Rosie O'Donnell Talks 'Dance', Broadway And More To Access Hollywood
By: Eddie Varley Jul. 20, 2009
Rosie O'Donnell tells Access Hollywood's Shaun Robinson that she loves the Oxygen reality show "Dance Your Ass Off" - and that she wants to join a celebrity version of it.
"It's my favorite show," she told AH's Robinson on the set of the Lifetime series "DROP DEAD DIVA," where she was filming a return guest appearance for an episode airing September 13th. Her debut on "DIVA" will air on July 26th.
"The reason I love ‘Dance' is because my doctor said to me recently, ‘What is it I can do to get you to work out like an hour, two hours a day?' I said, ‘Get me a Broadway show." She also remarked that while she wouldn't want to guest on ABC's "Dancing With The Stars", she'd be happy to appear on a celebrity version of 'Dance'.
O'Donnell continued chatting with Access Hollywood, explaining that mixing exercise with performance was a great fitness incentive. "No matter what, when you do a Broadway show, you drop weight, you're fit and you feel good, because you have to. There's 2,000 people in velvet seats who paid 100 bucks." To read the full article on MSNBC.com click here.
Rosie O'Donnell is a 13-time Emmy Award-winning American comedienne, talk show host, television personality, celebrity blogger, gay rights activist, film, television, and stage actress. She has appeared on Broadway in Fiddler on the Roof and Seussical! She also produced Taboo. Rosie O'Donnell is an often-advocate for New York theatre, featuring Broadway performances on her Emmy Award-winning talk-show "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," which ran 1996 to 2001. She was last seen on her NBC variety special, ROSIE LIVE! and served as co-host on the tenth season of ABC's "The View. She recently released her second book entitled "Celebrity Detox" with Warner books.
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