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{{Infobox character
 
{{Infobox character
|name = Kenneth Rosenberg
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|name = Ken Rosenberg
 
|image = <gallery>
 
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KenRosenberg-GTASA.jpg|1992
 
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|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''
 
|games = ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]<br>[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''
|aka = Ken<br>Rosie
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|aka = Rosie
 
|gender = M
 
|gender = M
 
|status = Alive
 
|status = Alive
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|dob = [[1953]]<ref>Ken is said to be 33 years old in the BradyGames guide officially endorsed by Rockstar Games. [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-BradysgameManualEntry.png]]</ref>
|pob = [[Vice City (3D Universe)|Vice City]]
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|pob = [[Vice City (3D Universe)|Vice City]] {{fact}}
 
|home = [[Washington Beach]], [[Vice City (3D Universe)|Vice City]] <small>(1980s)</small><br>[[Caligula's Casino]], [[Las Venturas (3D Universe)|Las Venturas]] <small>(1992)</small>
 
|home = [[Washington Beach]], [[Vice City (3D Universe)|Vice City]] <small>(1980s)</small><br>[[Caligula's Casino]], [[Las Venturas (3D Universe)|Las Venturas]] <small>(1992)</small>
 
|nationality = {{Flagicon|United States of America|Flag of the United States}} [[United States of America|American]]
 
|nationality = {{Flagicon|United States of America|Flag of the United States}} [[United States of America|American]]
|affiliations = [[Leone Crime Family|Leone Family]]<br>[[Forelli Crime Family|Forelli Family]] <small>(Formerly)</small><br>[[Tommy Vercetti]] <br>[[Lance Vance]]{{Status|D1=y}} [[Vercetti Gang]] <br>[[Juan Cortez|Colonel Juan Cortez]] <small>(Formerly)</small><br>[[Avery Carrington]]{{Status|D1=y}}[[Kent Paul]]<br>[[Carl Johnson]]<br>[[Maccer]]<br>[[Sindacco Crime Family|Sindacco Family]] <small>(Formerly)</small><br>[[Tony]]<br>[[Madd Dogg]]
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|affiliations = [[Leone Crime Family|Leone Family]] <small>(Formerly)</small><br>[[Salvatore Leone]]{{Status|D1=y}}[[Forelli Crime Family|Forelli Family]] <small>(Formerly)</small><br>[[Tommy Vercetti]]<br>[[Lance Vance]]{{Status|D1=y}}[[Vercetti Gang]]<br>[[Juan Cortez|Colonel Juan Cortez]] <small>(Formerly)</small><br>[[Avery Carrington]] <small>(Formerly)</small>{{Status|D1=y}}[[Kent Paul]]<br>[[Carl Johnson]]<br>[[Maccer]]<br>[[Johnny Sindacco]] {{Status|D1=y}}[[Sindacco Crime Family|Sindacco Family]] <small>(Formerly)</small><br>[[Tony]]<br>[[Madd Dogg]]
|vehicles = White [[Admiral]]
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|vehicles = White [[Admiral]]<br>[[Faggio]]
 
|businesses = [[K. Rosenberg & Co.]]
 
|businesses = [[K. Rosenberg & Co.]]
 
|voice = [[William Fichtner]]
 
|voice = [[William Fichtner]]
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[[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-Quote.ogg|center|noicon]]
 
[[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-Quote.ogg|center|noicon]]
   
'''Kenneth "Ken" Rosenberg''' is a character in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series who appears as the [[deuteragonist]] in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' (set in [[1986]]) and a main character in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' (set in [[1992]]). He is also mentioned in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]'' (set in [[1984]]).
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'''Ken Rosenberg''' is a character in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series who appears as the [[deuteragonist]] in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' (set in [[1986]]) and a main character in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' (set in [[1992]]). He is also mentioned in ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]'' (set in [[1984]]).
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
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===1986===
 
===1986===
In 1986 he helps [[Sonny Forelli]], the suspected [[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 drug 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.
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In 1986 he helps [[Sonny Forelli]], the suspected [[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 drug 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 Vice City)|riot]] at the [[Spand Express]] depot.
   
 
Vercetti eventually stops working for Rosenberg, who begins to represent him and bailing him from the [[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 the [[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.
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Carl later works for both Rosenberg and Salvatore Leone to kill more Sindacco and Forelli Family mobsters, both in [[Freefall|San Andreas]] and [[Saint Mark's Bistro|Liberty City]]. Eventually Carl helps Rosenberg, as well as the by now trapped Kent Paul and Maccer, to escape from Salvatore Leone, telling them to lie low. Rosenberg, who began to use cocaine, also seemingly has flashbacks, once stating "Just like old times, hey Tommy?', in reference to Tommy Vercetti. Rosenberg and Kent Paul later begin to work for [[Madd Dogg]], a rapper who is being managed by Carl Johnson. He, Kent Paul, Maccer and Madd Dogg later [[End of the Line|appear]] in the [[Johnson House]] in [[Grove Street (3D Universe)|Grove Street]], [[Ganton]], [[Los Santos (3D Universe)|Los Santos]], to announce their first gold record.
 
Carl later works for both Rosenberg and Salvatore Leone to kill more Sindacco and Forelli Family mobsters, both in [[Freefall|San Andreas]] and [[Saint Mark's Bistro|Liberty City]]. Eventually Carl helps Rosenberg, as well as the by now trapped Kent Paul and Maccer, to escape from Salvatore Leone, telling them to lie low. Rosenberg, who began to use cocaine, also seemingly has flashbacks, once stating "Just like old times, hey Tommy?', in reference to Tommy Vercetti. Rosenberg and Kent Paul later begin to work for [[Madd Dogg]], a rapper who is being managed by Carl Johnson. He, Kent Paul, Maccer and Madd Dogg later [[End of the Line|appear]] in the [[Johnson House]] in [[Grove Street (3D Universe)|Grove Street]], [[Ganton]], [[Los Santos (3D Universe)|Los Santos]], to announce their first gold record.
   
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=="Busted!" quotes==
==VCPD Crime Tree Record==
 
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Occasionally, during the blank screen after being [[Busted|busted]], the player can hear Ken Rosenberg talking with the police in an attempt to get Tommy released. Following this, the player will be respawned in front of the nearest police station. There are 28 lines in total.
*Partner at Rosenberg & Associates, legal firm.
 
*Suspected problem with narcotics and egomania.
 
*Believed to be developing contacts with Liberty City mob.
 
*Suspected of cheating in law school exams.
 
*Believed to have employed heavies on numerous occasions to intimidate and corrupt juries.
 
*Very poor success rate in trials.
 
*"Blue chip" clients include Georgio Forelli. Cousin of Liberty crime boss, Sonny.
 
*Always desperate for money.
 
   
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==Mission Appearances==
 
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*''"Tommy Vercetti is an innocent man!"'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_01.ogg|noicon]]
;''GTA Vice City''
 
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*''"Officer, do you really think my client was capable of that?"'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_02.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"Tommy Vercetti walks right here or we sue for defamation."'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_03.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"My client wasn't even in town today and you know it!"'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_04.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"Of couse he looks like the suspect, that don't make him guilty. You look like an idiot, that doesn't mean you are one."'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_05.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"Vercetti walks right now or there's gonna be hell to pay."'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_06.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"Tommy Vercetti is a kind man, a generous man, a civic-minded man, but he does not appreciate being called a killer, officer."'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_07.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"Come on, officer! Tommy Vercetti wasn't even in Vice City on the day in question."'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_08.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"Tommy Vercetti doesn't even own a gun! How could he do that? How could he? Now let him go!"'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_09.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"You know and I know Tommy Vercetti never did that."'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_10.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"Vercetti walks and you can kiss your promotion goodbye, pal."'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_11.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"Well, sure he was there, but that hardly means he did it."'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_12.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"Vercetti walks right now, bail or I sue."'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_13.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"You wouldn't know the truth if you found it banging your wife, now shut up and release my client! And your wife is not that great."'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_14.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"Oh really? 'Cause you saw it, it must have happened. Ho ho ho, what a load of crap and you know it!"'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_15.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"Come on, officer... Officer!... Come on, what are you, drinking on the job?"'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_16.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"Get Sergeant Pulaski down here, that fat chump owes me a favor!"'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_17.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"My client is a very important man and he won't respond kindly to these revolting accusations"'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_18.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"All your evidence is circumstantial bullshit and you know it!"'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_19.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"We're trying to prepare a legal case, officer, not sling accusations around like a priapic dildo."'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_20.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"Do you think your opinion is important here? We are talking about a man's freedom!"'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_21.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"Don't make me get irritated with you, officer. You cannot substantiate your claims in any way, any way, shape, or form. Vercetti walks!"'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_22.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"These charges, they ain't worth the paper they're written on, and you know it."'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_23.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"You have no grounds for refusing bail right now!"'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_24.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"My client is innocent!"'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_25.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"You think that is gonna stand up in court?"'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_26.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"Come on, he's an innocent man, officer!"'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_27.ogg|noicon]]
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*''"If I have to make a claim against the police department for this outrage, I will."'' [[File:KenRosenberg-GTAVC-bust_28.ogg|noicon]]
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|<center>'''''KEN ROSENBERG'''''</center>
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* Partner at Rosenberg & Associates, legal firm.
 
* Suspected problem with narcotics and egomania.
 
* Believed to be developing contracts with Liberty City mob.
 
* Suspected of cheating in law school exams.
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* Believed to have employed heavies on numerous occasions to intimidate and corrupt juries.
 
* Very poor success rate in trials.
 
* "Blue chip" clients include Georgio Forelli. Cousin of Liberty City crime boss, Sonny.
 
* Always desperate for money.
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==Prominent Appearances in Missions==
 
;''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City''
 
*[[In The Beginning...]]
 
*[[In The Beginning...]]
 
*[[The Party]] <small>(Boss)</small>
 
*[[The Party]] <small>(Boss)</small>
 
*[[Back Alley Brawl]] <small>(Boss)</small>
 
*[[Back Alley Brawl]] <small>(Boss)</small>
 
*[[Jury Fury]] <small>(Boss)</small>
 
*[[Jury Fury]] <small>(Boss)</small>
*[[Riot (GTA VC)|Riot]] <small>(Boss)</small>
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*[[Riot (GTA Vice City)|Riot]] <small>(Boss)</small>
*[[Shakedown (GTA VC)|Shakedown]]
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*[[Shakedown (GTA Vice City)|Shakedown]]
 
*[[No Escape?]]
 
*[[No Escape?]]
 
*[[The Shootist]]
 
*[[The Shootist]]
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*[[Keep Your Friends Close...]]
 
*[[Keep Your Friends Close...]]
   
;''GTA San Andreas''
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;''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''
 
*[[The Introduction]]
 
*[[The Introduction]]
 
*[[Don Peyote]]
 
*[[Don Peyote]]
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<gallery position="center">
 
<gallery position="center">
 
KenRosenburg-GTAVC.jpg|Ken in his office in ''GTA Vice City''.
 
KenRosenburg-GTAVC.jpg|Ken in his office in ''GTA Vice City''.
KenRosenberg-Artwork.jpg|An artwork of Ken Rosenberg.
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KenRosenberg-Artwork.jpg|An [[Artworks in GTA Vice City|artwork]] of Ken Rosenberg in ''GTA Vice City''.
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KenRosenberg-GTAVC-10thAnniversaryArtwork.jpg|Ken Rosenberg's 10th anniversary artwork.
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
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*Rosenberg is undoubtedly heavily influenced by [[wp:Sean Penn|Sean Penn]]'s character Dave Kleinfeld from the [[1993]] movie [[wp:Carlito's Way|Carlito's Way]]. Both worked as lawyers, helped the protagonists of their respective franchises, and were heavily addicted to cocaine and both did something that made the protagonist sever their ties with them (in Kleinfeld's case, he was going to testify against Carlito and Tommy severed his ties with Rosenberg because of his drug addiction). The interior of Rosenberg's office in Vice City is also remarkably similar to Dave Klenfield's office.
 
*Rosenberg is undoubtedly heavily influenced by [[wp:Sean Penn|Sean Penn]]'s character Dave Kleinfeld from the [[1993]] movie [[wp:Carlito's Way|Carlito's Way]]. Both worked as lawyers, helped the protagonists of their respective franchises, and were heavily addicted to cocaine and both did something that made the protagonist sever their ties with them (in Kleinfeld's case, he was going to testify against Carlito and Tommy severed his ties with Rosenberg because of his drug addiction). The interior of Rosenberg's office in Vice City is also remarkably similar to Dave Klenfield's office.
 
*In ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]],'' Ken is not seen outside of full-motion cutscenes, except for the mission "[[In The Beginning...]]".
 
*In ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]],'' Ken is not seen outside of full-motion cutscenes, except for the mission "[[In The Beginning...]]".
*Ken's name is misspelled as "Rosenburg" on the official [http://www.stephenbliss.com/ website] of Rockstar Games' artist [[Stephen Bliss]]. Whether this is his beta name or just a typo is unknown.
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*Ken's name is misspelled as "Rosenburg" on the official [http://www.stephenbliss.com/ website] of Rockstar Games' artist [[Stephen Bliss]]. Whether this is his beta name or just a typo is unknown.
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
   
 
==Navigation==
 
==Navigation==

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Do I look like I could intimidate a jury? I couldn't intimidate a child - and believe me, I've tried.
— Ken Rosenberg to Tommy Vercetti in Jury Fury.

Ken Rosenberg is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears as the deuteragonist in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (set in 1986) and a main character in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (set in 1992). He is also mentioned in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (set in 1984).

Biography

Life up to 1986

Ken Rosenberg successfully graduated as a lawyer, although he is suspected of cheating on his exams, and established his own business, K. Rosenberg & Co., setting up the firm in Vice City, with the company's office being inside the Hotel Harrison in Washington Beach. By 1984 his company has begun to represent the Vice News Network legally, with the company advising people, through a VNN news report, to quote the second amendment of the American constitution if they are prosecuted for illegally using a firearm, after open gun fights in the Downtown district (seen during the mission Nice Package). By 1986 he has also established ties with the Liberty City based Forelli Family, an Italian-American mob, and has begun to represent them legally.

1986

In 1986 he helps Sonny Forelli, the suspected Don of the Family, in establishing his family in Vice City by setting up a drug deal between the Vance Crime Family's 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 Colonel Juan Cortez yacht party, instead sending Vercetti to meet the man who set up the deal and later to find out who ambushed the deal. Rosenberg had, before the ambushed drug deal, been representing Giorgio Forelli, who was facing charges of fraud, and sent Vercetti to intimidate two jurors. He had also begun representing real estate mogul Avery Carrington, who Vercetti later began to work for after causing a riot at the Spand Express depot.

Vercetti eventually stops working for Rosenberg, who begins to represent him and bailing him from the 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 bank heist. He later sides with Vercetti when Sonny Forelli arrives in Vice City and, along with Lance Vance, a former ally of Vercetti, 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.

1990-1992

Tommy Vercetti and Ken Rosenberg continue to drift apart in the early 1990s, with Rosenberg eventually entering rehabilitation at the Fort Carson Medical Center in Fort Carson, San Andreas. His rehabilitation was successful, but his friendship with Vercetti is irreparably damaged, and he is also disbarred as a lawyer. 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 Casino, a mafia run casino 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 find Rosenberg and introduce him to Carl Johnson, who begins to help Rosenberg out of his situation, including saving Johnny Sindacco on his way to the hospital, though Johnny later dies of a heart attack after he remembers his previous encounter with Carl.

Carl later works for both Rosenberg and Salvatore Leone to kill more Sindacco and Forelli Family mobsters, both in San Andreas and Liberty City. Eventually Carl helps Rosenberg, as well as the by now trapped Kent Paul and Maccer, to escape from Salvatore Leone, telling them to lie low. Rosenberg, who began to use cocaine, also seemingly has flashbacks, once stating "Just like old times, hey Tommy?', in reference to Tommy Vercetti. Rosenberg and Kent Paul later begin to work for Madd Dogg, a rapper who is being managed by Carl Johnson. He, Kent Paul, Maccer and Madd Dogg later appear in the Johnson House in Grove Street, Ganton, Los Santos, to announce their first gold record.

"Busted!" quotes

Occasionally, during the blank screen after being busted, the player can hear Ken Rosenberg talking with the police in an attempt to get Tommy released. Following this, the player will be respawned in front of the nearest police station. There are 28 lines in total.

VCBI Crime Tree Record

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KEN ROSENBERG
Partner at Rosenberg & Associates, legal firm. Suspected problem with narcotics and egomania. Believed to be developing contracts with Liberty City mob. More in file...

KEN ROSENBERG


  • Partner at Rosenberg & Associates, legal firm.
  • Suspected problem with narcotics and egomania.
  • Believed to be developing contracts with Liberty City mob.
  • Suspected of cheating in law school exams.

KEN ROSENBERG, CONT'D


  • Believed to have employed heavies on numerous occasions to intimidate and corrupt juries.
  • Very poor success rate in trials.
  • "Blue chip" clients include Georgio Forelli. Cousin of Liberty City crime boss, Sonny.
  • Always desperate for money.

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Prominent Appearances in Missions

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Gallery

Trivia

  • During the mission The Meat Business in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, he will sometimes yell out "This is so exciting, Tommy! It's just like old times!", apparently still missing his days working alongside Tommy Vercetti.
  • According to artwork, Ken Rosenberg originally wore the same soiree suit as he does in the game, but wore a yellow shirt underneath.
  • Rosenberg is undoubtedly heavily influenced by Sean Penn's character Dave Kleinfeld from the 1993 movie Carlito's Way. Both worked as lawyers, helped the protagonists of their respective franchises, and were heavily addicted to cocaine and both did something that made the protagonist sever their ties with them (in Kleinfeld's case, he was going to testify against Carlito and Tommy severed his ties with Rosenberg because of his drug addiction). The interior of Rosenberg's office in Vice City is also remarkably similar to Dave Klenfield's office.
  • In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Ken is not seen outside of full-motion cutscenes, except for the mission "In The Beginning...".
  • Ken's name is misspelled as "Rosenburg" on the official website of Rockstar Games' artist Stephen Bliss. Whether this is his beta name or just a typo is unknown.

References

  1. Ken is said to be 33 years old in the BradyGames guide officially endorsed by Rockstar Games. KenRosenberg-GTAVC-BradysgameManualEntry

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[ ve ]Characters in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
ProtagonistTommy Vercetti
Major charactersKen Rosenberg | Lance Vance† | Sonny Forelli† | Earnest Kelly | "Big" Mitch Baker | Avery Carrington† | Phil Cassidy | Colonel Juan Garcia Cortez | Ricardo Diaz† | Jezz Torrent | Percy | Dick | Kent Paul | Auntie Poulet | Umberto Robina | Steve Scott | Mr. Black
Minor charactersVictor Vance† | Gonzalez† | Leo Teal† | Pierre La Ponce† | Mercedes Cortez | Doris | Cougar | Zeppelin | Pastor Richards | Donald Love | Streetwannabe's Leader† | Cam Jones | Hilary King† | Alex Shrub | The Psycho | Maude Hanson | Jethro | Dwaine | Mike | Unnamed Vercetti Gang Bodyguard | Porn Guy | Harry† | Lee† | Alberto Robina | Rico | Pepe (gangster) | Pepe (customer) | Pablo | Pedro Garcia | Candy's Agent† | Franco Carter† | Mrs. Dawson† | Charlie Dilson† | Mike Griffin† | Marcus Hammond† | Nick Kong† | Carl Pearson† | Ricardo Diaz's Hitmen | Candy Suxxx | BJ Smith | Sonny's Right-Hand Man | Sonny Forelli's Associate | Dick Tanner† | Ted | Unnamed Property Developer† | Willy | V.I.P. | The Greasy Chopper Bartender | Unnamed Businessman† | Unknown Dead Man† | Café Robina Bartender | Haitian Gang Lord† | Officer Miller | Jackson | Officer Jones | Sam
Radio DJsOliver Biscuit | Maurice Chavez | Adam First | Jonathan Freeloader | Lazlow | Mr. Magic | Fernando Martinez | Michelle Montanius | Pepe | Amy Sheckenhausen | Toni
Radio guestsJan Brown | Michaela Carapadis | Jenny Louise Crab | Callum Crayshaw | Pat "Mr. Zoo" Flannerdy | Freddy | John F. Hickory | Jack Howitzer | Claude Maginot | Mandy | Emanuel | Gethsemanee Starhawk Moonmaker | Doctor Phillips | Jeremy Robard | BJ Smith | Konstantinos Smith | Barry Stark | Thor
Mentioned charactersMr. Chesterfield | Morgan Daniels | Giorgio Forelli | Fran | Jono | Ho Chi | Jimmy | Mario | Patrick III | Laura Shrub | Tim
Beta charactersMr. Moffat
Other charactersBob | Bruce | Mark Cosgrove | Eugene | Martin | May | Moweesha | Doctor Perkins | P. Rowe | Darren Webb
† denotes Deceased, Italics denotes a status determined by the player's choice
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[ ve ]Characters in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
ProtagonistCarl Johnson
Main
characters
Sean "Sweet" Johnson | Kendl Johnson | Frank Tenpenny† | Big Smoke (Melvin Harris)† | Wu Zi Mu | The Truth | Cesar Vialpando | Catalina† | Salvatore Leone† | Madd Dogg | Kent Paul | Eddie Pulaski† | Ken Rosenberg | Mike Toreno | Ryder (Lance Wilson)† | Jizzy B.† | OG Loc (Jeffrey Cross) | T-Bone Mendez† | Guppy | Zero | Maccer
Minor
characters
Andre† |Benny† | Bettina | Berkley | Big Poppa† | Bogman | Claude | Construction Foreman† | Alan Crawford† | Derek | District Attorney | Dope | Dwaine | Emmet | Freddy† | Colonel Fuhrberger | Gal | Hazer | Janitor | Jimmy Hernandez† | Jethro | Jose | Kane† | Maria Latore | Ran Fa Li | Little Bill | Little Lion† | Little Weasel† | Mike | Su Xi Mu | Ralph Pendelbury† | Marco Forelli† | Mickey† | Old Reece | Jimmy Silverman | Johnny Sindacco† | The Snakehead† | The Triad Leader | Sunny | Big Bear (Barry Thorne) | Tony | Vagos gang members (Running Dog)† | B Dup (Mark Wayne) | Mr. Whittaker | Pizza Clerk | Preacher Bishop† | Rival Pimp† | Sweet's Girlfriend | The Dossier Carrier† | The Informant† | The Journalist† | The Reporter† | Unnamed Burger Shot Employee | Unnamed Crack Whore | Gasso Employee | Alan Crawford's Female Associate† | Mafia Goon 1 | Forelli Crime Family's pilot† | C.R.A.S.H. Rookies† | Cesar's Informant | Salvatore Leone's Bodyguard | Tim† | Tammy† | Loco Low Co. Mechanic | Driving School Tutor | Ammu-Nation Clerk
GirlfriendsDenise Robinson | Millie Perkins | Helena Wankstein | Katie Zhan | Michelle Cannes | Barbara Schternvart
Radio station characters
Radio DJsForth Right MC | The Funktipus | Julio G | Johnny Lawton | Mary-Beth Maybell | Phillip Michaels | Hans Oberlander | Johnny Parkinson | James Pedeaston | Marshall Peters | Mary Phillips | Peyton Phillips | Sage | Tommy Smith
Talk show hostsMarvin Trill | Christy MacIntyre | Maurice | James Pedeaston | Mary Phillips | Peyton Phillips | Derrick Thackery | Billy Dexter† | Lazlow
Talk show guestsAdam First | The Truth | Truck Driver | Emanuel | Julie | Hector | Rick | Vivian | Mill | Mike | 632369439 | Stewart | Kevin | Montag | Zero | Jizzy B.† | Jack Howitzer | OG Loc | Cris Formage | Darius Fontaine
News broadcastingRichard Burns | Lianne Forget | Madd Dogg | Big Smoke
Radio guestsThe Truth | OG Loc (Jeffrey Cross) | Big Wayne | Darius Fontaine | Jenna Forbes | Cris Formage | Jack Howitzer | Michael Hunt | Jimmy | Fernando Martinez | Tim | Reed Tucker
Mentioned
characters
Mary Alexander | Mike Andrews | Big Devil† | Bobby | CM Pink | Joey Leone | Tommy Vercetti | James Earl Cash | Mary Ellen | Herbie | Ho Chi | Beverly Johnson† | Brian Johnson† | Carl Johnson's Father | Ah Ah Kung | LB | Little Devil† | General Mills | Tony† | Jezz Torrent | Avrindar
Other
characters
Fraser Ashley | Morgan August | G.M. Berlotti | Big Smilky | Dr. Diablo | Gern Blanston | Henry Bolt† | D. Claremont | John Craig | Mary Fortune | Frank Gold | Hammerfist | Philip K. Jones | Ed Karson | Turk Martin | Cluck Norris | Jane Pole | Brontosaurus Rex | Rochell'le | Jeremy Smith | Brian Van Ginsberg | Scott Wilson
Deleted
characters
Officer Carver | Larry | Poncho | Psycho
† denotes Deceased, Italics denotes a status determined by the player's choice
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