Birthplace: Livingston, New Jersey
Birth Name: Chelsea Joy Handler
Birth Place: Livingston, NJ
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/25/1975, Pisces
Profession: Comic; actor; author
Best Known As: TV Host and author of Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
Chelsea Handler is a stand-up comedian, cable TV host and the author of the memoir My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One Night Stands (2005) and the collection of essays Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea (2008). She grew up in New Jersey, and in the late 1990s moved to Los Angeles to start a career in comedy. Early on, she landed TV guest appearances and a regular stint on the cable comedy show Girls Behaving Badly (2002). Her career began to take off in 2005, with the publication of her memoir and with occasional "reporting" segments for Jay Leno's The Tonight Show. The next year she had her own show on the E! cable channel, The Chelsea Handler Show, which was followed in 2007 by Chelsea Lately, a late night talk show featuring Handler's smart-aleck commentary on pop culture. Like her contemporary Sarah Silverman, Handler specializes in raunchy comedy of the I-can't-believe-she-said-that variety. Besides her talk show, Handler has done stand-up comedy tours, appeared in the web series In the Motherhood (2007, with Jenny McCarthy) and, in 2010, published her third book, Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang.
Chelsea Handler has become one of entertainment’s most sought after and versatile rising stars. In July 2007, Chelsea broke into the world of late-night talk shows with her E! Entertainment series, “Chelsea Lately,” airing weeknights at 11:00 p.m. Consistently the network’s highest-rated program, “Chelsea Lately” offers a tongue-in-cheek look at entertainment news, celebrity truths and rumors that just won't die, along with other hot topics of the day. Bringing refreshing new energy to and redefining perceptions of the talk show, “Chelsea Lately” is an authentic and hilarious commentary on the celebrity culture around us. Both Handler and the show have also been recognized as pioneers in late night with the show boasting five female writers to account for half of its writing staff. This is unprecedented in the late night arena that has historically been dominated by male hosts and writers.
In addition to her wildly successful television series, Chelsea is equally well-known as a best-selling author. On March 28, 2010, she achieved a spectacular feat when her three books took the #1, #2, and #3 spots on the New York Times Best Seller list. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, from Grand Central Publishing, was the #1 nonfiction hardcover; Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea, from Simon Spotlight Entertainment, was the #2 nonfiction paperback; and My Horizontal Life, from Bloomsbury, was the #3 nonfiction paperback. In hardcover, Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea debuted at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list when it was published in April 2008; and My Horizontal Life has been a bestseller for 80 weeks.
As a testament to her versatility and tireless work ethic, Chelsea’s 21-city comedy tour, also entitled “Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang” and sponsored by Belvedere Vodka, kicked off in March 2010. After tickets sold out immediately, Live Nation added 15 more shows. As one of the nation’s most acclaimed and cutting edge-comedians, Handler delivers a sharp combination of fearless honesty, ironic riffs and self-deprecations with no shortage of material.With her roots in both stand-up comedy and television, Chelsea was also the star of Oxygen’s “Girls Behaving Badly” (now syndicated in over 90 markets ) for all of its four seasons. She also starred on E! in “The Chelsea Handler Show.” In 2007 – 2008, Chelsea starred with Jenny McCarthy and Leah Remini in the hugely popular MSN online web series “In The Motherhood.”
In March 2009, Chelsea was honored the prestigious Ally for Equality Award by the Human Rights Campaign, recognizing the outstanding efforts of those who dedicate time, energy, spirit and whole-hearted commitment to better the lives of LGBT people. She continues to be an influential and dedicated advocate for the LGBT community.
Handler, who grew up in New Jersey, currently resides in Los Angeles.Chelsea Handler (full name Chelsea Jane Handler) was born in Livingston, New Jersey on February 25, 1975. Teenager Chelsea participated in the Miss New Jersey competition where she came at the Top 15. At the age of 19, she shifted to Los Angeles.
Chelsea Handler began her career with stand-up come show The Improv and gained good popularity there. After this, she appeared on television with the movie Spy TV and The Plotter, both in 2001. In 2002, she got nominal roles on the movies My Wife and Kids and The Practice. 2003 saw her in the series Girls Behaving Badly and then she was see on on The Bernie Mac Show in 2004.
During this time, she wrote her first book, named My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night S
tands. The book was published in 2005 and went on to become a New York bestseller.
In 2006, she worked as reporter for The Tonight Show. Her emerging popularity led to hosting The Chelsea Handler Show on E! network. Following this in 2007 came the show named Chelsea Lately.
Chelsea also wrote her second book Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea. She was also seen on the series In the Motherhood, a series that was aired on the web. It was later made into a TV series by ABC.
Chelsea Lately is also scheduled for another run in 2009.
Why is she famous?
Chelsea Handler is a writer and performer who is famous as the anchor of show Chelsea Lately broadcasted on E! Network.Here is one of her famous quotes:"I went out with a guy who once told me I didn't need to drink to make myself more fun to be around. I told him, I'm drinking so that you're more fun to be around."