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Rosie O'Donnell’s Milestones
| Made her stage debut as Glinda, the Good Witch, in second grade production of "The Wizard of Oz" | |
| Raised on Long Island | |
| Served as host for the annual Tony Awards telecast on CBS for two consecutive years | |
| 1978 | Professional debut as comedian at the local Ground Round restaurant's open-mike night at age 16 |
| 1984 | TV debut on the syndicated series "Star Search"; winning the comedy competition five times by decade's end |
| 1986 | TV series debut as Nell Carter's dental-hygenist neighbor on "Gimme a Break" (NBC) |
| 1988 | Produced and hosted VH-1's "Stand Up Spotlight", a half-hour series featuring up and coming comedians |
| 1992 | Film acting debut as a baseball player in "A League of Their Own" |
| 1992 | Starred in short-lived Fox sitcom "Stand By Your Man" |
| 1993 | Joined Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez for the sequel, "Another Stakeout" |
| 1993 | Played Meg Ryan's best buddy in "Sleepless in Seattle" |
| 1994 | Offered a bright performance in Garry Marshall's "Exit to Eden" as half of a team of undercover cops investigating a resort that caters to sexual fantasies |
| 1994 | Played Betty Rubble in the live-action feature version of "The Flintstones" |
| 1994 | Realized her dream of starring on the Broadway stage, debuting as Rizzo in a revival of the musical "Grease" |
| 1996 - 2002 | Hosted daily syndicated talk show "The Rosie O'Donnell Show"; also served as executive producer |
| 1996 | Provided some great moments in Ted Demme's "Beautiful Girls" |
| 1998 | Portrayed a kind and caring nun in "Wide Awake"; the script about a boy who lost his grandfather at age 10 particularly resonated with O'Donnell who lost her mother to cancer at around the same age |
| 1999 | Hosted the annual telecast of the Grammy Awards |
| 1999 | Supplied the voice of Terkoz for Disney's animated "Tarzan" |
| 2000 | Became editorial director of McCall's; as of 2001 retitled it Rosie's: The Magazine |
| 2001 | Assumed role of the Cat in the Hat in the Broadway musical "Seussical" while originator David Shiner was on vacation |
| 2001 | In September issue of Rosie, admitted to being treated for depression for over two years |
| 2001 | Narrated the Oscar-nominated documentary "Artists and Orphans: A True Drama"; O'Donnell later declared that she was shocked and appalled to learn that the film was produced and directed by members of Fourth Way, a group that allegedly advocates white supremacy and condemns homosexuality |
| 2002 | Appeared on Will & Grace, playing the role of a lesbian; Thus the scriptwriters put the words "I'm gay" into her mouth before she officially "came out" |
| 2002 | Officially "came out" as a lesbian in interviews |
| 2002 | Published memoir "Find Me" |
| 2002 | Resigned from daytime television and returned to doing stand-up |
| 2002 | Severed her connection with Gruner & Jahr USA Publishing and resigned from the Rosie Magazine |
| 2003 | Sued by Gruner & Jahr USA Publishing for 100 million, over her resignation from the "Rosie" Magazine; Counter sued for 125 million; a judge ruled that neither side deserved damages in their dispute over the Magazines demise; |
| 2005 | Cast in the role of Golde, the wife of Harvey Fierstein's 'Tevye the milkman' in the Broadway revival of the musical, "Fiddler on the Roof" |
| 2005 | Co-starred as a developmentally disabled woman opposite Andie MacDowell in the CBS movie "Riding the Bus With My Sister"; directed by Anjelica Huston |
| 2006 | Announced as the replacement for Meredith Viera on "The View" (ABC) |
| 2006 | Helmed the documentary film "Aboard: Rosie's Family Cruise," about R. Family Vacations, the gay cruise that was started by O'Donnell and her partner, which debuted on HBO |
| 2006 | Rosie made her return to daytime TV by co-hosting her first episode of "The View" on Sept. 5. |
| 2007 | Announced she would be leaving "The View" as a co-host when her contract expires in June |
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