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50 fun facts about comedian and hilarious actress Melissa McCarthy.
1. Became a staple after her breakout role in the movie "Bridesmaids."
2. Teamed up with Paul Feig again for the summer comedy "Spy," which released just now on June 5, 2015.
3. This city girl actually grew up on her family's farm in Plainfield.
4. McCarthy she was one of the cheerleaders at her high school, so she is used to be the center of attention.
5. Do you like the way she dresses? McCarthy actually studied fashion at Southern Illinois University.
6. Before she took her place in front of camera she worked as a production coordinator for "The Weird Al Show."
7. Before she became a comedy actress she was a standup comedian.
8. Jenny McCarthy and Melissa McCarthy are cousins! Who knew?!
9. She met her husband Ben Falcone, during a Groundlings writing class in 1998.
10. Her husband actually has appeared with Melissa onscreen in movies like "Bridesmaids," "Tammy," and "Gilmore Girls."
11. The role for Lorelai's BFF Sookie St. James on "Gilmore Girls" suppsed to go to Alex Borstein but she had to drop out. McCarthy took the role instead.
12. She revealed that the best ideas for her comedies she gets while in teh car with her husband.
13. She designed her gown for the 2011 Emmys.
14. Started her own production company with her husband called On the Day.
15. McCarthy memorized all of her lines and didn't need any cue cards for her hosting stint on "Saturday Night Live."
16. She was roommates with a very famous shoe designer Brian Atwood! Atwood told her to New York City when she was just 15.
17. Melissa and Ben Falcone have two children together, Vivian and Georgette.
18. You will not believe this but she admitted that when she was a teen she did shoplifting.
19. Actress Sandra Bullock and McCarthy are best friends.
20. Melissa recently received her star on Hollywood Walk of Fame!
21. Melissa loves to renovate homes!
22. Melissa lent her voice for the character DNAmy in Disney's Kim Possible.
23. Played a Sky King Waitress in the movie Disney's The Kid.
24. Three months after giving birth to her oldest child McCarthy stated filming the TV series, Samantha Who?
25. Four months after having her second child, she returned to work and started acting in her big hit, Mike & Molly.
26. Not only does she act, she writes and directs.
27. When Melissa moved to Hollywood, she was told by a manager that she'd never get an acting job until she lost weight.
28. While in high school she tried to be a Goth but it didnt' work as she was too funny and made people laugh.
29. She ran track and played tennis in high school.
30. She moved to NYC to become a stand up comedian.
31. She likes to sew and thinks about make a line for curvy girls.
32. She was eight-and-half months pregnant when she auditioned for her role in Mike & Molly.
33. For her workout she does Piloxing. It's a combination of boxing and pilates.
34. Knew the cast of Bridesmaids for 10 years as they were members of the Groundlings.
35. McCarthy and her husband both grew up in a small town in the Midwest.
36. McCarthy and her husband worked together on their new film, Tammy. She co-wrote with Falcone, who directed the movie.
37. Falcone and McCarthy are married for 10 years.
38. Her husband calls her 'The Mooch.'
39. The idea for the movie Tammy came from her husband's dream.
40. She gave up cheerleading while in school to become Goth.
41. At the couple's wedding she had only 2 female bridesmaids and the rest were men.
42. As a kid, she had to be rescued after climbing and getting stuck inside a silo!
43. One of her famous friend is Oscar-winner Octavia Spencer, with whom McCarthy shared screen in an "Ask Al" segment for the "Weird Al."
44. Sandra Bullcok and McCarthy are kindred spirits when it comes to construction and home renovation. They often share ideas with each other.
45. Won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
46. Her parents are Sandra and Michael McCarthy, Irish-Catholic farmers.
47. While she lived in NYC, McCarthy trained at The Actor's Studio and performed in various stage productions.
48. McCarthy received an Oscar Nod for 'Bridesmaids,' where she played Megan, the assertive, walks-to-her-own-drum sister of the groom.
49. McCarthyco-starred with Sandra Bullock in the buddy comedy The Heat where McCarthy plays a Boston cop who teams up with a FBI agent. The movie brought in almost $40 million in its first weekend domestically and ultimately grossed around $230 million worldwide.
50. McCarthy and her family live in Los Angeles, where she has also created the clothing line Melissa McCarthy Seven7.
