Melissa Peterman
| Melissa Peterman | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Melissa Margaret Peterman |
| Born | July 1 1971 
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | John Brady (1 child) |
Melissa Margaret Peterman (born July 1,1971) is an American actress who was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Theatre
After graduating from Minnesota State University, Mankato with theater as one of her majors, she was cast as Madeline Monroe in Hey City Theater's production of Tony n' Tina's Wedding. After more than 600 performances, she went on to work as a writer and performer at the improvisational comedy theater The Brave New Workshop, which boasts such alumni as Louie Anderson, Peter Tolan and Al Franken. While with the Brave New Workshop, she also performed at the Chicago Improv Festival and the Big Stink Comedy Festival in Austin, Texas.
Film and television
Peterman made her film debut as "Hooker #2" in the Coen brothers' Oscar-winning 1996 movie Fargo.
She has also appeared in the comedies Recipe for Disaster and How High with
Fred Willard, Hector Elizondo, Spalding Gray, and
Peterman remains loyal to her comic roots as the host of 15 Minutes of Fem, a comedy showcase for women presented at the Egyptian Theatre. She continues to write her own material and has a one-woman show in the works.
On television, she appeared in the Oxygen sketch comedy show
During her summer hiatus from Reba, Peterman hosted The Sound of Music Sing-a-Long, reprising her hosting gig from last summer's The Wizard of Oz Sing-a-Long, at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Peterman can also be seen this fall on the World Cup Comedy Challenge television series and on the celebrity edition of Trading Spaces, with her Reba husband, Christopher Rich. She also lost a considerable amount of weight as well.
Melissa Peterman also plays Mrs. Splitz in Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.
Peterman recently hosted four episodes of the new show CMT Comedy Stage. While no official confirmation has been given, it is speculated that the series has been canceled after a short run of only 8 episodes.
On October 15, 2007, melissapeterman.net announced that, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Melissa had been cast in a comedy that had been ordered to pilot, but had not yet been picked up to air. The comedy is untitled and also stars Cedric the Entertainer, and is being produced for ABC. The pilot tapes on October 30, 2007 at the ABC Studio Center in Studio City, California. The minimum age is 18.
Family
She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband, fellow actor John Brady. She gave birth to an 8 lb. 5 oz. baby boy named Riley on October 20, 2005, at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.
Quotes
Melissa's Book of Love: "I was friends with my husband for four years before we fell in love. If I had a rule book, I'd include one about how you need to like the person before you love them. The like never goes away, even when they're driving you crazy."
All the World Is a Courtroom... er, Stage: "When I was little I used to say, 'When I grow up, I want to be a lawyer or an actress.' And my dad would say, 'Well, they're the same thing, except that you'll probably make money with one.' He meant lawyer."
A Parent's Worst Nightmare: "My husband and I both consider ourselves funny people - we met doing improv - and our biggest fear is having a kid who has no sense of humor. We go, 'What if our kid has no sense of timing? What happens if our kid doesn't get us?'"
Minnesota Mama: "I'm always doing characters, and I have fun doing my mother." [In a thick Minnesota accent:] "'Well, Melissa, L.A. is real crazy out there, ya know. I heard they rioted after they won a basketball game. Gosh, if they riot after they win, imagine what would happen if they lose!'"
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