| Rosie Tran | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1984-01-11) January 11, 1984 (age 40) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up |
| Nationality | American |
| Subject(s) | Racism, Stereotypes, Dating, Women's issues |
| Website | www |
Rosie Tran (born January 11, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian, model, actress, writer, and podcast host.
Biography
Tran was born and raised in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana to Vietnamese immigrants. Her father was author Tran Bich San. Her mother is a former Miss Saigon (1972) and owned a beauty and nail salon. Tran attended the academically prestigious Benjamin Franklin Senior High School and after graduation 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 Netflix is a Joke: The Festival, The Boston International Comedy and Movie Festival, the Seattle International Comedy Competition, and headlined Hell Yes Fest in New Orleans. She is a contributing writer to various joke book series, is a regular guest on National Lampoon Comedy Radio, and is often a regular guest on many popular podcasts, including being a DeathSquad Regular. Tran was a Los Angeles area finalist on season six of the NBC show, Last Comic Standing. In 2022, Tran released a half-hour comedy special titled "The Hanoi Honey", part of the Comedy InvAsian series, on NBC Peacock.
In 2011, she began working as a featured performer on various USO tours overseas for the US military, including trips to Iraq, Kuwait, and Europe. In 2013, 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.
Personal life
Tran is married to crypto investor and music producer, Andrew VanVoorhis.
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 1-59474-058-5
- Love's Funny That Way (2006) ISBN 1-4027-3525-1
- The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jokes (2006) ISBN 1-59257-538-2
Filmography (selected)
- A Rose Blooms in Hollywood (Documentary) (2011)
- Pound Me Too (2021)
Television work (partial list)
- Inside Joke (2005)
- Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner (2005)
- P Lo's House: The Real Entourage (2009)
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2010)
- Raising Hope (2014) (season 4, episode 20)
- The Swipe Life (Pilot) (2016)
- Comedy InvAsian (2022)
References
- Shecky Magazine Online
- Seattle Comedy News Online 2006-10-27.
- Gambit Weekly 2022-11-05.
- Last Comic Standing Rumors 2008-01-30.
- Diaspora Times 2021-08-05
- Variety 2022-04-11
- Armed Forces Entertainment Online 2011-5-07
- http://www.stitcher.com/toplists/most-popular-podcasts-new-11-11-13 2013-11-11
- Wedding Nouveau Magazine Archived February 9, 2013, at archive.today 10-2011
External links
- Rosie Tran at IMDb
- Official Website
- Twitter Page
- Photos on Wireimage
- Facebook Fanpage
- Out of the Box Podcast Official Site
- 1984 births
- Living people
- California State University, Los Angeles alumni
- Actresses from New Orleans
- American writers of Vietnamese descent
- American stand-up comedians
- American women comedians
- Actresses of Vietnamese descent
- Writers from New Orleans
- 21st-century American comedians
- American comedians of Asian descent
- 21st-century American women
- Comedians from New Orleans