Melissa McCarthy Biography
A native of Plainfield, Illinois, United States, Melissa McCarthy is a popular American actress, writer, producer, comedian, and fashion designer.
She is the recipient of multiple awards, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Melissa
Melissa McCarthy Age
McCarthy is 51 years old as of 2021. She was born on 26 August 1970 in Plainfield, Illinois, United States. She celebrates her birthdate on 26 August every year.
Melissa McCarthy Height
Mccarthy stands at a height of 5 feet and 1 inch (1.57 m) tall. Her weight is approximately 89 kg.
Melissa McCarthy Education
McCarthy graduated from St. Francis Academy (now Joliet Catholic Academy) in Joliet, Illinois, and moved to New York to start her career as a standup comedian, emerging at well-known clubs such as Stand Up New York and The Improv. While in the city, McCarthy trained at The Actor’s Studio and performed in different stage productions. In the late 1990s, she moved to Los Angeles.
Melissa McCarthy Family
McCarthy was born to Sandra and Michael McCarthy. She was brought up on a farm in a very huge Catholic family. Melissa’s father is of Irish descent, whereas her mother is of English, German, and Irish ancestry. A number of her ancestors were from County Cork. She is the first cousin to actress and model Jenny McCarthy and professional basketball player Joanne McCarthy.
Melissa McCarthy Husband
McCarthy married her lovely and longtime lover Ben Falcone, an actor and alumna of The Groundlings, on October 8, 2005. The couple has two daughters, Vivian Falcone and georgette Falcone.
Melissa McCarthy Net Worth
McCarthy has an estimated net worth of $90 million.
Melissa McCarthy Career
Time named McCarthy one of the one hundred most effective individuals in the world in 2016. She has been featured multiple times in the annual hierarchy of the greatest-paid actresses in the world. The new york Times graded her 22nd in its checklist of the 25 Greatest Actors of the twenty-first Century in 2020. McCarthy began emerging in television and film in the late 1990s. She first acquired an award for her role as Sookie St. James on the television series Gilmore Girls (2000-2007).
McCarthy played Dena on the ABC sitcom, Samantha Who? (2007-2009) before starring as Molly Flynn on the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly (2010-2016). For which she obtained the Primetime Emmy Award for Superior Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2011. McCarthy’s impressions as a host on Saturday Night Live led to a win of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2017.
McCarthy achieved vital favor for her concert in the comedy film Bridesmaids (2011), acquiring a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She moved on to star in many commercially profitable comedies: Identity thief (2013), the heat (2013), Tammy (2014), St. Vincent (2014), Spy (2015), and also the Boss (2016). After a brief series of unsuccessful comedies, McCarthy portrayed Lee Israel in the biographical film can you Ever Forgive Me? (2018), earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Melissa and her husband Ben Falcone are the founders of the show company On the Day Productions, under which they have collaborated on many comedy films. She launched her own wear line for plus-sized women, named Melissa McCarthy Seven7 in 2015, and she received a motion picture star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Melissa McCarthy Movies
- Spy 2015
- Bridesmaids 2011
- The Heat 2013 Tammy 2014
- Ghostbusters 2016
- The Boss 2016
- Identity Thief 2013
- Thunder Force
- Life Of The Party 2018
- The Little Mermaid 2023
- Superintelligence 2020
- The Starling 2021
- St. Vincent 2014
- Can You Ever Forgive Me? 2018
- The Happytime Murders 2018
- Thor: Love and Thunder 2022
- This Is 40 2012
- The Kitchen 2019
- The Hangover Part III 2013
- The Hangover 2009
- Charlie’s Angels 2000
- Heat 2
- The Back-Up Plan 2010
- Life as We Know It 2010
- Cook Off! 2007
- Pretty Ugly People 2008
- God 1998
- Margie Claus
- The Nines 2007
- Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama 2005
- Tinker Bell project
- Shooter 2007
- Go 1999
- The Life of David Gale 2003
- Drowning Mona 2000
- The Hangover Part II 2011
- The Kid 2000