Rosie Tran (born January 11, 1984) is an American
stand-up comedian
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, model, actress, writer, and podcast host.
Biography
Tran was born and raised in the
Algiers
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neighborhood of
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
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to pursue a professional career in entertainment. She received her M.A. in Television and Film from
California State University, Los Angeles
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.
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
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, 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
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show, ''
Last Comic Standing
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''. 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
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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
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favorite, and was featured as a top new podcast.
Personal life
Tran is married to crypto investor and music producer, Andrew VanVoorhis.
Wedding Nouveau Magazine
10-2011
Books
''(as a contributing writer)''
*''She's So Funny'' (2004)
*''Squeaky Clean Comedy'' (2005)
*''Comedy Thesaurus'' (2005)
*''Love's Funny That Way'' (2006)
*''The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jokes'' (2006)
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
''Raising Hope'' is an American sitcom that aired from September 21, 2010, to April 4, 2014, on Fox. Following its first season, the show received two nominations at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards. Martha Plimpton was nominated for Outstanding L ...
'' (2014) (season 4, episode 20)
*'' The Swipe Life (Pilot)'' (2016)
*''Comedy InvAsian'' (2022)
References
External links
*
Official WebsiteTwitter PagePhotos on WireimageFacebook FanpageOut of the Box Podcast Official Site
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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