What do you love about your life, Rosie O'Donnell?

Fionn interviews Rosie O'Donnell, a talk show host, comedian, actress, and mother. She began her comedy career as a teenager and received her breakthrough on the television series Star Search in 1984. After a series of television and film roles, O'Donnell hosted her own syndicated daytime talk show, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, between 1996 and 2002, which won several Emmy Awards. During this period, she developed the nickname "Queen of Nice", as well as a reputation for philanthropic efforts. An outspoken advocate for lesbian rights and gay adoption issues, she is a foster and adoptive mother. Named The Advocate's 2002 Person of the Year, she became a regular contributor to the magazine in 2023. O'Donnell also continues to be a television producer and a collaborative partner in the LGBT family vacation company R Family Vacations. From 2006 to 2007, O'Donnell endured a controversial run as the moderator on the daytime talk show The View, which included a public feud with future president Donald Trump and on-air disputes regarding the Bush administration's policies with the Iraq War. She hosted Rosie Radio on Sirius XM Radio between 2009 and 2011, and from 2011 to 2012 hosted a second, short-lived talk show on the Oprah Winfrey Network, called The Rosie Show. O'Donnell returned to The View in 2014, leaving after five months due to personal issues. From 2017 to 2019, she starred on the Showtime comedy series SMILF. In addition to comedy, film, and television, O'Donnell has been a magazine editor, celebrity blogger, and author of several memoirs, including Find Me (2002) and Celebrity Detox (2007). She used the Find Me $3 million advance to establish her For All foundation and to promote other charity projects, encouraging celebrities on her show to take part. In early 2025, shortly after Trump was inaugurated for a second presidential term, O'Donnell moved to Ireland and applied for Irish citizenship through descent. Filmed at the Town Hall Theatre, Galway, in March 2026, on the opening night of the Irish leg of her Common Knowledge Tour, her first stand-up show in nearly a decade. FIONNATHAN PRODUCTIONS is a project by a son and father team Fionn and Jonathan, intending to change the world, and have a good time while doing it. If you'd like to follow us through Facebook, join us at / fionnathan If you want to follow us on Twitter, we tweet @fionnathan / fionnathan If you want to explore a collaboration, reach out ot us through / fionn-and-jonathan-angus-0612597b or check out our website http://fionnathan.com/