Short Biography And Career Achievements Of Chelsea Handler

Comedy has long gone beyond being the men's thing and has now turned to give women the spotlight and that is why today we have women like Chelsea Handler becoming one of the most-watched comedians of our time.

The Sexy Handler, as she is fondly called, is a multi-talented woman who has gone a long way in touching the lives of many through her creative thinking and actions. Her stand-up comedies have not only been televised on the E! network, but also on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, VH1's Love Lounge, and HBO's broadcast of the Aspen Comedy Festival.

She is also a well-known actress and best selling author. Her creative writings, as well as her roles on Television, has earned her so much fame around the world. No wonder why she was mentioned as one of the hundred most influential women in the world, by Time 100 list for 2012.

Daughter of a homemaker Rita née Stoecker and a used car dealer Seymour Handler, Chelsea Joy Handler was born on February 25, 1975, in Livingston, New Jersey.

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She has five siblings - two sisters and three brothers, and she belongs to Ashkenazi Jewish and German ethnicity with an American nationality.

Passionate about acting, Handler left New Jersey for Los Angeles at the age of 19 but first, she discovered her other talent as a comedian after telling a funny story about driving under the influence (DUI). Her TV debut, however, was in the 2002 reality comedy TV show Girls Behaving Badly. Then she featured on some other shows such as The Bernie Mac Show, My Wife and Kids, The Practice and Weekends at the D.

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She began hosting her show titled The Chelsea Handler Show, in 2006 and it lasted for two years. But her career success started with the late night talk show Chelsea Lately which premiered in 2007 and after a couple of episodes, it blossomed into ratings winner.

Aside from being a "hard-partying beauty with an acid tongue", Chelsea is a best-selling author. She has written books like "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea", "My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One Night Stands", and "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang". She has not only earned a net worth of $40 million with an annual earning of about $10 million, but also a nomination for Teen Choice Awards in 2010 and 2011, People's Choice Awards in 2011 and 2013, and Women's Image Network Awards in 2010 and 2011. In 2016, she started appearing on her own Netflix series, Chelsea Does and Chelsea.