Ever since her first appearance in Season 3 of the show, Rauch has been a fan favorite.
In 2016,Glamourpraised the character for being powerful, mature, and always fun to watch.
Of course, Rauch hasappeared in other projectsover the years.
She also had small roles in “I Love You, Man” and “The Office.”
It seems like Rauch is only just getting started.
Curious to find out more about this super talented actress?
Here is the untold truth of Melissa Rauch.
And, it turns out, she has her mother to thank!
As the star toldTV Insider, she based the character’s voice on her own mother.
“My mother sounds very similar to Bernadette,” she confessed.
Wow, it sounds kind of like Rauch was destined to play Bernadette.
In another interview withThe Rubin Report, Rauch went into more detail.
She went on to explain that fans tend to assume that she must speak like Bernadette in real life.
For Melissa Rauch, there was one episode in particular that stood out.
Another favorite was theepisodewith thebeautypageant.
As she explained toUSA Today, she was actually a struggling actor for a few years.
“I worked at a sports bar in New York City during college,” she recalled.
Apparently, people would come to the bar with notebooks to make predictions.
“It was before fantasy football was online,” she explained.
Of course, waitressing wasn’t always easy.
Once, she even spilled beer “all over someone’s fantasy notebook.”
In another interview forVulture, Rauch recalled a waitressing job from her past.
Apparently, the job eventually became too difficult to sustain.
It’s really no wonder Rauch got sick of waitressing.
Getting her first acting job must have been a huge relief.
It turns out, she wasn’t new to comedy when she landed the part of Bernadette.
Her love of comedy began early.
“I was kind of obsessed with comedy at a super young age,” she said onCONAN.
Her passion for comedy continued as she got older.
“He came to watch my set,” she toldRogerEbert.com.
What an adorable story it really sounds like they were meant to be.
In 2017, she opened up about her difficult experience with miscarriage in an essay forGlamour.
“It kick-started a primal depression that lingered in me.”
As Rauch explained in her essay, she was heartbroken and blindsided by the miscarriage.
It left her struggling to read pregnancy announcements and feeling guilty and jealous.
She was grateful when she became pregnant again in 2017.
Rauch ended uphaving a daughterin 2017 anda sonin 2020.
Apparently there are a few dishes and ingredients that she simply cannot do without.
Instead, Rauch prefers to fill her fridge with fresh fruits and vegetables.
Her secret to getting her kids to eat healthy snacks?
Cutting fruits and veggies into fun shapes is her go-to strategy.
We have to say we are impressed with this multi-talented woman!
Sometimes, she’d have to wait months in between acting gigs.
My husband and I love watching the Olympics together."
The pair got the idea when Rauch was out of work.
After the show was canceled, Rauch had to visit the unemployment office.
She also returned to the pretzel stall and the same guy ignored her.
Even though Rauch didn’t have a gymnastics background, she certainly did her research.
As she toldRogerEbert.com, the pair were given passes to a gymnastics competition at UCLA.
There, she and her husband would watch meets and pay attention to the gymnasts.
Rauch also complimented the writers on their funny, heartwarming work.
“I really don’t know how they do it,” she gushed.
“I am still very much a Jersey girl,” she said.
As Rauch toldNJ.com, losing the new Jersey accent was a big deal.
“I was awwwful,” she said.
“I mean, ‘Can we tawk about the cawfee they got ovuh heah, or what?'”
she went on, demonstrating her old voice.
Apparently, her voice and movement teacher had to train it out of her.
Sounds like Rauch will always remember her Jersey roots even if she suppresses the accent.
As she toldNew Jersey Monthly, she actually did a BFA in classical acting when she was younger.
Of course, she never gave up her love of comedy.
Wow, talk about commitment!
For Melissa Rauch, there were times when it was particular tough.
As she toldParade, she was literally in the unemployment office the day before her audition.
Of course, things turned out a little differently.
Not only was she on set for a week, she was there for ten whole years.
“They always say that you’re one job away and it’s so true.”
For Rauch, Bernadette ended up being exactly what she needed to get her career going again.
Thank goodness she kept persevering through difficult times.
And by the sounds of things, this writing relationship is still going strong.
They also wrote a pilot for HBO about the Girl Scouts.
In 2020,Deadlineannounced that the two were co-producing a reboot of the ’80s sitcom “Night Court.”
In addition to co-producing, Rauch is also set to star in the show.
“I had your ‘Carson’ tape and I wore it out,” Rauch gushed toEllen DeGeneres.
What an adorable story!
We can safely say that Rauch really was born to be a comedian.
