![]() ![]() ![]() “She looked very similar to how she looks now. “I did this character about 14 or 15 years ago at The Groundlings Theatre,” says McCarthy of one of LA’s most important improv comedy venues. While The Boss might be a new movie for Melissa McCarthy, the character of Michelle Darnell stretches way, way back to the earliest points on the actress’ career timeline. When she gets out of the big house, this big, bad boss attempts an image overhaul in order to re-establish her brand in a more positive manner, with the help of one of her hapless but decent hearted underlings (Kristen Bell). In the characteristically broad comedy that is The Boss, McCarthy plays the shallow, insensitive, self-absorbed, bullying, and brash business world titan, Michelle Darnell, who is sent to prison when she’s busted for insider trading. Melissa McCarthy now takes charge with The Boss, which she co-wrote with her real life husband and fellow actor, Ben Falcone, who also directs (the pair previously teamed on 2014’s little seen Tammy). At the same time, the film offers started to pile in, and McCarthy featured in The Back-Up Plan and Life As We Know It, before the riotous smash, Bridesmaids, sent her hurtling up the comedy tree, with lead roles – in films such as Identity Thief, The Heat, Tammy, and Spy – finally coming her way. When that show was cancelled after seven years (it’s still uncertain whether or not she’ll appear in the upcoming Gilmore Girls reunion series), McCarthy became a regular on Christine Applegate’s Samantha Who, before landing her own TV comedy series in 2010 as one half of Mike & Molly. While honing her skills as a standup comedian at New York’s The Improv, she languished as nameless characters – think “paramedic” or “waitress” – in TV and film, earning her first break in 2000 on TV’s popular Gilmore Girls as Sookie St. ![]() Currently one of the biggest comedy stars on the planet, Melissa McCarthy’s success is even sweeter given that it’s been a long, tough slog to the top. ![]()
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