Rosie O'Donnell
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 Rosie O'Donnell facts

• She has been a magazine editor, and continues to be a celebrity blogger, a lesbian rights activist, a television producer, and a collaborative partner in the LGBT family vacation company, R Family Vacations
• O'Donnell started her comedy career while still a teenager
• Her big break was on the talent show Star Search in 1984
• After a TV sitcom and a series of movies introduced her to a larger national audience, from 1996 to 2002, she hosted The Rosie O'Donnell Show, which won multiple Emmy Awards
• During this time, she wrote her first memoir, Find Me, and developed the nickname "Queen of Nice", as well as a reputation for philanthropic efforts
• She used the book's $3 million advance to establish her For All Kids foundation and promote other charity projects, encouraging celebrities on her show to take part
• In 2002, two months before finishing her talk show run, O'Donnell came out, stating "I'm a dyke!" and saying that her primary reason was to bring attention to gay adoption issues
• O'Donnell is a foster and adoptive mother
• She was named The Advocate Magazine's 2002 Person of the Year; in May 2003, she became a regular contributor to the magazine
• In 2006 O'Donnell became a moderator on The View