Caroline Rhea
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Caroline Rhea
Caroline Rhea (born April 13, 1964) is a stand-up comedian, actress, and the former host of talk show "The Caroline Rhea Show."
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Profile
Raised in Montreal, Quebec, Caroline moved to New York in 1989 to study stand-up comedy at the New School of Social Research. She says her true training came from her first gigs at comedy club Catch A Rising Star. Performing around New York City, she quickly gained a reputation, and a name in the city's competitive comedy scene. These performances were augmented with appearances on MTV's Half-Hour Comedy Hour, Comic Strip Live and Caroline's Comedy Hour.
She then decided to move on to Los Angeles for a career in Hollywood, debuting in NBC television series Pride and Joy, with Jeremy Piven. She likely gained most fame for her role as Aunt Hilda on ABC and The WB's Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, and being a regular on Hollywood Squares.
Other credits include:
- a supporting role in Jim Carrey's Andy Kaufman bio-pic Man on the Moon
- supporting role in wrestling movie Ready to Rumble with Oliver Platt, David Arquette and Scott Caan
- host of VH1 series, Fool for Love
- host of Lifetime series, The Great Lifetime Makeover, executive produced by Geena Davis
- guest-starring as Drew Carey's girlfriend on The Drew Carey Show
- guest-starring on HBO's Larry David written show, Curb Your Enthusiasm
- starring in television movie, Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire
- regular guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
- appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Comedy Central's Pulp Comic
She has appeared in Comic Relief 8, the Ms. Foundation's Women of Comedy from Caroline's.
The Caroline Rhea Show
The Caroline Rhea Show was created upon Rosie O'Donnell's departure from daytime television. Rhea was hand-picked by Ms. O'Donnell and had previously served as a guest host for Rosie O'Donnell throughout the final two seasons of The Rosie O'Donnell Show.
The show was cancelled in June 2003, upon the completion of its first season.
The Biggest Loser
Rhea will host a second season of NBC Universal's The Biggest Loser.
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See also
External Links
- CarolineRhea.com (http://caroline.warnerbros.com)
- TV Tome - The Caroline Rhea Show (http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-5375/The_Caroline_Rhea_Show/)