Melissa McCarthy Biography

Melissa McCarthy moved to New York to begin her career as a stand-up comedian. She appeared at famous clubs such as Stand Up New York and The Improv. While in the city McCarthy trained at The Actor's Studio performing in various stage productions. In the late 1990s she moved to Los Angeles. In Los Angeles McCarthy became a member of the legendary improvisation and sketch comedy theatre The Groundlings. A Groundling refers to an individual company member who both writes for and performs in the theatre's shows while teaching classes at the company's school. McCarthy spent nine years as a main-stage member making numerous television and film appearances along the way. From 2000 to 2003 she had supporting roles in films like The Kid Charlie's Angels and Go. In 2000 McCarthy landed her breakthrough role on the popular WB show Gilmore Girls playing Sookie St. James the clumsy chef and best friend of Lorelai Gilmore. The show had a successful run until 2007 at which time McCarthy acted alongside Ryan Reynolds in the psychological thriller The Nines.

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