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Melissa is currently appearing on [[Celebrity Apprentice]]. Throughout the season, each celebrity will be raising money for a charity of their choice; Joan and Melissa Rivers have selected the Lili Claire Foundation.<ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20090108nbc01 NBC Celebrity Apprentice 2 Press Release]</ref>
Melissa is currently appearing on [[Celebrity Apprentice]]. Throughout the season, each celebrity will be raising money for a charity of their choice; Joan and Melissa Rivers have selected the Lili Claire Foundation.<ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20090108nbc01 NBC Celebrity Apprentice 2 Press Release]</ref>

On the episode that aired Sunday, March 22nd, Melissa's peers determined that she was weird looking, difficult to work with, and 'manic' at times.


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Melissa Rivers
Born (1968-01-20) January 20, 1968 (age 56)
New York, New York
Other namesMelissa Warburg Rosenberg (birth name)
OccupationTelevision host
Known forDaughter of Joan Rivers

Melissa Rivers (born Melissa Warburg Rosenberg on January 20, 1968) is an American television co-host and the daughter of Joan Rivers.

Biography

Melissa Warburg Rosenburg was born in New York City on January 20, 1968; the only child of Joan Rivers and British-born producer Edgar Rosenberg, who committed suicide in 1987. Melissa took on her mother's stage surname for notoriety.

Rivers attended the private John Thomas Dye School in Bel-Air[1] and then The Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, California. (Joan always fibbed that Melissa went to Beverly Hills High School). She is a 1989 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

On December 12, 1999, she married horse breeder John Endicott. They had one child — a son, Edgar Cooper Endicott, born on December 1, 2000. Endicott and Rivers were divorced on June 19, 2003.

Career

She raised $100,000 for Make-A-Wish foundation.[2] In 1990 Melissa Rosenberg (Rivers) was crowned Queen Shenandoah LXIII at the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival In Winchester VA. Her mother, Joan Rivers was in attendance and arranged the win. As an actress, she has gotten roles in shows including Beverly Hills, 90210, Silk Stalkings, The Comeback and The L Word.

Teamed with and arranged by her better-known comedienne mother, Joan Rivers, Melissa hosted fashion on the red carpet interviews for the E! cable network. After being fired from E!, Melissa began to work for the TV Guide channel, along with her mother, Joan. Both women were again fired and replaced by actress Lisa Rinna.

Melissa is also a regular guest on the webcast show Tom Green Live.

On June 24th 2008, Melissa appeared on NBC’s show Celebrity Family Feud as the Rivers Family Team. She and her mother first battled against the Ice-T Family Team, then went on to compete against the Raven Symone Family Team. They won $50,000 for their charity, Guide Dogs For The Blind.

Melissa is currently appearing on Celebrity Apprentice. Throughout the season, each celebrity will be raising money for a charity of their choice; Joan and Melissa Rivers have selected the Lili Claire Foundation.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Biography of Melissa Rivers". I am a Celebrity. ABC. Archived from the original on 28 June 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  2. ^ List of charity contributions resulting from ABC's 2006 television show "I'm A Celebrity - Get Me Out Of Here!", LIVE (archived at web.archive.org)
  3. ^ NBC Celebrity Apprentice 2 Press Release
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