Alison Rosen
Alison Rosen | |
|---|---|
 Rosen at Caroline's Comedy Club | |
| Born | Alison Michelle Rosen May 11, 1975 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Pomona College |
| Occupation | Podcaster, writer, television personality |
| Spouse(s) | Daniel Quantz (m. 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | alisonrosen |
Alison Michelle Rosen (born May 11, 1975) is an American podcaster, writer, and television personality.
Early life[]
Rosen was born May 11, 1975 in Oakland, California.[1][2] She grew up in Orange County, California and graduated from Pomona College in 1997.[3]
Career[]
As a freelance writer, Alison has written articles for several magazines including Rolling Stone, People, and Village Voice. From 1999 to 2002, she worked for the OC Weekly as a writer and an editor. After moving to New York, Alison Rosen was a writer and editor for Time Out New York. She has appeared as a guest and television personality for programs on CNN and Fox News.[4]
In 2011, Alison Rosen replaced Teresa Strasser as the newsgirl for The Adam Carolla Show. In February 2012, Alison launched her own podcast Alison Rosen is your New Best Friend, which releases episodes twice a week. On Monday episodes, Alison hosts a one-on-one interview with her guest, including television celebrities, comedians, other podcasters, and political commentators. Within a few months, the podcast reached over one million downloads.[5] In August 2013, the podcast was ranked #25 on the iTunes comedy podcast chart, and #121 on the overall iTunes podcast chart. In 2015, the first podcast episode of the year, it was announced that Alison was fired from The Adam Carolla Show'.[6]
Rosen wrote a weekly syndicated newspaper column from 2013 to 2014 through Creators Syndicate. With Creators, she also published a collection of her first-year columns in the book Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) in 2018. The book came to be when her husband, Daniel Quantz, surprised her with hand-drawn illustrations to accompany her columns and told her that she should be published in book form.[7] In 2018, she launched a new podcast Childish [8] with comedian Greg Fitzsimmons.
Personal life[]
In 2014, Rosen married Daniel Quantz. They welcomed their first son Elliot in February 2017, and their second son, Owen, in 2019. They reside in Los Angeles.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Road Hard | Jessica | |
| 2016 | Fantasy Hospital | Lady Gooseberry | 4 episodes; voice role |
References[]
- ^ "Bio". Alison Rosen Official Site. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Alison M. Rosen, Born 05/11/1975 in Alameda County". California Birth Index. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020.
- ^ Gurza, Agustin (October 14, 2019). "The World According to Bob's Burgers". Pomona College Magazine. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020.
- ^ "TV/Theatrical". August 27, 2013.
- ^ "Alison Rosen, Former OC Weekling, Boasts 1 Million Downloads of Her Newish Podcast Show". May 10, 2012. Archived from the original on August 31, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ "Alison Rosen Out as 'Adam Carolla Show's' News Girl, Sidekick". TheWrap. 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Tropical Attire Encouraged".
- ^ "Childish Podcast". December 22, 2018.
External links[]
- Alison Rosen at IMDb
- 1975 births
- Living people
- American women podcasters
- American podcasters
- American magazine writers
- Television personalities from California
- American women television personalities
- Pomona College alumni
- People from Oakland, California
- People from Orange County, California