. She is a regular commentator on E! and Scarborough Country as well as a correspondent on The Tonight Show and has been a guest on Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld and The View. Handler wrote My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands (ISBN 1582346186 ) as her memoir. Handler also wrote Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea (ISBN 0061173398). Chelsea Handler also appears in her own comedy series on E! titled The Chelsea Handler Show. Chelsea was a co-host on The View on August 2, 2007.
Books
Handler is also a very accomplished writer. She has authored two books on the NY TIMES best-sellers list. Her first book "My Horizontal Life" was in memoir form about all of her one night stands and her new book "Are You There Vodka? It's Me Chelsea" made the best-sellers list and is a memoir of her life and all of the things she manages to get herself into. Both books received many great reviews. "Are You There Vodka" was loved by many and has been called "funny", "smart", and "sassy" and Chelsea was called a funny writer and terrific comedian.
Comedy Central's Hour Stand-Up Comedy Tour
In 2007, Handler performed with the Hour Stand-Up Comedy Tour across the U.S.. Her stand-up has been televised on Vh1's Love Lounge, Comedy Central's Premium Blend, and HBO's broadcast of the Aspen Comedy Festival. Chelsea Handler was the host of the highly anticipated Fox show "On The Lot." The show, produced by Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett, is a competition for aspiring filmmakers who are vying for a chance at stardom. She was replaced after one episode by former Robin & Company entertainment anchor, Adrianna Costa.
Chelsea Lately premieres on E! channel (2007)
In July 2007, Handler began starring on her own half an hour late-night comedy series on E! titled Chelsea Lately. This series places Handler against a slew of male-dominated talk shows. She offers a different take and draws upon her feminine nature in her programming. On the show's 100th episode, Chelsea revealed to viewers that E! had picked up Chelsea Lately for another 150 episodes.[3]
Handler had a guest appearance in the E! reality show Sunset Tan, in which she admitted to being an alcoholic and having a drinking problem. She becomes upset upon hearing that the "Sunset Cocktail" tanning regime provided in the salon does not actually include alcohol being served.
In The Motherhood online
Since 2007, Handler has appeared in the Internet based program In The Motherhood with Leah Remini and (since January 2008) Jenny McCarthy. The comedic series is about moms, by moms and for moms.
Personal life
Chelsea has confirmed she is dating Ted Harbert, who, as the CEO of Comcast Entertainment Group, oversees E! Entertainment Television.[4] On the January 29, 2008 episode of Chelsea Lately, she claimed that she was asked to do season six of the hit television series Dancing with the Stars but declined.
Filmography
As herself
- The Chelsea Handler Show
- Chelsea Lately
- Comedy Central Stand-Up
- In The MotherHood
- Girls Behaving Badly
- The Bernie Mac Show
- The Practice
- Spy TV
- My Wife and Kids
- Weekends at the D.L.
- Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld
References
- ^ Shattuck, Kathryn. "Column: WHAT'S ON TONIGHT", The New York Times, March 9, 2007. Accessed December 17, 2007. "10 P.M. (Comedy Central) COMEDY CENTRAL PRESENTS Chelsea Handler, the youngest of six children, was born in Livingston, N.J., to a Jewish father and a mother."
- ^ Smason, Alan. "Comely comic reveals laughs in 'Horizontal Life'". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
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- ^ Edward Lewine (2007-12-16). "Domains: Chelsea Handler". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-15.
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