Who are Chelsea Handler’s siblings? All about the comedians five brothers and sisters

Chelsea Handler is a popular comedian who is open about her personal life and family.

Handler's candid disposition was apparent in a recent interview with Yahoo Entertainment, where she confessed being st*ned when she met former President George W. Bush. While on her family, Handler recently opened up to People. So, what do we know about the comedian and TV host's siblings?

According to People, Handler feels blessed to have grown up as the youngest of six siblings. Her siblings are Shoshanna, Simone, Chet, Glen, and Roy, while her parents are Rita, a homemaker, and Seymour Handler, a used-car salesman. Her mother passed away in 2006 battling cancer and her dad passed away in 2018.

Although none of her siblings are in the entertainment industry, they have worked with her in some way or another, and some have appeared on her shows. Handler, 50, is also a writer, who published books like Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . and You Too!, and I'll Have What She's Having.

More details about Chelsea Handler's siblings

Her elder brother Chet passed away in 1984 at the age of 22, due to a hiking accident. Handler recalls her brother's death being hard on everyone in the family including herself, even though many assumed Chelsea was too young to understand what had happening. She fondly recalled preparing cereal for her brother when he came home from college. Although the death was tragic and hard on her family, she believes that it brought the siblings closer.

Her other older brother Roy Handler, born in 1962, reportedly started working in restaurants after graduating from high school. He then joined the Culinary Institute of America in 1988 and currently works as a chef specializing in northern Italian cuisine. He has even worked as a chef for his sister's crew once. Moreover, he contributed the chapter, A Brother’s Testimony, for the book Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me. Roy has also made appearances in Handler's shows Chelsea Lately and After Lately.

Her third brother, Glen Handler, born in 1963, is reportedly a private person. He contributed in a chapter of the book, Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me. He lives in New Jersey with his family.

Chelsea Handler also has two older sisters. Her elder sister, Simone Handler-Hutchinson, was born in 1965. According to Oldest.org, Simone is a Principal Healthcare Compliance Manager at Genentech and has appeared in Chelsea's show in 2016.

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Her other sister Shoshanna Handler was born in 1969. According to People, Shoshanna is in the mobile ear-piercing business and has a business Instagram page with more than 3,000 followers. Shoshanna contributed the chapter Sisterly Love in Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me.

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