Inside Melissa McCarthy's Marriage

[Music] why was melissa mccarthy kissing another man on her 10th wedding anniversary and why was her husband watching wigs matching track suits and a 5 million home here's what melissa mccarthy's marriage is like melissa mccarthy and ben falcone met at the legendary groundlings theater in los angeles in 1998. they were both relatively new to hollywood and they found themselves performing and taking comedy writing classes together at the improv theater the hollywood reporter confirmed the pair hit it off the moment they met and they both remember that day like it was yesterday falcone recalled to npr that he wanted to hang out with mccarthy from the moment he watched her first monologue mccarthy admitted she felt exactly the same way after seeing falcone do his monologue which she said was so different from anyone else's there's no denying this was an incredibly sweet meat cute but mccarthy and falcone had actually run into each other once a decade before that we were at a party together though 10 years earlier however the pair never actually spoke perhaps because falcone was a little afraid of her back then once once i mentioned that she struck terror and certain people she was like yep that was me because she was very very goth melissa mccarthy and ben falcone immediately hit it off at the groundlings theater leading to a very exciting comedic partnership between the pair we started we started writing and performing and bombing almost right right as they explained on the late show with stephen colbert the first sketch the pair wrote together involved them creating a new holiday all seegers eve which was a holiday dedicated to the american musician bob seger however the couple admitted that despite loving the sketch it really was no good and it only got worse when they added scottish accents they revealed to colbert and they were just like get off the stage thankfully mccarthy and falcone didn't give up after their first failure and they went on to write more sketches together their performances often involved some hilarious costumes and props as mccarthy was almost always in a wig she revealed to npr that she had accumulated over 50 of them by the time they left groundlings melissa mccarthy and ben falcone started dating roughly a year after they first met the mike and molly star confirmed to npr surprisingly it wasn't an easy decision we'd become kind of best friends and i think we were kind of a little nervous to screw that up but as her husband explained they just decided to take the leap and they never looked back mccarthy and falcone dated for six years until they tied the knot during most of that time mccarthy was playing suki st james on gilmore girls any eagle-eyed gilmore girls fans out there will know that falcone had a brief cameo on the show's third season falcone appeared in the episode say goodnight gracie as mr brink and the real-life couple shared a short scene together do you think we could discuss this a little later this is a little heavy and i sort of need to focus in 2005 after six years as a couple melissa mccarthy and ben falcone got married as with all other aspects of their life together planning their wedding was full of comedic moments one of which was how they chose their wedding song they shared the entertaining story with abc news saying that they wanted their song to be i don't want to work bang the drum all day by todd rundgren but mccarthy admitted the couple was worried it might just be a little too out there for their guests and they didn't want to offend anyone is it too weird then we went with it last but in our hearts we kind of think our real song is i don't want to work after almost two decades of marriage the couple are still as in love now as they were on their wedding day mccarthy shared with people that she found a true partner in falcone it's about finding someone who you just absolutely are better with he's nothing but supportive and he's super smart he makes me gut laugh like crazy gut laugh four or five times a day i hit the jackpot after almost a decade of comedy sketches and that one memorable gilmore girls television appearance melissa mccarthy and ben falcone finally appeared on the big screen together in bridesmaids the film that solidified mccarthy's status as both a comedy legend and leading lady material the couple also shared one hilarious scene in the infamous airplane scene their characters megan and john are seated together with mccarthy's character dropping some heavy flirting on the air marshall hey not air marshall john you want to get back in that restroom and not rest no seth meyers dubbed it one of the funniest movie scenes that took place on an airplane and we definitely don't think he's wrong it's still one of their most popular roles together to date and the couple dressed up as their characters in 2020 to provide some light-hearted comedy entertainment during quarantine melissa mccarthy and ben falcone have been collaborating professionally longer than they have been together and after they took their comedy stylings to the big screen and bridesmaids they've made a habit of working together in the film industry the couple are a writing duo with falcone then focusing on directing the feature while working and living together could be too much for some couples that's not the case for mccarthy and falcone the gilmore girls alum gushed to e news it's like you know you get to go to work with your best friend and it's exactly how we met and we became such good friends because we loved doing this together so to get to do it on this kind of scale and still keep telling stories it's the dream their first big project together was the 2014 film tammy which they wrote after falcone came up with the concept in a dream per abc news it was also falcone's directorial debut but since then they have followed it up with four more features the boss the life of the party super intelligence and thunder force of course it's not always roses as falcone explained about directing scenes between mccarthy and other men because it was we shot that scene where she's making out with this really good actor named luke benward who's a really sweet kid too uh and it was our anniversary in 2007 after two years of wedded bliss melissa mccarthy and ben falcone welcomed their first daughter vivian in 2010 their family grew from three to four with the addition of their youngest daughter georgette oh and then the little one looks like ben is is more like me and when you walk in your room she's usually on top of something with like a sickle as you'd expect the mccarthy falcone households a funny place to be with the couple putting on little skits and comedy acts to keep their kids entertained performing a few at-home skits isn't the only acting mccarthy and falcone's daughters have undertaken and it's safe to say they've inherited the acting gene at the age of eight and six respectively vivian and georgette made their acting debuts in the boss which the couple co-wrote vivian also appeared in thunder force in both films she played a young version of her mom's characters get in that dumpster what why because that's where the garbage goes however it's not just fun and games in the mccarthy falcone household the couple who are on the same page when it comes to parenting wants to instill discipline in their kids too so despite their daughter's early foray into acting neither of them are spoiled and they do chores to earn their allowances an insider revealed to closer weekly melissa mccarthy and ben falcone have been together for over two decades making them one of the stablest couples in hollywood they've built a life together a career together and a family home together during the early years of their marriage they lived in a three-bedroom house in toluca lake los angeles but by 2012 the house was feeling too cramped for them and their two kids so they purchased a bigger property in the same neighborhood for 3.53 million dollars hello reported after four years and an extensive renovation they moved into their new home the additions of a screen room elevator and tennis court increased the value of the property to five million dollars the daily mail revealed the couple shared plenty of videos to keep their fans entertained throughout quarantine each time showing off the stunning interior of their home this toluca lake house remains the permanent family home for mccarthy falcone and their daughters however the foursome always stay together when one or both of the actors have to relocate for work they lived it up in style in a 35 000 per week byron bay beach house when the family temporarily moved to the land down under for mccarthy to shoot nine perfect strangers in 2020 per the daily mail melissa mccarthy knows she and ben falcone were lucky to find each other and create a life where they could share all aspects of their work and personal lives together telling more that she quote got hit with the lucky stick but falcone told the outlet she wasn't the only one who was lucky while waxing lyrical about his wife in a similar manner we got hit with the same lucky stick from the very first time we spoke we were on the same page we love each other respect each other and try not to sweat the small stuff and we really make each other laugh the pair credit their strong friendship as the foundation for their relationship mccarthy told e news that the reason the couple became so close back at the groundlings theater was not only because they loved comedy acting performing and telling stories but because they loved doing all of it together their friendship blossomed into both a relationship spanning more than two decades and a lucrative professional career it sounds like they both hit the jackpot it's been pretty well established that melissa mccarthy and ben falcone are perfect for each other separately they're comedic gold but together they're comedy royalty while they did enjoy some quiet time together during the pandemic it was pretty much business as usual for mccarthy and falcone in terms of work whether that was creating comedy skits for social media or working on their documentary bob ross happy accidents betrayal and greed however one thing that was not business as usual was the 2019 vanity fair oscars after party a typically dressed up event to which mccarthy and falcone wore matching tracksuits mccarthy explained to instyle i just wanted to be in tennis and tracksuits it just seemed so funny to me and so comfortable i have never been flipped off or told to off as much as at that party jess i'm very comfy i love it i was like why don't we do this and ben was game for it and i thought i'm not gonna fight it although it wasn't the typical oscars after party attire mccarthy and falcone sporting matching black and white adidas tracksuits at the event proved once and for all that the pair are the ultimate couple goals to date melissa mccarthy and ben falcone have been together for 23 years and have spent 17 of them as a married couple each year on their anniversary one or both of them takes to social media to celebrate their relationship on their 15th wedding anniversary mccarthy wrote on instagram i married the kindest funniest and weirdest human i've ever met grateful every single day the following year falcone shared a similar sentiment gushing on his instagram profile melissa makes everything fun just by being herself i'm such a lucky fella to be married to someone so smart kind beautiful and crazy funny so what's the secret to their deliriously happy marriage well according to mccarthy it's endless love and respect for one another and also giving each other lots of breaks sharing a passion for creating and performing comedy and wearing wigs helps too she noted on instagram as entertainment industry staples melissa mccarthy and ben falcone have some pretty deep pockets together they have a combined net worth of 110 million dollars although most of that comes from mccarthy's 90 million dollars while falcone has amassed a cool 20 million according to celebrity net worth with mccarthy being one of the highest paid actors in the world as reported by forbes in 2018 it makes sense that the majority of the couple's net worth comes from acting writing directing and producing however they have done a few things to diversify their income too namely investing in property the duo retained their original toluca lake property after moving into their current home and put it on the rental market according to dirt the property rents for ten thousand dollars per month that's not a bad side hustle i'm talking about real money check out one of our newest videos right here plus even more nikki swift videos about your favorite celebrity couples are coming soon subscribe to our youtube channel and hit the bell so you don't miss a single one [Music]

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Length: 14min 26sec (866 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 04 2022