Melissa Ivy Rauch was born on 23 June 1980, in Marlboro Township, New Jersey USA into a Jewish family, and is a comedienne and actress, perhaps best known for her appearances in the television series called “The Big Bang Theory”. During her career Melissa has been nominated for such awards as Critics Choice Television, Screen Actors Guild and People’s Choice Awards. Although Melissa has been working in the movie and television industry for just nine years, she has been able to achieve considerable acclaim and respect.
So how rich is Mellissa Rauch, as of late 2017? It is estimated by authoritative sources that Melissa’s net worth is over $10 million, the main source of her wealth being her career as an actress. Additionally, Rauch’s activities as a comedienne have also contributed significantly to her wealth.
Melissa Rauch Net Worth $10 Million
When Melissa was studying at the Marlboro High School, she became interested in acting, and then decided to pursue an acting career following her matriculation from Marymount Manhattan College. Initially she was as a consistent contributor to VH1’s “Best Week Ever” television show in the early 2000s. In 2006 she was cast in a small role in the movie called “Delirious”, really establishing Melissa’s net worth. In 2007 she appeared in several episodes of the television series entitled “12 Miles of Bad Road”, while working on which she had an opportunity to meet Lily Tomlin, Leslie Jordan, Gary Cole and Mary Kay Place among others. In 2008 she also secured a role in the “Kath & Kim” series, and all these appearances added to Melissa’s net worth.
In 2009 Rauch was cast in one of her most famous roles, that of Dr. Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowiz in the television series called “The Big Bang Theory”, the worldwide success of which had a huge impact on the growth of Rauch’s net worth and still remains one of its main sources as it airs to this day. While filming this show Melissa has had an opportunity to work with such actors as Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Sara Gilbert, Kaley Cuoco, Kunal Nayyar and many others. As this show continues airing, it is considered to be one of the most successful shows of all time in the television industry.
Other television shows and movies that Melissa has appeared in, include “I Love You, Man”, “The Bronze”, “Are You Here”, “The Office”, “True Blood” in a recurring role, and “Jake and the Never Land Pirates” among others. All these appearances have added steadily to Melissa Rauch’s net worth. Overall, Rauch has already been involved in more than 10 movies, and about the same number of television productions, in a career not yet spanning 10 years.
Displaying her talent for comedy, Rauch has also been part of the stage show “The Realest Real Housewives”, a comedic take-off of several so-called ‘reality’ TV shows, along with Casey Wilson, Jessica St. Clair and Danielle Schneider among others, which began running at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in 2011
To talk about Melissa’s personal life, Melissa has been married to Danielle Schneider since 2010, and as of late 2017 she is ‘infanticipating’.
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance, Critics' Choice Television Award (2013), People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Gal Pals (2014), Audie Award for Short Stories/Collections (2015)
Movies
“Delirious” (2006), “I Love You” (2009), “Man, Are You Here” (2014), “Flock of Dudes” (2016), “The Bronze, Batman and Harley Quinn” (2017)
TV Shows
“Best Week Ever”, “The Big Bang Theory” (since 2009), “The Realest Real Housewives”, “12 Miles of Bad Road”, “Kath & Kim” (2008-2009), “Wright v Wrong”, “Marvel's Ant-Man” (2017), “True Blood” (2010)
[on receiving scripts for The Big Bang Theory (2007)'s fifth season] I was waiting on my doorstep for the first script to arrive, like it was Christmas morning! Not that I celebrate, or anything - but if this little Jewish girl knew what Christmas felt like, I'm sure it would be very close.
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I love an arcade. I love a boardwalk game. But I also love a rollercoaster. Though I think the rollercoaster love comes from the fact that it took a really long time for me to reach the height requirement, so I promised myself very early on that when I reach that, I will not take it for granted.
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I knew from a young age that I wanted to perform. I went to an arts camp called Brookdale Arts Camp, in New Jersey, from the time I was 6, and then I was a counselor there through high school.
4
We must take down the carnies. I think we need to start a campaign to defeat their scamming ways. I never win the boardwalk basketball game.
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My first waitress job was at Johnny Rockets in New Jersey, and then I waited tables at a sports bar.
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My fear is that, had I stayed in Jersey, I would have become Snooki because I'm just a bottle of hair dye away.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Fact
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Ranked #64 on Maxim's "Hot 100" of 2014 list.
2
Met her future husband, Winston Rauch, in college when he was known by his birth name, Winston Beigel.
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.
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Has stated that the voice she uses as "Bernadette" on The Big Bang Theory (2007) is based on her mother's voice.
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