- Rosie Tran
Infobox Comedian
name = Rosie Tran
imagesize = 200px
caption = Rosie Tran at the Friar's Club in Beverly Hills, CA.
birth_date = birth date and age|1984|01|11
birth_place =New Orleans, Louisiana , U.S.
medium = Stand-up
nationality = American
influences =Margaret Cho ,Lisa Lampinelli ,Joan Rivers
website = [http://www.rosietran.com Official Website]Rosie Tran (born
11 January 1984 inNew Orleans ,Louisiana ) is an American stand-up comedienne, actress, and writer.Biography
Rosie Tran was born and raised in
Algiers, New Orleans to Vietnamese immigrants. Her father is a retired biomedical engineer and famous Vietnamese author,Tran bich san . Her mother is the former Miss Saigon (1972) and owned a beauty salon. She attended the academically prestigiousBenjamin Franklin Senior High School (New Orleans, Louisiana) and moved toLos Angeles , after graduating in 2002, to pursue a professional career in entertainment.In 2006, she received her B.A. in Television and Film from
California State University, Los Angeles .Tran has been a featured performer at
FunnyFest Calgary Comedy Festival (2005) and the Great Plains Saskatoon Comedy Festivals (2005) in Canada and the Orange County Comedy Festival (2003), Boston International Comedy and Movie Festival [ [http://www.sheckymagazine.com/2005/09/boston-comedy-movie-festival.html Shecky Magazine Online] 2005-09-12.] , and the Seattle International Comedy Competition [ [http://seattlecomedy.blogspot.com/2006/10/seattle-international-comedy_27.html Seattle Comedy News Online] 2006-10-27.] in the U.S. She is a contributing writer to various joke book series, is a regular guest onNational Lampoon Comedy Radio , and is often featured on theComedy Time Network.Books
"(as a contributing writer)"
*"She's So Funny" (2004) ISBN 0-7407-4166-7
*"Squeaky Clean Comedy" (2005) ISBN 0-7407-5015-1
*"Comedy Thesaurus" (2005) ISBN 1-5947-4058-5
*"Love's Funny That Way" (2006) ISBN 1-4027-3525-1
*"The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jokes" (2006) ISBN 1-57257-538-2Filmography
*"Girl With Gun" (2006)
Television work
*"Speaking of Women's Health"
* "How Do I Look? " (2004)
*"Inside Joke" (2005)
*"Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner" (2005)References
External links
*imdb name|id=2046290|name=Rosie Tran
* [http://www.rosietran.com Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/rosiecomedy Official Myspace Page]
* [http://www.wireimage.com/SearchResults.aspx?navtyp=SRH&sfld=C&logsrch=1&s=rosie%20tran Photos on Wireimage]
* [http://laughfactory.com/www.laughfactory.com/clubs/hollywood/default8d4e.html?page=comics&comicid=368061 Biography] at theLaugh Factory Website
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