CHELSEA HANDLER

'Chelsea Joy Handler' (born February 25, 1975) is an American actress and comedian. She currently has her own television program, ''Chelsea Lately'', on the E! Cable Television Network.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Footnotes

External links

Biography

Early life

Handler was born in the suburban town of Livingston, New Jersey. The youngest of six children, she was raised Jewish by her Mormon mother and Jewish father.^[1]
Handler is a stand-up comedian who has made multiple appearances across America. She was also a regular on the Oxygen Network series ''Girls Behaving Badly''. She has appeared on many shows, including ''Weekends at the D.L.'', ''The Bernie Mac Show'' and ''The Practice''. She is a regular commentator on E! and ''Scarborough Country'' as well as a correspondent on ''The Tonight Show'' and has been a guest on ''Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld'' and ''The View''. Handler wrote ''My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands'' (ISBN 1582346186 ) as her memoirs. Handler also wrote ''Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea'' (ISBN 0061173398). Chelsea Handler also appeared in her own comedy series on E! titled ''The Chelsea Handler Show''. Chelsea was a co-host on ''The View'' on August 2, 2007.
In 2007, Handler is performing with the Hour Stand-Up Comedy Tour across the U.S.. Her stand-up has been televised on Vh1's Love Lounge, Comedy Central's ''Premium Blend'', and HBO's broadcast of the ''Aspen Comedy Festival''. Chelsea Handler was the host of the highly anticipated Fox show "On The Lot." The show, produced by Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett, is a competition for aspiring filmmakers who are vying for a chance at stardom. She was replaced after one episode by former Robin & Company entertainment anchor, Adrianna Costa.
Starting in July 2007, Handler is starring on her own half an hour latenight comedy series on E! titled ''Chelsea Lately''. This series places Handler against a slew of male dominated talk shows, and the comedienne will offer a different take and draw upon her female nature in her programming. ^[2]

Footnotes

1. Comely comic reveals laughs in ‘Horizontal Life’ Alan Smason
2. Chelsea Handler:Too Hot to Handle? ABC

External links

★ Official site

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★ Chelsea's profile on MySpace