Elayne Boosler is an American comedian and advocate for animal rescue.
Boosler was born and raised in Brooklyn. She was the youngest child and only daughter of her father, a Russian acrobat, and her mother, a Rumanian ballerina. She attended public schools in Brooklyn, including Shellbank Junior High School and Sheepshead Bay High School.
Boosler is married to Bill Siddons, music industry executive and former manager of The Doors.