Andrea Rosen

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name = Andrea Rosen
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birthdate = Birth date and age|1974|2|2
location = flagicon|New York Delmar, New York

Andrea Rosen (born February 2, 1974) is an American comedian and actress most notable for her work with comedy troupes Stella and [http://www.varietyshac.com/index.html Variety Shac] , and for her appearances in numerous television commercials. A regular on the Brooklyn comedy circuit, Ms. Rosen has written and performed two one-woman shows, "Fast and Loose" and "Room for Rent". She was discovered in December 2000, when Terry's Chocolate named her "America's Whackiest Amateur Comedian." [cite news| work=PR Newswire| title=Terry's(R) Chocolate Crowns America's Whackiest Amateur Comedian; Andrea Rosen of New York City Laughed Way to $10,000 Grand Prize In National Comedy Contest| date=2000-12-06| accessdate=2008-04-04| url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67636010.html] She co-wrote and performed "It's a Detective Agency and Everyone's English", a play at the [http://www.fringenyc.org/ NYC Fringe Festival] . In late 2007, Rosen revealed that Variety Shac is working on a television pilot for the Adult Swim cable network.

Personal life

Andrea Rosen was born in Delmar, New York and grew up in Roosevelt Island, New York City. Her father, a former Creative Director at an advertising agency in Connecticut, has now semi-retired as the operator of a bone fishing lodge in The Bahamas. Rosen herself has taken up fishing as a hobby; she claims to hold the women's world fishing record for catching a 42 pound Permit fish. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmW0On9I7to] Rosen shared an apartment for five years with Stella member Michael Showalter.

Films

*"Wedding Daze (2007)
*"The Ten" (2007)
*"The Baxter" (2005) (uncredited)

TV shows

*Whitest Kids U'Know (2007)
*VH1's "40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs" (2007)
*VH1's "All Access" (2006- ) [http://www.varietyshac.com/bios.html]
*"Denis Leary's Merry F#%$in' Christmas" (2005)
*"Stella" (2005)
*VH1's "...ever!" franchise (2004-2005)
*"The Wrong Coast" (2004)
*"Shaman King" (2003)

Commercials

*Hershey's (2004)
*Verizon (2005)
*Nabisco (2006)
*Staples, Inc. (2006) [http://www.theapiary.org/archives/2006/06/]
*Yoplait (2007) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdRLYqP7ZoM]

Live performances

Rosen performs monthly at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater with her group Variety Shac. [http://www.ucbtheatre.com/schedule/showdetails.php?redirected&showid=1171] . She has also made the following solo performances:

*"Fast and Loose"
*"Room for Rent"
*"It's a Detective Agency and Everyone's English" (co-writer/producer)
*"Invite Them Up (album)" (stand-up performer)
*Pie-Hole Comedy Show (regular host, 2000-) [" [http://www.go-brooklyn.com/html/issues/_vol26/26_45/piehole.html Serious Fun] ", "The Brooklyn Papers", Nov. 10, 2003]

External links and sources

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* [http://www.galapagosartspace.com/residents.html Galapagos Art Space]
* [http://www.varietyshac.com/bios/bios.html Biography at Variety Shac]
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