Rosie Tran
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Rosie Tran is an American stand-up comedienne, actress, and writer.
. Her mother is the former Miss Saigon (1972) and owned a beauty salon. She attended the academically prestigious Benjamin Franklin Senior High School (New Orleans, Louisiana) and moved to Los Angeles
, after graduating in 2002, to pursue a professional career in entertainment.
In 2008, she received her M.A. in Television and Film from California State University, Los Angeles
.
Tran has been a featured performer at Funny Fest (2005) and the Great Plains Saskatoon Comedy Festivals (2005) in Canada (2003), Boston International Comedy and Movie Festival, Detroit Comedy Festival and the Seattle International Comedy Competition in the U.S. She is a contributing writer to various joke book series, is a regular guest on National Lampoon Comedy Radio, and is often featured on the Comedy Time
Network. In 2010, she began working as a featured performer on various USO tours overseas for the US Military, including trips to Iraq, Kuwait, and Europe.
In 2008, Tran was a Los Angeles area finalist on the NBC show, Last Comic Standing
. However, her entire segment was edited out for unknown reasons.
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 SanTran Bich San
Trần Bích San is a famous Vietnamese writer, philosopher, and intellectual.-Early life:Tran was born Trần Gia Thái in the village of Sung Van in the Nam Dinh region of Vietnam. His mother owned a bookstore, and his father was chief of the district and later became an administrator...
. Her mother is the former Miss Saigon (1972) and owned a beauty salon. She attended the academically prestigious Benjamin Franklin Senior High School (New Orleans, Louisiana) and moved to Los Angeles
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, after graduating in 2002, to pursue a professional career in entertainment.
In 2008, she received her M.A. in Television and Film from California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Los Angeles is a public comprehensive university, part of the California State University system...
.
Tran has been a featured performer at Funny Fest (2005) and the Great Plains Saskatoon Comedy Festivals (2005) in Canada (2003), Boston International Comedy and Movie Festival, Detroit Comedy Festival and the Seattle International Comedy Competition in the U.S. She is a contributing writer to various joke book series, is a regular guest on National Lampoon Comedy Radio, and is often featured on the Comedy Time
Comedy Time
The Comedy Time Network launched in July, 2004 as one of the first made for mobile networks and has become the global market leader in original comedy content created for wireless handsets or cell phones. In the U.S. alone it is distributed to over 3,500,000 subscribers is one of the most popular...
Network. In 2010, she began working as a featured performer on various USO tours overseas for the US Military, including trips to Iraq, Kuwait, and Europe.
In 2008, Tran was a Los Angeles area finalist on the NBC show, Last Comic Standing
Last Comic Standing
Last Comic Standing is an American reality television talent show that has aired from 2003 through 2010.The goal of the program is to select a comedian from a group, who will receive a development contract with the NBC network, and a television special first to air on the cable-TV network Comedy...
. However, her entire segment was edited out for unknown reasons.
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 1-57257-538-2
Filmography
- "Girl With Gun" (2006)
- "Open and Honest" (2008)
- "Ocean Front Property" (2009)
- "A Machine Ripper His Leg Off (Documentary)" (2009)
Television work
- "Speaking of Women's Health"
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(2004) - "Inside Joke" (2005)
- "Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner" (2005)
- "P Lo's House: The Real Entourage" (2009)
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-ListKathy Griffin: My Life on the D-ListKathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List is a reality show starring Kathy Griffin. The series aired on Bravo. It debuted in August 2005, and was cancelled in November 2010....
(2010)