About this Artist

Growing up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Melissa Peterman first made a name for herself when she was cast in the local production of Tony and Tina’s Wedding. She has gone on to perform in over 600 shows and become a staple on the comedy and improv scene.

Melissa currently recurs in the CBS No. 1 rated comedy Young Sheldon. She starred as Bonnie Wheeler in ABC Family’s No. 1 rated comedy series Baby Daddy, which won the People’s Choice Award. Melissa is well known for her starring role as Barbra Jean on the hit series Reba. She also starred alongside Ed Asner and was an executive producer of Working Class for CMT. She guest starred in Retired at 35, Surviving Suburbia, Rita Rocks, Just Shoot Me, Cedric, Living in Abandon, The Pitts, and American Dad. She can also be seen on Disney’s Sydney to the Max. She is a frequent guest co-host on Access Live and Daily POP. Her first televised comedy special, Melissa Peterman: Am I the Only One?, aired on CMT, and she also starred in Dusty Peacock, the online series created for crackle.com. Melissa has hosted several competition shows, including Fox’s Punchline, four seasons of CMT’s The Singing Bee, ABC Family’s reality comedy-clip show Dancing Fools, and ABC’s primetime game show Bet on Your Baby. She competed in Food Network’s hit celebrity Worst Cooks. She recently created, produced and co-starred in a pilot Val’s Hot Dish for the Food Network with Valerie Bertinelli and Nicole King. She had been a frequent guest on Fox’s syndicated hit 25 Words or Less, going into its third season.