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19 Facts About Janette Barber

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Janette Barber was born on September 25,1953 and is an American comic, television producer, and writer.

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Janette Barber has won six Emmy Awards, including five that she shares with the writers and producers of The Rosie O'Donnell Show.

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At The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Janette Barber was the supervising producer and head writer.

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Janette Barber shared five Emmy Awards with the producers of the show.

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Janette Barber won her sixth Emmy Award for writing on The View.

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On May 19,2011, Barber announced on her Facebook page that, after a massive write in campaign, she would be starring in "Janette's Show," the replacement to the defunct Rosie show.

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Janette Barber is the co-author, along with Laura Banks, of the humorous work titled Breaking the Rules, Last Ditch Tactics for Landing the Man of your Dreams.

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Janette Barber is the food expert and spokesperson for Molly McButter, a non-fat butter-flavored seasoning.

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Janette Barber made the video blogs while getting her hair and makeup done by Helene Macaulay in preparation for going on-air for the television show The View.

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In May 2008, Janette Barber started her own video and written blogs on her website www.

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Janette Barber was Hot Topics Writer of The View and was in the ABC studios on the day Rosie O'Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck had a significant fight that caused O'Donnell to leave the show three weeks earlier than her one-year contract specified.

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Janette Barber is well known for her dramatic improvement from chronic pain.

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Janette Barber said that she suffered from back pain, and later ankle pain diagnosed as tendinitis.

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Janette Barber said that the severity of the pain eventually prevented her from walking, so she used a wheelchair instead.

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Janette Barber said that, after treatment for TMS, she was able to walk and run again.

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Janette Barber produced segments for The Rosie O'Donnell Show about these airlifts.

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Janette Barber now sits on the board of directors of The Bridge Foundation.

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In March 2009, Janette Barber traveled to Rwanda with the Massachusetts-based relief group Medical Missions for Children.

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Janette Barber serves as Ambassador at Large for the group and is producing video content to promote the mission.