Melissa Rivers
Melissa Warburg Rosenberg (born January 20, 1968), better known as Melissa Rivers, is an American actress, television host and producer. She is the daughter of the late Joan Rivers and Edgar Rosenberg. As an actress, she has had roles in television shows including Beverly Hills, 90210, Silk Stalkings, The Comeback. In 1998, she also appeared in the sci-fi/comedy made-for-television movie Men in White and in the 1999 film The Big Tease, a comedy directed by Kevin Allen starring Craig Ferguson. Additionally, she teamed up with her mother Joan Rivers, portraying themselves in the 1994 celebrity docudrama Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story. In the early 1990s, she branched out on the pre-show red carpet, interviewing celebrities on nationally televised awards shows. Rivers, who has hosted various events and served as a producer for the E! Network, has hosted two of the channel’s highest-rated specials: Oh Baby! Melissa’s Guide to Pregnancy and Oh Toddler! Surviving the Early Years (aired in January 2002). With her mother, she hosted fashion on the red carpet interviews for the E! cable network. In 2003, they left her red carpet pre-show on E! to accept a more lucrative deal with the TV Guide Channel valued at between $6 and 8 million. Also in 2002, she appeared on the ABC Network competitive reality show I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. She has been a regular guest on the webcast show Tom Green's House Tonight. In 2013, she was a co-creator and co-producer of Joan's YouTube web series In Bed With Joan, a fifteen to thirty minute show with a new video uploaded weekly in which Joan interviews a celebrity about a wide variety of personal topics in Joan's bed, with Melissa conducting interview questions for the last several minutes.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 ·Studio One Foreveras Self
- 2022 ·Sherrias Self - Guest
- 2022 ·One Killer Questionas Self
- 2022 ·Piers Morgan Uncensoredas Self
- 2021 ·For Real: The Story of Reality TVas Self
- 2019 ·The Kelly Clarkson Showas
- 2019 ·The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self
- 2018 ·25 Words or Lessas
- 2015 ·Joyas Joan Rivers
- 2013 ·Deal With Itas Self
- 2011 ·Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?as
- 2010 ·Joan Rivers: A Piece of Workas Self
- 2009 ·Comedy Central Roast of Joan Riversas Self
- 2008 ·Celebrity Family Feudas Self
- 2005 ·Hell's Kitchenas Self - Restaurant Patron
- 2005 ·Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climberas Self
- 2004 ·Project Runwayas Self - Guest Judge
- 2004 ·First Daughteras Melissa Rivers
- 2004 ·Vampires: Out For Bloodas Talk Show Host
- 2004 ·The Soupas
- 2004 ·Dave the Barbarianas Princess Irmaplotz (voice)
- 2004 ·Dave the Barbarianas Gruntedsa (voice)
- 2004 ·The L Wordas Self
- 2003 ·I'm with Heras
- 2003 ·Comedy Central Roastsas Self
- 2003 ·I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!as Self
- 2003 ·Jimmy Kimmel Live!as
- 2002 ·Pet Staras Self - Judge
- 2001 ·Good Day Liveas Self
- 1999 ·The Big Teaseas Dianne Abbott
- 1999 ·Providenceas Self
- 1998 ·Men in Whiteas Female Reporter #1
- 1997 ·The Viewas Self
- 1997 ·The Viewas Self - Guest
- 1997 ·Just Shoot Me!as Herself
- 1996 ·E! True Hollywood Storyas
- 1994 ·Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Storyas Melissa Rivers
- 1990 ·Beverly Hills, 90210as
- 1988 ·LIVE with Kelly and Markas
- 1985 ·The Golden Girlsas
- 1985 ·Larry King Liveas Self
- 1981 ·Entertainment Tonightas Self
- 1978 ·Rabbit Testas Little Girl (uncredited)
- 1952 ·Todayas Self