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|voice = [[William Fichtner]]<br />(also credited as Bill Fichtner) | |voice = [[William Fichtner]]<br />(also credited as Bill Fichtner) | ||
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'''Ken "Rosie" Rosenberg''' is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series who appears as a main character in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] (set in [[1986]]) and as a supporting character in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]). He is also mentioned in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] (set in [[1984]]). He is a lawyer in GTA Vice City but by GTA San Andreas had been disbarred and began running [[Caligula's Palace]]. He is voiced by [[William Fichtner]], who is also credited as Bill Fitchner, who has starred in, amongst other things, the film Empire Falls. | '''Ken "Rosie" Rosenberg''' is a character in the [[Grand Theft Auto]] series who appears as a main character in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] (set in [[1986]]) and as a supporting character in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] (set in [[1992]]). He is also mentioned in [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]] (set in [[1984]]). He is a lawyer in GTA Vice City but by GTA San Andreas had been disbarred and began running [[Caligula's Palace]]. He is voiced by [[William Fichtner]], who is also credited as Bill Fitchner, who has starred in, amongst other things, the film Empire Falls. | ||
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In 1986 he helps [[Sonny Forelli]], the [[Gang Leaders|Don]] of the Family, in establishing his family in Vice City by setting up a drug deal between the [[Vance Crime Family|Vance Crime Family's]] [[Victor Vance|Victor]] and [[Lance Vance]] and Forelli Family representatives [[Tommy Vercetti]], [[Harry]] and [[Lee]]. The deal was ambushed but Rosenberg and Vercetti escaped, with Rosenberg hiding in his office, even missing [[Juan Cortez|Colonel Juan Cortez]]' [[The Party|yacht party]], instead sending Vercetti to meet the man who set up the deal and later to [[Back Alley Brawl|find out]] who ambushed the deal. Rosenberg had, before the ambushed drugs deal, been representing [[Giorgio Forelli]], who was facing charges of fraud, and sent Vercetti to [[Jury Fury|intimidate]] two jurors. He had also begun representing real estate mogul [[Avery Carrington]], who Vercetti later began to work for after causing a [[Riot (GTA VC)|riot]] at the [[Spand Express]] depot. | In 1986 he helps [[Sonny Forelli]], the [[Gang Leaders|Don]] of the Family, in establishing his family in Vice City by setting up a drug deal between the [[Vance Crime Family|Vance Crime Family's]] [[Victor Vance|Victor]] and [[Lance Vance]] and Forelli Family representatives [[Tommy Vercetti]], [[Harry]] and [[Lee]]. The deal was ambushed but Rosenberg and Vercetti escaped, with Rosenberg hiding in his office, even missing [[Juan Cortez|Colonel Juan Cortez]]' [[The Party|yacht party]], instead sending Vercetti to meet the man who set up the deal and later to [[Back Alley Brawl|find out]] who ambushed the deal. Rosenberg had, before the ambushed drugs deal, been representing [[Giorgio Forelli]], who was facing charges of fraud, and sent Vercetti to [[Jury Fury|intimidate]] two jurors. He had also begun representing real estate mogul [[Avery Carrington]], who Vercetti later began to work for after causing a [[Riot (GTA VC)|riot]] at the [[Spand Express]] depot. | ||
Vercetti eventually stops working for Rosenberg, who begins to represent him and bailing him from [[Vice City Police Department]] police stations across the city, with Rosenberg later attempting to give Vercetti advice about earning more money and about a planned [[The Job|bank heist]]. He later sides with Vercetti when Sonny Forelli arrives in Vice City and, along with Lance Vance, a former ally of Vercetti, [[Keep Your Friends Close...|attempt to take over Vercetti's business empire]]. The two become close friends, although Rosenberg's cocaine addiction later drives a wedge between the two. | Vercetti eventually stops working for Rosenberg, who begins to represent him and bailing him from [[VCPD in GTA III Era|Vice City Police Department]] police stations across the city, with Rosenberg later attempting to give Vercetti advice about earning more money and about a planned [[The Job|bank heist]]. He later sides with Vercetti when Sonny Forelli arrives in Vice City and, along with Lance Vance, a former ally of Vercetti, [[Keep Your Friends Close...|attempt to take over Vercetti's business empire]]. The two become close friends, although Rosenberg's cocaine addiction later drives a wedge between the two. | ||
===1990s=== | ===1990s=== | ||
[[File:KenRosenberg-GTASA.jpg|left|thumb|Ken Rosenberg in [[1992]].]] | [[File:KenRosenberg-GTASA.jpg|left|thumb|Ken Rosenberg in [[1992]].]] | ||
Tommy Vercetti and Ken Rosenberg continue to drift apart in the early 1990s, with Rosenberg eventually enterting rehabilitation at the [[Fort Carson Medical Center]] in [[Fort Carson]], [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]]. His rehabilitation is successful but his friendship with Vercetti is ended, with Vercetti refusing to answer his calls, whilst he is also disbarred from the law. Rosenberg, however, immediately falls into the clutches to Liberty City's three mafia families, the [[Forelli Family]], [[Leone Family]] and the [[Sindacco Family]], who have him run [[Caligula's | Tommy Vercetti and Ken Rosenberg continue to drift apart in the early 1990s, with Rosenberg eventually enterting rehabilitation at the [[Fort Carson Medical Center]] in [[Fort Carson]], [[San Andreas in GTA III Era|San Andreas]]. His rehabilitation is successful but his friendship with Vercetti is ended, with Vercetti refusing to answer his calls, whilst he is also disbarred from the law. Rosenberg, however, immediately falls into the clutches to Liberty City's three mafia families, the [[Forelli Family]], [[Leone Family]] and the [[Sindacco Family]], who have him run [[Caligula's Palace]], a mafia run in [[Las Venturas]], with all three families having a stake in the casino. | ||
Rosenberg is informed by [[Salvatore Leone]], Don of the Leone Family, that he wants his money back quickly, whilst he expectantly waits for one family to kill him and blame one of the other families. Rosenberg begins to hide in his office once again, with only [[Tony]], a talking parrot, for company. [[Kent Paul]] and his client [[Maccer]] later [[Don Peyote|find]] Rosenberg and introduce him to [[Carl Johnson]], who begins to help Rosenberg out of his situation, including [[Intensive Care|saving]] [[Johnny Sindacco]] on his way to the [[Las Venturas Hospital|hospital]] and later accidentally [[The Meat Business|killing]] him, Carl induces a heart attack after Johnny remembers their [[Fender Ketchup|previous encounter]]. | Rosenberg is informed by [[Salvatore Leone]], Don of the Leone Family, that he wants his money back quickly, whilst he expectantly waits for one family to kill him and blame one of the other families. Rosenberg begins to hide in his office once again, with only [[Tony]], a talking parrot, for company. [[Kent Paul]] and his client [[Maccer]] later [[Don Peyote|find]] Rosenberg and introduce him to [[Carl Johnson]], who begins to help Rosenberg out of his situation, including [[Intensive Care|saving]] [[Johnny Sindacco]] on his way to the [[Las Venturas Hospital|hospital]] and later accidentally [[The Meat Business|killing]] him, Carl induces a heart attack after Johnny remembers their [[Fender Ketchup|previous encounter]]. | ||