Rosebud Baker

Rosemary Baker, known professionally as Rosebud Baker, (born March 16, 1985) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. Based in New York City, she is known for her dark humor based on personal, often satirical stories. In 2010, while working as an actress in independent films and off-Broadway, she appeared on the first season of the Sundance Channel reality television series Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys. She later began appearing in a recurring role on the Hulu series Life & Beth (2022–present). Baker started her career in stand-up in 2014 by performing at open mics throughout New York City. In 2021, her debut comedy special, Whiskey Fists, premiered on Comedy Central. She became a writer for the HBO Max television series That Damn Michael Che in 2021 and a writer for Saturday Night Live in 2022. She hosts the podcasts Devil's Advocate and Find Your Beach, the latter of which she hosts with her husband, Andy Haynes. Early life Rosemary Baker was born in Alexandria, Virginia to a wealthy Protestant family, and grew up in McLean, Virginia. She has three surviving younger sisters as well as one deceased sister. Her father is James "Jamie" Baker IV, a retired senior partner at Baker Botts L.L.P. in Washington, D.C. and the son of James Addison Baker III, the former Secretary of Treasury of President Ronald Reagan and the Secretary of State under President George H. W. Bush, and her mother is Nancy, a painter born in Texas. As a child, she was given the nickname Bud due to her being a tomboy and refusing to wear dresses, which gave her the name Rosebud. Because of her family's connections to the Bush family, she would often visit the White House and spend time with George H. W. Bush's grandchildren. Baker's father was mostly absent in her life and emotionally distant due to his work, while her mother was an alcoholic. She also developed an eating disorder at a young age. Baker attended Langley High School, where she received mostly poor grades and was briefly a cheerleader before getting suspended from the squad. In June 2002, her 7-year-old sister, Graeme, drowned after becoming caught in a hot tub drain during Baker's outdoor graduation party in McLean. In the wake of Graeme's death, Nancy successfully had the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act passed in her name advocating for safer pool drains.