First gaining notoriety as Sookie on the hit sitcom Gilmore Girls, actress Melissa McCarthy began her onscreen career with a bit part on her cousin's The Jenny McCarthy Show. Minor film and TV roles followed before she landed the aforementioned part of Sookie St. James, a role she would play throughout Gilmore Girls seven-season run on The WB/CW. In 2007, McCarthy was cast in a supporting role alongside Christina Applegate on the ABC comedy Sam I Am. ~ Matthew Tobey
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Theodore Melfi makes his directorial debut with this dramatic comedy about a cranky neighbor who takes a single mother's 12-year-old son under his wing.
Jason Bateman reunites with his Horrible Bosses director Seth Gordon for this road trip comedy also starring Melissa McCarthy, in theaters this February.