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Joan Rivers
Background- Joan Rivers has been riding on the wave of popularity as a comedian, talk show host, businesswoman, and celebrity. Joan Rivers real name is Joan Sandra Molinsky. She was born in Brooklyn, New York. She finished her graduation from Barnard College in 1954 with a B.A. in English and anthropology.She made her first television appearances as a comedian in the 60s on the popular shows such as The Tonight Show and The Ed Sullivan Show. She also used to host a number of talk shows also. She also starred in the film "The Swimmer". She also appeared on TV's Candid Camera show as a performer as well as a regular gag writer.
She was also a guest in the show, which had other specials guests such as Oprah Winfrey, Charo, and Cher in the Pee-Wee's Playhouse Christmas Special. Her favorite joke had been: "When Edgar and I were first married, we'd play 'catch me, catch me!' and we'd run around the house. We still play 'catch me, catch me!' but now we walk." She also used to host her own radio show on WOR in New York, that was started in 1997 and came to an end in 2003. She started hosting the TV Guide channel, in 2005. She has also worked in the movie Shrek 2 . Recently she appeared in "The Golden Girls", which is a popular show. Joan Rivers has received the Georgie Award for "Best Comedienne" in 1975, the Clio Award for "Best Performance in a TV Commercial" in 1976 as well as in 1982, and Daytime Emmy Award as "Best Talk Show Host" in 1990 .
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Artist Biography - Joan Rivers
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In the year 2005, she was voted among the top 50 among the comedians, in the BBC Channel 4 poll. Recently, she also co-hosted a part of the Australian Logie Awards and was also given a special commissioned pink Logie award.
She has also worked in television, such as The Joan Rivers Show (1969) (canceled after 2 months), The Hollywood Squares (semi-regular from 1970-1976), The Electric Company (cast member from 1972-1977) (narrator for The Adventures of Letterman), The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (regular guest host from 1983-1986), An Audience with Joan Rivers (British) (1984), Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz (1985) (also writer), Joan Rivers: Can We Talk? (1986) (canceled after a few episodes), The New Hollywood Squares (1986-1989), The Late Show (host from 1986-1987), Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (1988) (guest), The Joan Rivers Show (1989-1993), Can We Shop (1993), How to Murder a Millionaire (1990), Lady Boss (1992), Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story (1994), Another World (cast member in 1997), The Joan Rivers Position (2004-present), An Audience with Joan Rivers (British) (2006) (second appearance), Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy Three part (British) TV series (2006), Nip/Tuck As herself (2005-2006)
A list of filmography are The Swimmer (1968), Rabbit Test (1978) (Cameo) (also director and writer), Uncle Scam (1981) (Cameo), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) (Cameo), Les Patterson Saves the World (1987) (Cameo), Spaceballs (1987) as Dot Matrix, Look Who's Talking (1989) (voice only), Public Enemy #2 (1993) (Cameo), Serial Mom (1994) (Cameo), Napoleon (1996) (voice), Goosed (1999), The Intern (2000), Whispers: An Elephant's Tale (2000) (voice), The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002) (documentary), Hip! Edgy! Quirky! (2002), Shrek 2 (2004) (voice), First Daughter (2004) (Cameo), The Last Guy on Earth (2006) (currently in pre-production).
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For more information , enjoy the official homepage of Joan Rivers
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