Rosie is the first full-length biography to present the complete, captivating story of how a girl from Commack, Long Island, became the first-class jokester fans admire. Following Rosie's path on the highly competitive comedy club and television circuit, this bio also looks at Rosie's Hollywood films (A League of Their Own, Sleepless in Seattle) and her recent stint in Broadway's Grease.This compelling narrative digs deeper as well, uncovering the events that led to Rosie's much-publicized single-parent adoption of a baby boy in 1995. From the death of her mother at age ten to her troubled relationship with her Irish-born father, hers is a story of well earned success. Rosie provides behind-the-scenes accounts of the driven and one-of-a-kind comic who has won the hearts of so many just by making them laugh. Read Less