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name: "Rosie Shuster"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "19 June 1946"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 86
updated: "2026-09-16T21:24:45.330497+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Rosie Shuster

Writer. Born 19 June 1946 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 19 June 1946, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **Active:** 1980–1992

## Biography

Rosie Shuster is a Canadian comedy writer and actress. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she is the daughter of comedian Frank Shuster of the Wayne and Shuster duo. She studied English at the University of Toronto.

Shuster was among the original writers on *Saturday Night Live* from 1975, contributing through the 1970s and 1980s with additional stints later; she received two Primetime Emmy Awards for her work on the series. She also wrote for *Square Pegs* (1982) and served as a writer on *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992).

Other credits include writing for *Carol and Company* and producing the *Wayne and Shuster Legacy Series* for CBC. She was married to Lorne Michaels from 1971 to 1980.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Larry Sanders Show* (1992), Fi1m 91, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-larry-sanders-show.md)
- *The Blues Brothers* (1980), Fi1m 81, as Cocktail Waitress — [page](https://film.one/film/the-blues-brothers.md)

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