Jenny McCarthy and Melissa McCarthy You couldn't ask for a better cousin than Jenny. In the '90s, The Masked Singer judge — who is married to Blue Bloods star Donnie Wahlberg —helped her older cousin, Melissa, land her first TV role as a guest star on Jenny's MTV's sketch series, The Jenny McCarthy Show.
Yes, it's true that Melissa and Jenny McCarthy are first cousins, but their family's name wasn't always McCarthy. For reasons that are unclear, their immigrant grandfather, Michael Carty, changed from Carty to McCarthy between his appearance in the 1930 census and his 1934 marriage.
What did Jenny McCarthy say about Melissa McCarthy?
Jenny McCarthy Says She Did Not Criticize Melissa McCarthy
Jenny tells People, "There is a crazy story going around that I once told my cousin, Melissa, that she would have to lose weight in order to get into show business. Nothing could be further from the truth."
The Truth About Jenny And Melissa McCarthy's Relationship
How did Melissa McCarthy lose weight?
She's tried and ditched dieting
While talking with People in 2011, McCarthy recalled an all-liquid diet a doctor put her on in 2003 when she scored her role on “Gilmore Girls.” Describing how she'd consume only 500 calories a day, the actor said she ended up dropping 70 pounds in just four months.
Benjamin Scott Falcone (born August 25, 1973) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is married to actress Melissa McCarthy, with whom he frequently collaborates.
The actress welcomed her only child, son Evan Joseph Asher, on May 18, 2002, with her ex-husband, John Asher. The pair split in 2005, and she married Donnie Wahlberg, who became Evan's devoted stepfather.
Shortly before their breakup, McCarthy opened up about why she and Carrey didn't feel pressured to get married. “We say 'never,' but I don't know,” she told Us in February 2010. “Maybe for tax purposes, someday, when we are old.”
Glenn Close is Brooke Shields' second cousin once removed. Brooke's great-grandmother Mary Elsie Moore is the sister of Glenn's maternal grandfather Charles Arthur Moore Jr.
Jenny McCarthy has her three sisters — Lynette, Joanne and Amy — by her side. The Masked Singer judge and her siblings were born and raised in Illinois by their parents, Dan and Linda McCarthy.
Melissa and Ben got married in 2005 after meeting as teens in Illinois and reconnecting at a comedy class in Los Angeles years later. They welcomed their eldest daughter, Vivian, in 2007. Vivian became a big sister in 2010 when Georgette was born.
' 😂 Honestly, Melissa McCarthy's Oscar nominated performance in 'Bridesmaids' will go down as one of the best comedic performances of all time. And the fact that her husband, the great Ben Falcone, joined her here makes it even more perfect.
"The View" star Jenny McCarthy is actually the older cousin to comedic actress Melissa McCarthy and helped the "Bridemaids" star land her first TV role. "Parks and Recreation" actress Rashida Jones was also born into a famous family.
Carrey and Womer divorced in 1995. On 23 September 1996, Carrey married his Dumb and Dumber co-star Lauren Holly; the marriage lasted less than a year. From 1999 to 2000, Carrey was engaged to his Me, Myself and Irene co-star Renée Zellweger. January Jones was in a relationship with Carrey in 2002.
In the first picture, Carrey is front and center as he sits in the middle of the table and his friends including, Jimmy Kimmel, Craig Robinson, Seth Green, Howie Mandel and more surround him.
In a January interview with People, Clarkson said she lost weight "because I've been listening to my doctor — a couple years I didn't." She also told the magazine that since moving her talk show to New York, "walking in the city" has helped her get in shape and that she was on a protein diet.
What happened with Barbra Streisand and Melissa McCarthy?
The controversy began when McCarthy posted photos (that are now removed) on her Instagram with director Adam Shankman from an event she attended in celebration of choreographer and director Matthew Bourne. Then, in a since-deleted comment, Streisand, 82, wrote, "Give him my regards did you take Ozempic?"
