Rita Rudner Biography

Rita Rudner, Comedian
Occup.Comedian
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BornSeptember 17, 1955
Age69 years
Early Life and Background
Rita Rudner was born upon September 17, 1955, in Miami, Florida, USA. She grew up in a Jewish household, and also her daddy was a lawyer while her mother was a homemaker. Rita Rudner started taking ballet lessons from an early age and also desired become a specialist dancer.

Dancing Career as well as Transition to Comedy
At the age of fifteen, Rudner left senior high school and transferred to New York City to pursue her dance job. She signed up with the prominent Broadway musical business and performed in a number of shows, including "Follies", "Promises, Promises", "Mack & Mabel", and "Annie". Throughout her time on Broadway, Rita found her innate funny bone as well as began to develop a keen interest in comedy.

In the late 1970s, Rudner determined to shift into the area of funny. Initially, she began attending funny clubs in New York City to recognize the art kind much better. She viewed several comics and also developed her one-of-a-kind comic design-- a soft-spoken and empirical strategy-- separating herself from the a lot more hostile and loud women comics of that era.

Stand-up Comedy Career
Rita Rudner started her stand-up comedy career in 1980 in New York City's funny clubs. Soon, she came to be a routine performer at the popular club Catch a Rising Star. Rudner's early jobs acquired her an outstanding reputation amongst industry specialists as well as resulted in countless looks on late-night talk programs, such as "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" and "Late Night with David Letterman".

In 1988, Rudner starred in her first solo TV special, "Rita Rudner: Women's Locker Room". This unique won her go crazy reviews and also boosted her fan base. She went on to create several other comedy specials, such as "Rita Rudner: Born to be Mild" (1990) and "Rita Rudner: Married Without Children" (1995).

Las Vegas Residency as well as Success
In 2000, Rita Rudner moved to Las Vegas to sign a residency agreement at the MGM Grand, adhered to by stints at Harrah's and also The Venetian. She swiftly became a preferred and also precious component on the Las Vegas entertainment scene. For many years, Rudner has executed countless programs in Las Vegas, making her numerous awards, including the title of "Las Vegas' Comedian of the Year" for nine successive years.

Author, Screenwriter, as well as Actress
In addition to her success on phase, Rita Rudner has actually also authored numerous books. Her very first story, "Tickled Pink", was released in 2001, followed by "Turning the Tables" in 2005. She has likewise created 2 non-fiction books, "Naked Beneath My Clothes" (1992) as well as "Rita Rudner's Guide to Men" (1994).

Rudner, in addition to her spouse, British comedian and writer Martin Bergman, co-wrote the screenplay for the 1992 film "Peter's Friends", guided by Kenneth Branagh. The film starred Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, as well as Hugh Laurie, to name a few.

Furthermore, Rita Rudner has appeared on different tv collection and motion pictures throughout her profession. A few of her notable visitor looks consist of episodes of "Tales from the Crypt", "The Martin Short Show", as well as "Hollywood Squares".

Personal Life
Rita Rudner married Martin Bergman in 1988, as well as the couple has a daughter called Molly, whom they embraced in 2002. Rudner is recognized for her wit and humor, both on and off phase, and also has continued to be a favored comedian for generations of target markets, also as she remains to do in various venues.

To conclude, Rita Rudner, birthed in 1955, is a skilled as well as established comedian from the United States. With a modest start as a professional dancer to achieving substantial success as a stand-up comic, writer, and also actress, she has actually built a long-term legacy worldwide of entertainment.

Our collection contains 35 quotes who is written / told by Rita, under the main topics: Love - Dating - Parenting - Medical.

Related authors: Stephen Fry (Comedian), Kenneth Branagh (Actor), Johnny Carson (Comedian), David Letterman (Comedian), Emma Thompson (Actress), Steven Wright (Comedian), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Martin Short (Actor), Hugh Laurie (Comedian), Pink (Musician)

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35 Famous quotes by Rita Rudner

Small: I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult
"I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult"
Small: I love being married. Its so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of yo
"I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life"
Small: The word aerobics came about when the gym instructors got together and said: If were going to charge 10
"The word 'aerobics' came about when the gym instructors got together and said: If we're going to charge $10 an hour, we can't call it Jumping up and down"
Small: Men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage - theyve experienced pain and bought jewelr
"Men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage - they've experienced pain and bought jewelry"
Small: Men who consistently leave the toilet seat up secretly want women to get up to go the bathroom in the m
"Men who consistently leave the toilet seat up secretly want women to get up to go the bathroom in the middle of the night and fall in"
Small: Its so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life
"It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life"
Small: I know I want to have children while my parents are still young enough to take care of them
"I know I want to have children while my parents are still young enough to take care of them"
Small: I dont plan to grow old gracefully. I plan to have face-lifts until my ears meet
"I don't plan to grow old gracefully. I plan to have face-lifts until my ears meet"
Small: Weve begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet - so we bought a dog. Well, its cheaper, and yo
"We've begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet - so we bought a dog. Well, it's cheaper, and you get more feet"
Small: The time you spend grieving over a man should never exceed the amount of time you actually spent with h
"The time you spend grieving over a man should never exceed the amount of time you actually spent with him"
Small: Some women hold up dresses that are so ugly and they always say the same thing: This looks much better
"Some women hold up dresses that are so ugly and they always say the same thing: 'This looks much better on.' On what? On fire?"
Small: My mother buried three husbands - and two of them were only napping
"My mother buried three husbands - and two of them were only napping"
Small: It wasnt that no one asked me to the prom, it was that no one would tell me where it was
"It wasn't that no one asked me to the prom, it was that no one would tell me where it was"
Small: I love to shop after a bad relationship. I dont know. I buy a new outfit and it makes me feel better. I
"I love to shop after a bad relationship. I don't know. I buy a new outfit and it makes me feel better. It just does. Sometimes I see a really great outfit, I'll break up with someone on purpose"
Small: To attract men, I wear a perfume called New Car Interior.
"To attract men, I wear a perfume called "New Car Interior.""
Small: Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. Thats how rich I
"Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be"
Small: Some people think having large breasts makes a woman stupid. Actually, its quite the opposite: a woman
"Some people think having large breasts makes a woman stupid. Actually, it's quite the opposite: a woman having large breasts makes men stupid"
Small: My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child. We cant decide whether to ruin our carp
"My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child. We can't decide whether to ruin our carpet or ruin our lives"
Small: My grandmother was a very tough woman. She buried three husbands and two of them were just napping
"My grandmother was a very tough woman. She buried three husbands and two of them were just napping"
Small: Whenever I date a guy, I think, Is this the man I want my children to spend their weekends with?
"Whenever I date a guy, I think, 'Is this the man I want my children to spend their weekends with?'"
Small: I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. Theyve experienced pain and bought
"I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage. They've experienced pain and bought jewelry"
Small: I was going to have cosmetic surgery until I noticed that the doctors office was full of portraits by P
"I was going to have cosmetic surgery until I noticed that the doctor's office was full of portraits by Picasso"
Small: Men reach their sexual peak at eighteen. Women reach theirs at thirty-five. Do you get the feeling that
"Men reach their sexual peak at eighteen. Women reach theirs at thirty-five. Do you get the feeling that God is playing a practical joke?"
Small: Marriages dont last. When I meet a guy, the first question I ask myself is: is this the man I want my c
"Marriages don't last. When I meet a guy, the first question I ask myself is: is this the man I want my children to spend their weekends with?"
Small: I got kicked out of ballet class because I pulled a groin muscle. It wasnt mine
"I got kicked out of ballet class because I pulled a groin muscle. It wasn't mine"
Small: Neurotics build castles in the air, psychotics live in them. My mother cleans them
"Neurotics build castles in the air, psychotics live in them. My mother cleans them"
Small: My husband gave me a necklace. Its fake. I requested fake. Maybe Im paranoid, but in this day and age,
"My husband gave me a necklace. It's fake. I requested fake. Maybe I'm paranoid, but in this day and age, I don't want something around my neck that's worth more than my head"
Small: Most turkeys taste better the day after, my mothers tasted better the day before
"Most turkeys taste better the day after, my mother's tasted better the day before"
Small: A man will go to war, fight and die for his country. But he wont get a bikini wax
"A man will go to war, fight and die for his country. But he won't get a bikini wax"
Small: Before I met my husband, Id never fallen in love. Id stepped in it a few times
"Before I met my husband, I'd never fallen in love. I'd stepped in it a few times"
Small: I want to have children, but my friends scare me. One of my friends told me she was in labor for 36 hou
"I want to have children, but my friends scare me. One of my friends told me she was in labor for 36 hours. I don't even want to do anything that feels good for 36 hours"
Small: My boyfriend and I broke up. He wanted to get married and I didnt want him to
"My boyfriend and I broke up. He wanted to get married and I didn't want him to"
Small: When I eventually met Mr. Right I had no idea that his first name was Always
"When I eventually met Mr. Right I had no idea that his first name was Always"
Small: In Hollywood a marriage is a success if it outlasts milk
"In Hollywood a marriage is a success if it outlasts milk"
Small: I was a vegetarian until I started leaning toward the sunlight
"I was a vegetarian until I started leaning toward the sunlight"