Melissa McCarthy is an actress, producer, comedian, writer, and fashion designer. She has been appearing in multiple TV and movie projects since the late 1990s. McCarthy is a multi-nominated and multi-award-winning actress because of her various work such as Mike & Molly, Bridesmaids, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Spy, The Heat, and as a guest host on Saturday Night Live. On top of that, she also has her own production company, as well as her own clothing line targeted at plus-sized women. In this article, however, we will be talking about Melissa McCarthy’s net worth in 2022.
| Net Worth | $90 million |
| Age | 51 |
| Salary | $25 million (Forbes’ list of highest-paid actresses in 2020) |
| Sponsors | Kia, Ivory Soap, Sunrise Brands, Seven7, Alexa |
| Profession | Actress |
Melissa McCarthy's net worth in 2022 (estimate): $90 million
Melissa McCarthy’s net worth in 2022 is estimated to be $90 million. This is agreed upon by multiple reputable sources such as Celebrity Net Worth.
Let us now learn more about the early life of Melissa McCarthy and how she got her start in the entertainment business.
Melissa Ann McCarthy was born on August 26, 1970, in Plainfield, Illinois, to parents Sandra and Michael McCarthy. She is the cousin of actress and model Jenny McCarthy, the sister-in-law of Mark Wahlberg.
Melissa was raised on a farm and her family is a large Catholic family. She graduated high school at St. Francis Academy (now known as Joliet Catholic Academy) in Joliet, Illinois.
She started her career as a stand-up comedian in Los Angeles and New York. She is an alumna of an improvisational and sketch comedy troupe based in Los Angeles called The Groundlings. On top of that, she also used to perform as a drag queen in New York City under the moniker Miss Y.
“It was me there with my lovely gay guy friends and I was dressed like a big old drag queen,” McCarthy said. “I went by Miss Y. I had a gold lamé swing coat on, a huge wig, big eyelashes. I talked about being incredibly wealthy and beautiful and living extravagantly, and the first night worked great. It was such a happy, good feeling, and it gave me such confidence.”
Melissa McCarthy made her small screen debut in an episode of Jenny McCarthy’s show on NBC called Jenny. She then made her feature film debut with a minor role in the 1999 comedy Go. She also had roles in movies such as Charlie’s Angels, Drowning Mona, The Third Wheel, and The Life of David Gale.
In 2000, she landed the role of Sookie St. James, the upbeat best friend of Lorelai Gilmore on The WB TV series Gilmore Girls. She later reprised the role in the show’s revival that premiered on Netflix and it was called Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.
McCarthy starred alongside Ryan Reynolds in the 2007 science fantasy psychological thriller titled The Nines. She also had roles in films such as The Captain, Just Add Water, Pretty Ugly People, The Back-Up Plan, and Life as We Know It.
On September 20, 2010, Melissa McCarthy was cast as the lead role of Molly Flynn on the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly. In 2011, she won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her work in Mike & Molly.
In the same year, she starred alongside big names such as Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Ellie Kemper in the comedy film Bridesmaids. McCarthy’s performance earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Melissa McCarthy is a member of the Five-Timers Club of Saturday Night Live as she guest-hosted the show five times (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017). She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in the five times that she hosted SNL, winning the award in 2017.
In 2013, she starred alongside Sandra Bullock in the buddy cop comedy The Heat. The film was a critical and commercial success as it grossed $229 million worldwide.
In May 2015, Melissa McCarthy received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In the same year, Forbes ranked her as the third highest-paid actress for that year with $23 million in earnings.
“It was a little overwhelming,” McCarthy said about her star on the Walk of Fame. “I thought, ‘Just try to stay in it so you remember it, don’t get so overwhelmed,’ because I’m like, I don’t want to forget today, I don’t want to forget my mom, my kids, anybody that I get to see here watch this happen. I want to remember every second of it.”
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On May 31, 2016, she was cast as Lee Israel in the dark comedy-drama biographical film Can You Ever Forgive Me? Her performance drew multiple positive praises and that led to an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
On February 18, 2020, McCarthy was cast in the upcoming Disney film The Little Mermaid where she will play the role of Ursula.
As for her personal life, Melissa McCarthy married her longtime boyfriend Ben Falcone. He is also an actor and comedian, as well as an alumnus of The Groundlings. The couple tied the knot on October 8, 2005.
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Falcone and McCarthy founded their own production company called On The Day Productions. A lot of projects have already been produced by their company such as Tammy, The Boss, Life of the Party, and Thunder Force. They also have a lot of projects in the works such as an Untitled Tinker Bell Project and an Untitled Stanley Cup Project.
Aside from her production company, Melissa McCarthy teamed up with Sunrise Brands to launch her first clothing collection called Melissa McCarthy Seven7. Her clothing line is aimed towards plus-sized women.
“People don't stop at size 12. I feel like there's a big thing missing where you can't dress to your mood above a certain number. [Malls] segregate plus-size,” she said.
Her partnership quickly evolved into her own fashion line Seven7 which debuted in August 2015 on the Home Shopping Network.
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Melissa McCarthy continues to become one of the most successful people in the entertainment industry. She is using her platform to spread awareness about the causes that are dear to her such as the right to vote, female empowerment, the human rights movement, and many more.
With all of that being said, were you surprised about Melissa McCarthy’s net worth in 2022?
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