Melissa Rivers

Melissa Warburg Rosenberg(born January 20, 1968), better known asMelissa Rivers, is an American actress, television host and producer. She is the daughter of the lateJoan RiversandEdgar Rosenberg. As an actress, she has had roles in television shows includingBeverly Hills, 90210,Silk Stalkings,The Comeback. In 1998, she also appeared in the sci-fi/comedy made-for-television movieMen in Whiteand in the 1999 filmThe Big Tease, a comedy directed by Kevin Allen starringCraig Ferguson. Additionally, she teamed up with her mother Joan Rivers, portraying themselves in the 1994 celebrity docudramaTears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story. In the early 1990s, she branched out on the pre-show red carpet, interviewing celebrities on nationally televised awards shows. Rivers, who has hosted various events and served as a producer for the E! Network, has hosted two of the channel’s highest-rated specials:Oh Baby! Melissa’s Guide to Pregnancy andOh Toddler! Surviving the Early Years(aired in January 2002). With her mother, she hosted fashion on the red carpet interviews for theE!cable network. In 2003, they left her red carpet pre-show on E! to accept a more lucrative deal with theTV Guide Channelvalued at between $6 and 8 million. Also in 2002, she appeared on the ABC Network competitive reality showI'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. She has been a regular guest on the webcast showTom Green's House Tonight. In 2013, she was a co-creator and co-producer of Joan's YouTube web seriesIn Bed With Joan, a fifteen to thirty minute show with a new video uploaded weekly in which Joan interviews a celebrity about a wide variety of personal topics in Joan's bed, with Melissa conducting interview questions for the last several minutes.