Melissa Rivers: Biography in Details
Who is Melissa Rivers?
Melissa Rivers is an American actress, podcast, and television host with a celebrity background, the only child of comedian Joan Rivers and producer Edgar Rosenberg.
She is currently receiving the limelight for her podcast series #GroupText podcast. In addition to her content there, she reviewed The Netflix series The Tindle Swindler.
Melissa Rivers- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education
Melissa Rivers was born with the birth name Melissa Warburg Rosenberg on January 20, 1968, in New York City and raised in Los Angeles, California.
According to Wikipedia, mother Joan Rivers and father Edgar Rosenberg had only one child. Thus, Melissa has no siblings, brothers, or sisters whom she could play with.
In which school did Melissa Rivers attend?
Melissa Rivers first enrolled in the John Thomas Dye School and later transferred to Marlborough School, and The Buckley School. She is a graduate of Bachelor of Arts in history from the University of Pennsylvania in 1989.
At the age of 8, she started dancing taking once-a-week group lessons. Four years later being more inclined towards the activity she hired a private tutor.
Why did Melissa change her official name?
First, Melissa Rivers used the surname of her father Rosenburg but after his suicide in 1990, she decided to change it. She was in the second year of college when she took her mother’s stage surname.
Social Media
Melissa Rivers is quite active on social media platforms like Instagram @melissariversofficial with 141k followers. On her name, there are 494 M views on TikTok and holds a separate official TikTok account @melissariversofficial with a 9.5k following.
Other than that, Melissa has an official Facebook page with a family of 147k followers and also creates content on YouTube. She is also using an official Twitter account where around 550k people check an update on her tweets.
Melissa Rivers- Professional Life, Careers
Melissa Rivers in her acting career featured in television shows like Beverly Hills 90210, Silk Stalkings, The Comeback.
In her career span, Melissa hosted the highest-rated specials: Oh Baby! Melissa’s Guide to Pregnancy and Oh Toddler! Surviving the Early Years (aired in January 2002)as a producer for the E! Network.
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.
Collaboration with mother Joan
The mother-daughter duo featured in the 1994 celebrity docudrama Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story. In 2013, she was a co-creator and co-producer of Joan’s YouTube web series In Bed With Joan.
Kathy Griffin, Sarah Silverman, and Margaret Cho, television personalities Kelly Osbourne and RuPaul, as well as Youtubers Jenna Mourey, Grace Helbig, and Justine Ezarik interviewed on In Bed With Joan.
The other personalities who guest-starred on their show are Russell Peters, Gary Busey, Rob Delaney, Gabriel Iglesias, Carmen Electra, Lance Bass, Howie Mandel, Chris Hardwick, Bill Engvall, Tom Green, Penn Jillette, Aisha Tyler, Anthony Jeselnik, Nick Kroll, and T.J. Miller.
Honors
In fact, the Ride of Fame honored the mother-daughter duo on On March 1, 2013, by appreciating their efforts.
Books
Melissa Rivers has written books on her mother including,
- 2015: The Book of Joan
- 2017: Joan Rivers Confidential: The Unseen Scrapbooks, Joke Cards, Personal Files, and Photos of a Very Funny Woman Who Kept Everything
Melissa Rivers- Net worth, Salary
As of 2023, Melissa Rivers has an eye-popping net worth of $ 120 million yet she is thriving to achieve another milestone. She earns a handsome paycheque but her exact salary in figures in not announced on the media.
Rumors, Controversy
There are no rumors and controversies relating to the actress, comedian daughter Melissa except the fact that she filed a complaint of medical malpractice.
Medical Malpractice
Notwithstanding the medical malpractice, Melissa Rivers filed a lawsuit against the clinic and doctors who operated on her mother. She allegedly reported on January 26, 2015, that the surgeons were responsible for her mother’s death.
How tall is Melissa Rivers?
Melissa Rivers stands tall with the height of 5 feet and 5 inches and weighs around 60 kgs. The wiki of her chest-waist-hip measurements, dress, and shoe size is under update.
Likewise, Melissa styles her long brown wavy hair pretty well. She is distinguished with her ovular-shaped fair skin, plump lips, and brown eyes.
Trivia/ Facts
- She resembles the Caucasian ethnicity and is 54 years old as of today.
- According to astrologers, Melissa is an Aquarius zodiac.
Melissa Rivers’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | January | Saturday |
| 2025 | January | Monday |
| 2026 | January | Tuesday |
| 2027 | January | Wednesday |
| 2028 | January | Thursday |