Rosie Tran

Rosie Tran

Rosie Tran at the Friar's Club in Beverly Hills, CA.
Born (1984-01-11) January 11, 1984
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Medium Stand-up
Nationality American
Subject(s) Racism, Stereotypes, Dating, Women's issues
Influences Margaret Cho, Lisa Lampinelli, Joan Rivers
Website www.rosietran.com

Rosie Tran (born January 11, 1984 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American stand-up comedian, model, actress, writer, and podcast host.

Biography

Tran was born and raised in Algiers, New Orleans to Vietnamese immigrants. Her father is a retired biomedical engineer and author, Tran Bich San. Her mother is the former Miss Saigon (1972) and owned a beauty and nail salon. She attended the academically prestigious Benjamin Franklin Senior High School (New Orleans, Louisiana) and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a professional career in entertainment. She received her M.A. in Television and Film from California State University, Los Angeles.

Tran has been a featured performer at Funny Fest and the Great Plains Saskatoon Comedy Festivals in Canada, Boston International Comedy and Movie Festival,[1] Detroit Comedy Festival [2] and the Seattle International Comedy Competition [3] 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, as well as being a regular guest on many popular podcasts. Tran was a Los Angeles area finalist on season six of the NBC show, Last Comic Standing.[4]

She recently began working as a featured performer on various USO tours[5] overseas for the US Military, including trips to Iraq, Kuwait, and Europe. In 2013, Rosie Tran, began hosting her own podcast, Out of the Box, where she interviews and talks with political figures and activists, internet celebrities, porn stars, comedians, artists, and other out of the box personalities and thinkers. Her podcast is a Stitcher Radio favorite, and was featured as a top new podcast.[6]

Personal life

Tran is married to business investor and musician, Andrew VanVoorhis.[7]

Books

(as a contributing writer)

Filmography

Television work

References

  1. ↑ Shecky Magazine Online 2005-09-12.
  2. ↑ Laugh Detroit Online
  3. ↑ Seattle Comedy News Online 2006-10-27.
  4. ↑ Last Comic Standing Rumors 2008-01-30.
  5. ↑ Armed Forces Entertainment Online 2011-5-07
  6. ↑ 2013-11-11
  7. ↑ Wedding Nouveau Magazine 10-2011

External links

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