Quirky, exuberant, and hilarious are probably the three words that best describe Jewish American comedian and actress Melissa Rauch. She is known for playing the role of Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
Melissa Rauch Bio (Age)
Rauch was born on the 23rd of June 1980 in Marlboro, New Jersey to Jewish parents Susan and David Rauch. Melissa Rauch attended Frank Defino Central Elementary School, after which she proceeded to Marlboro High school.
During her early days and all through her school days, she was involved in stand-up comedy around Manhattan. This would later propel her to feature in her own one-woman show “The Miss Education of Jenna Bush” a fictional piece that revolved around the ‘party life’ of Jenna Bush, daughter of former U.S President George W. Bush. This show also helped her to work in collaboration with her future husband.
Melissa also featured in True Blood where she played the role of an adventurous summer girl. She also starred in, The Office, the American remake of the Australian TV series Kath & Kim, Wright v Wrong, and the film I Love You, Man.
She was on the comedy stage show The Realest Real Housewives where she worked with Danielle Schneider, Casey Wilson, June Diane Raphael, and Jessica St. Clair.
The Bronze was Melissa’s first attempt in movie production, she also wrote parts of the storyline as well as starred as Hope Annabelle Greggory, a bronze medal-winning gymnast.
Her most accomplished outing came in her portrayal of the character, Bernadette Rostenkowski, in Big Bang Theory. The initial plan was for Melissa to make a brief appearance on the show during its third season. However, the quality of her performances was so good it won over audiences, and became a series regular in the show’s fourth season.
Her character Bernadette falls in love with Howard Wolowitz, a friend of Sheldon and Leonard. Bernadette, now working as a waitress to pay for her schooling, finished her Ph.D. and married her lover Howard over the next few seasons.
Melissa Rauch Husband
It is the dream of every woman to find someone who will love and cherish them above all others. For some, they manage to find such a person and for others, they are not so lucky. Well, it is safe to assume that Melissa Rauch got the shiny side of that flip coin as she is married to Winston Beigel, who she had earlier met during her days in college.
Melissa and Winston first began their romantic journey back in college. Winston Beigel has written various comedy T.V series, sketches, and movies. He is a screenwriter, director, and producer. He attended Marymount Manhattan College where he met Melissa.
Winston is a very private person. Though he is married to a very high-profile wife, he has managed to keep his private life away from the media and not much is known about him except the fact that he hails from Manhattan.
Winston and Melissa were married in 2007. Winston broke the conventional tradition when he took up his wife’s surname – he now bears the name Winston Rauch.
On December 4, 2017, the couple announced via Instagram that Melissa had given birth to their daughter Sadie. The couple had gone through a painful period where they had several miscarriages.
Net Worth
Melissa Rauch’s biggest breakthrough came when she landed the role of Bernadette Rostenkowski in the third season of the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. That gig brings her a paycheck of at least $75,000 per episode.
Her works include stints on ‘True Blood’, ‘I Love You Man’, ‘Kath and Kim’, and many others.
Rauch is clearly advancing in her career with high-profile roles like The Wasp in Marvel’s Ant-Man. All of these gigs and more have contributed to bringing her a net worth estimated between $6 million and $8 million.
Body Measurements, Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet and her body weighs about 57 kg. Her bra size is 32D, shoe size is 6.5 US and dress size is 8 US. Furthermore, her body measurements are 36-27-35 inches.
