- Born
- Birth nameMelissa Ivy Rauch
- Height1.50 m
- Melissa Ivy Rauch was born in Marlboro, New Jersey. She attended Marymount Manhattan College in New York City, where she received a BFA degree. While going to school, Melissa performed stand-up comedy around Manhattan, and soon made a name for herself on the NYC comedy scene. Her one-woman show, "The Miss Education of Jenna Bush", in which she portrayed Jenna Bush Hager, the former President's daughter, garnered critical acclaim and played to sold-out audiences (Outstanding Solo Show and TheaterMania's Audience Favorite Award--New York International Fringe Festival/HBO's US Comedy Arts Festival).
Melissa resides in Los Angeles, California, with Winston Rauch, her husband and writing partner.- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpouseWinston Rauch(October 11, 2007 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenSadie RauchBrooks Rauch
- ParentsSusan RauchDavid Rauch
- RelativesBen Rauch(Sibling)
- Short stature
- Curvaceous, buxom figure
- High pitched voice
- Has stated that the voice she uses as "Bernadette" on The Big Bang Theory (2007) is based on her mother's voice.
- Got her start as a stand-up comedian on stages throughout the New York City, including the same open mike in the back room of Hamburger Harry's in Times Square, where Zach Galifianakis first graced a stage.
- Met her future husband, Winston Rauch, in college when he was known by his birth name, Winston Beigel.
- Mother, with husband Winston Rauch, of daughter Sadie Rauch (b. December 2017) and son Brooks Rauch (b. May 2020).
- Ranked #64 on Maxim's "Hot 100" of 2014 list.
- I was a theater dork in high school and did all the plays. My theater teacher in high school, Janet Spahr, was absolutely incredible and mentored me throughout school. She taught me a lot about relying on my instincts.
- I was kind of like the Rhea Perlman of the bar. I was like "Carla" on Cheers (1982). People were more afraid of me. There was a point where I got a little surly. There were only so many chicken wings I could serve before losing the smile on my face.
- When I was out of work when I first moved to L.A., one of the first things my husband and I did was buy season's passes to Disney, and whenever I was bummed out about work, we would go to Space Mountain, and it was like a physical injection of anti-depressants.
- My fear is that, had I stayed in Jersey, I would have become Snooki because I'm just a bottle of hair dye away.
- My first waitress job was at Johnny Rockets in New Jersey, and then I waited tables at a sports bar.
- The Big Bang Theory (2008) - $20,000 -$30,000 per episode (2010-2013)
- The Big Bang Theory (2008) - $60,000 per episode (2013-2014)
- The Big Bang Theory (2008) - $450,000 per episode (2017-2019)
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