Rosie O'Donnell

 Rosie   O ' Donnell  ( b . 1 9 6 2 ) i s a comedian, act ress & talk show ho st. She appeared in supporting role s in a number of film s in the early 9 0 ' s, including A League of Their Own with Geena Davis in 1 99 2 ,  Sleep less   in   Seattle  ( 1 99 3 ). & The Flint stone s ( 1 99 4 ). She achieve d national fame as the host of The Rosie O ' Donnell Show, a popular day time talk show that aired from 1 99 6 to 2 00 2 , as well as for a stint co - hosting on The View with Barbara Walter s. She has also appeared on Broadway in Grease, Fiddle r on the Roof , & t h e [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Theodor_Geisel Dr. Seuss ] inspired  Seuss ical .

In 1 99 6, O ' Donnell helped to promote the craze of Tickle Me  Elmo  & continue d to do so on T he View with [http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Tickle_Me_Elmo#T.M.X. T. M. X.  Elmo ] in 2 00 6.

Muppet / HENSON  Credit s

 * In a segment tape d for  SESAME STREET , O ' Donnell rap s the alphabet w it h Elmo.
 * In 1 99 4, she starred as Betty Rubble in The Flint stone s , which featured puppet s by  JIM HENSON  ' s Creature Shop . She late r voice d a Creature Shop octopus in the sequel , The Flint stone s in Viva Rock Vegas.
 * She also appeared in t h e 1 99 4 special  SESAME   STREET  A ll - Star 25 th Birth day : Star s &  STREET  For eve r !, as the Good Hope Fairy , who was stylize d after Glinda from T he Wizard of Oz.
 * Elmo was a favorite guest on The Rosie O ' Donnell Show, appearing many time s over the year s . Miss Piggy appeared during Rosie ' s 1 ] st week on the air in 1 99 6 , &  OSCAR THE GROUCH  also made an appearance . Further , 1 entire special episode of The Rosie O ' Donnell Show was dedicate d to & took place on a replica set o f  SESAME STREET  , with a whole bunch of character s li ke Prairie Dawn , & celebrities like Whoopi Goldberg appearing all through out the show.
 * She interacted with The Cat in the Hat at the 1 99 6 K i d s ' Choice A ward s.
 * In 1 99 8, she appeared in the  Elmo  palooza T V special , performing a remake of " Nearly Missed " wit h Elmo . A version of this duet appear s on the  Elmo  palooza sound track.
 * Elmo appear s on her 1 999 Christ mas  album, A Rosie Christ mas , singing  Do   You Hear   What   I   Hear .
 * Abby Cadabby met Rosie O ' Donnell ' s adopted child Vivi for a segment of T he View.
 * O n November 2 3 rd, t h e squirrel s Skippy , Junior , Jiffy & Nutella from the stage show version of Emmet Otter ' s Jug - Band Christ mas appeared on stage with O ' Donnell for Rosie ' s Broad way Extravaganza show in New York City . Late r in t he s how , Justin Bo hon ( Emmet ) & Kathy Fitzgerald ( M a ) appear ed to sing " When the River M ee t s t h e Sea ".

External l ink s

 * Official site
 * Rosie O ' Donnell on I M D b
 * Rosie O ' Donnell on I B D b