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Is only the second woman to host a late-night US talk show, with Chelsea Lately (2007), after Joan Rivers, who hosted The Late Show on Fox from 1986 to 1987.

Lives in Los Angeles with her older brother, Roy Handler. Roy is also Chelsea's personal chef.

She is the youngest of 6 children. Siblings' names are Glen, Roy, Shoshana and Sydney. Their oldest brother, Chet, was killed in a hiking accident in the Grand Teton National Park on July 10, 1984 at age 22 when he fell 80 feet off a cliff.

She released her second book, "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea?" in April 2008. It was #1 on the New York Times Bestseller's List and has been on the list for over a year.

Turned down request to pose nude in Playboy.

Opened up on the Rosie O'Donnell Show about her brother's death when she was 9 years old. Chelsea said her brother, Chet was hiking in the Grand Tetons and fell 80 feet off a cliff.

She was asked to do season six of the hit television series Dancing with the Stars (2005) but declined. She did however, recommend her assistant Chuy Bravo.

Friend of Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Diablo Cody, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and Jason Biggs.

Her mother died of cancer.

Chelsea is the daughter of Margareta "Rita" (Stoecker) and Seymour Handler. Chelsea's paternal grandparents, Jacob Handler and Yetta Specter, were Jewish immigrants, from Austria and Podillya, Ukraine, respectively. Chelsea's mother was German, born in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, and moved to the United States in the 1950s. One of Chelsea's mother's grandmothers, Martha Mathilde Kaminski, had Polish ancestry.

Friend of Mary McCormack. Both are from New Jersey and their fathers are both car dealers.

Her favorite movie is Porky's (1981).

Release of her book, "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang". (März 2010)

Third book, "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang", was released in March 2010 and quickly made its way to #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List. At the same time, her previous two books occupied spots 1 and 2 on the New York Times Bestseller List for paperbacks.

Is a very vocal critic of the republican and conservative political parties, and major supporter of the democratic party.

Release of her memoir, "My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands". (Juni 2005)

Her three books took the #1, #2, and #3 spots on the New York Times Bestseller list.

In Entertainment Weekly, she was named as one of the top 10 "Breakout Stars of 2008.".

Chelsea's first book "My Horizontal Life" (2007) was edited by Molly Ringwald's husband Panio Gianopoulos.

Attended Livingston High School, the same school as Jason Alexander, Julia Montgomery and Charles Milano.

Ranked #91 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 2009.

One of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World (2012).

Broke up with Ted Harbert [March 8, 2010].

She was inducted into the 2022 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Performing Arts and Entertainment category.

The movie she's seen the most times is Zeit der Zärtlichkeit (1983).

Vanity Fair proclaimed her one of the "Queens of Comedy.".

One of People Magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People. [2009].

Lived with Ted Harbert, president and CEO of Comcast Entertainment. (Februar 2009)

Released her memoir, "My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands" in June, 2005.

Host of the E! Channel's Chelsea Lately (2007). (2008)

Has a nephew, Teddy.