Rosie Tran (born January 11, 1984) is an American stand-up comedian, model, actress, writer, and podcast host.
Biography Tran was born and raised in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana to Vietnamese immigrants. Her father was author Tran Bich San. Her mother is a former Miss Saigon (1972) and owned a beauty and nail salon. Tran attended the academically prestigious Benjamin Franklin Senior High School and after graduation moved to Los Angeles to pursue a professional career in entertainment. She received her M.A. in Television and Film from California State University, Los Angeles.
Tran has been a featured performer at Netflix is a Joke: The Festival, The Boston International Comedy and Movie Festival,Shecky Magazine Online the Seattle International Comedy Competition,Seattle Comedy News Online 2006-10-27. and headlined Hell Yes Fest in New Orleans.Gambit Weekly 2022-11-05. She is a contributing writer to various joke book series, is a regular guest on National Lampoon Comedy Radio, and is often a regular guest on many popular podcasts, including being a DeathSquad Regular. Tran was a Los Angeles area finalist on season six of the NBC show, Last Comic Standing.Last Comic Standing Rumors 2008-01-30. In 2022, Tran released a half-hour comedy special titled "The Hanoi Honey", part of the Comedy InvAsian series, on NBC Peacock.Diaspora Times 2021-08-05Variety 2022-04-11
In 2011, she began working as a featured performer on various USO toursArmed Forces Entertainment Online 2011-5-07 overseas for the US military, including trips to Iraq, Kuwait, and Europe. In 2013, Tran began hosting her own podcast, "Out of the Box", where she interviews and talks with political figures and activists, internet celebrities, porn stars, comedians, artists, and other out of the box personalities and thinkers. Her podcast is a Stitcher Radio favorite, and was featured as a top new podcast.https://www.stitcher.com/toplists/most-popular-podcasts-new-11-11-13 2013-11-11
Personal life Tran is married to crypto investor and music producer, Andrew VanVoorhis.Wedding Nouveau Magazine 10-2011
Books
(as a contributing writer) She's So Funny (2004) Squeaky Clean Comedy (2005) Comedy Thesaurus (2005) Love's Funny That Way (2006) The Complete Idiot's Guide to Jokes (2006)
Filmography (selected) A Rose Blooms in Hollywood (Documentary) (2011) Pound Me Too (2021)
Television work (partial list) Inside Joke (2005) Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner (2005) P Lo's House: The Real Entourage (2009) Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (2010) Raising Hope (2014) (season 4, episode 20) The Swipe Life (Pilot) (2016) Comedy InvAsian (2022)
References
External links
Official Website Twitter Page Photos on Wireimage Facebook Fanpage Out of the Box Podcast Official Site