Chelsea Joy Handler born February 25, 1975 is an American , actress, writer, television host, producer, and activist. She hosted the late-night talk show on the network from 2007 to 2014, and released a documentary series, , on in January 2016. Between 2016 and 2017, Handler hosted the talk show, , on Netflix. Chelsea Handler Handler was born in , the youngest of six children of Rita Stoecker , a homemaker, and Seymour Handler, a used car dealer. Her American father is ; her German-born mother, who came to the United States in 1958, was a. Her mother was diagnosed with in 1989, and battled the disease for over 15 years before dying of it in 2006. Handler was raised in and had a ceremony. She summered in , where her parents owned a house. Handler has two sisters and three brothers; her eldest brother, Chet, died when he was 21, in a hiking accident in the in. She was 9 years old at the time. At age 19, she moved from New Jersey to , where she lived in her aunt's home, in , and pursued acting while working as a to support herself. At 21, Handler decided to pursue stand-up comedy after telling her story about to a class of other offenders, who found it funny. Handler was a member of the all-female cast of television series , which aired from 2002 to 2005. Other shows on which Handler has appeared include , , , and. She was a regular commentator on E! It lasted one season. Handler was replaced by former entertainment anchor,. In 2007, Handler performed with Hour Stand-Up Comedy Tour across the United States. Her stand-up comedy has also been televised on Love Lounge, Comedy Central's , and broadcast of the. She was a guest on and , and she co-hosted The View on August 2, 2007, and September 5, 2008. On August 18, 2010, it was announced that Handler would be the host of the. The announcement was surprising to many, including MTV representatives, who claimed that the final decision was unexpected. This made Handler the second woman in the history of the VMAs to be the sole host of the ceremony, behind , who hosted in 1994. The event took place at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on September 12, 2010. In July 2007, Handler began starring on her own half-hour, late-night comedy series on titled. The show proved to be a hit by averaging more than a half-million viewers since its premiere much more than the average for a late night cable program and having clips on YouTube with more than one million views. Network in the U. K, Australia, Germany, and New Zealand. After more than 1,000 episodes, the final episode of Chelsea Lately aired on August 26, 2014. They also are shown seeking personal approval from Handler, who appeared in very few scenes of the program, and was always portrayed as having open and utter disdain for everyone beneath her. After Lately debuted on E! Guest stars included: , , , , , , , , and. In 2007, Handler appeared in the Internet-based program with and since January 2008. On September 8, 2008, it was announced that ABC would be turning In The Motherhood into a series starring , , and. On May 11, 2012, the network canceled it after only one season. Handler served as executive producer, along with of , Mike Clements of , and Tom Brunelle of Chelsea Lately. In 2016, Handler filmed a series for titled , consisting of four episodes on marriage, , racism, and drugs. In May 2016, she began presenting her new Netflix. The first season streamed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday each week; season 2 streams every Friday. The well-roundedness of but faster, quicker, cooler. Handler has written five books that have made the , four of which have reached number one. Her first book, 2005 , describes the variety of sexual encounters she has experienced throughout her life. Her second book, 2008 , a collection of humorous essays, hit the top of on May 11, 2008, with a print run of more than 350,000. She went on a nationwide tour to promote her third book, titled , which was released on March 9, 2010. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang hit Number 1 on The New York Times Nonfiction Hardback Bestseller list for March 21, 2010. She also signed a three-book deal with the imprint, the first of which is called , where her coworkers and family members discuss their experiences with Handler, which was released in May 2011 and also hit the top of the bestseller list. In May 2009, she was the host of the in. In March 2012, she hosted the Human Rights Campaign Gala in. In early 2014, Handler released the book Uganda Be Kidding Me, which was number one on for two weeks and in the middle of the year did the standup show , which was then released on in October 2014. In 2010, Handler was ranked on the Celebrity 100 at No. In 2012, named Handler one of the 100 most influential people in the world on their annual list. Handler appeared on one of the two covers for the December 2009 edition of. Inside the magazine, Handler posed for a non-nude pictorial. She was also featured on the cover of in April 2010, in June 2011, on 's March 2012 issue, and on the cover of the September 2012 issue of. In 2006, Handler began dating , who oversaw as the former CEO of. On January 25, 2010, Handler confirmed, via her late-night talk show, that she had broken up with Harbert. The same year, a leaked sex tape of Handler was being offered for sale. Otherwise I would now have a 20-year-old kid. Anyway, those are things that people shouldn't be dishonest about. Handler was a vocal supporter of candidate and was critical of her opponent. 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