However, it was her role in that year's Can You Ever Forgive Me? Melissa McCarthy's 'Romantic' Anniversary Gift for … 1 spot, earning around $30 million domestically during its debut weekend. It was originally intended for oversize women. "15 years ago today I married the kindest, funniest and weirdest human I’ve ever met. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! He is married to actress Melissa McCarthy, with whom he has two children. McCarthy plays a Boston cop who teams up with an FBI agent, played by Bullock. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. McCarthy married longtime boyfriend Ben Falcone on October 8, 2005. Benjamin Scott Falcone (born August 25, 1973) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. The mismatched duo are out to take down a drug lord in the film, also directed by Feig, which brought in almost $40 million in its first weekend domestically and ultimately grossed around $230 million worldwide. People's Choice Awards where the actress was honored with the People's Icon of 2018 award and the Comedy Movie Star of 2018 award. Beginning in 2010, McCarthy played the fourth-grade teacher Molly opposite actor Billy Gardell on the CBS hit sitcom Mike & Molly, a role for which she received her first Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. He has also had small roles in Bridesmaids, Identity Thief, The Heat, Tammy, Spy, Life of the Party, and Can You Ever Forgive Me?, all of which starred his wife. "use strict";(function(){var insertion=document.getElementById("citation-access-date");var date=new Date().toLocaleDateString(undefined,{month:"long",day:"numeric",year:"numeric"});insertion.parentElement.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(date),insertion)})(); Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives. Her father Michael is of Irish origin and her mother has a mixed English, German, and Irish ancestry. Celebrity IOU: Melissa McCarthy gets 'ugly cry' from... Birthday girl! Grateful every single day!! It's like you get to go to work with your best friend. Based on Lee Israel's 2008 memoir, the film features McCarthy as a struggling writer who hits pay dirt by forging letters from deceased literary greats, leading to Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations. She has 830K followers on Facebook, more than 970K followers on Twitter, and more than 6 million followers on Instagram. He is married to actress Melissa McCarthy, with whom he has two children. They have two daughters, Vivian (b. And in June 2015, McCarthy took the lead in another Feig project, the espionage spoof Spy, in which she plays a CIA desk agent who gets her chance to become a major player out in the field. McCarthy returned to work four months after giving birth to Georgette to begin filming the first season of Mike & Molly. Melissa McCarthy started her clothing line, Melissa McCarthy Seven7 in 2015. She is the daughter of Michael and Sandra McCarthy. Suddenly she started appearing everywhere from motion pictures to tv series she grabbed them all and just own them. Happy fifteenth Anniversary, Mooch! "15 years ago today I … 'Was scrolling through my phone and came across this photo. Melissa McCarthy was born on August 26, 1970, in Plainfield, Illinois. The 50-year-old actress posted a … She then moved to New York where she initially worked as a stand-up comedian. Directed by Seth Gordon.