Genre – Stand Up comedy, Caustic Commentary
Hometown - Livingston, New Jersey
Life & Career- Chelsea Handler is the perfect combination of beauty and brains. People magazine had named her one of the 100 most beautiful people in their 2009 issue. Blond, beautiful and witty, Chelsea has had a successful career as a comedian, with a number of best sellers, hot shows and even has her own comedy show on E! titled Chelsea Lately.
Chelsea Joy Handler was born on February 25, 1975, in Livingston, New Jersey, the youngest of six siblings. Initially aiming to become an actress, Chelsea stumbled into her passion by accident, literally. She found her calling as she narrated her DUI experience to a room full of other offenders who found it hilarious.
Her success as a standup comedian landed her roles such as regular commentator on E! and Scarborough Country. She has also been a correspondent on The Tonight Show. Chelsea has starred in various television series, including the Oxygen Network series Girls Behaving Badly (2002), Weekends at the D.L., The Bernie Mac Show, My Wife and Kids, and the hit legal drama The Practice.
In 2006, Chelsea went on to host her own show "The Chelsea Handler Show", which ran for two seasons. In 2007, she went on to hosts her own late night talk show on E! - Chelsea Lately. Because of its tremendous popularity the show has been extended for multiple seasons since then and is currently slated to run till 2012. The show averages around half a million viewers regularly and is a big hit in Youtube. The success of this show also landed her a 98 ranking on the Forbes Celebrity 100.
In 2010, she followed in the footstep of Roseanne Barr, a fellow comedian, to become the second woman to host the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. Chelsea is also the author of a number of best sellers, including her memoir, My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands. Her collection of comic essays, titled Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea went onto to hit the best seller spot and has been a runaway success. Her third book Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, released on March 9, 2010 has also done well in the best seller rank. He latest is slated to be released in 2011 summer and is to be titled
Lies Chelsea Handler Told Me.
Awards/Accolades-
• 2008 - Entertainment Weekly named her one of the top 10 Breakout Stars.
• 2009 - Handler won the Bravo A-List Award for "A-List Funny
• 2009- One of People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People.
• 2009- Ranked #91 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100.
• 2010 –Proclaimed as one of Vanity Fair’s "Queens of Comedy."
• 2010 -Ranked #98 on Forbes Celebrity 100 list
Albums/Tours-
Books
2005 - "My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands".
2008 - "Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea".
2010 - "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang"
Tours
2007 - The Hour Stand-Up Comedy Tour across the U.S..
2010 – Nationwide Tour to promote "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang"
Hits
Television – The current show “Chelsea Lately” has one of the highest rating for late night shows in the channel.
Books – Each of Chelsea handlers books have hit the #1 ranking in New York Times Bestseller list. When her third book "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang" hit the #1 spot on the New York Times Bestseller List in 2010, her other two books were in #2 and #3 spots.
Tours -Her “Chelsea Bang Bang” tour based on the book has been a major hit as well.