MELISSA Peterman - wikipedia MELISSA Peterman This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( October 2012 ) Melissa Peterman Peterman in 2017 Melissa Margaret Peterman 1 July, 1971 Edina, Minnesota Occupation Actress, television host, comedian Years active 1996 -- present Spouse ( s ) John Brady ( m. 1999 ) Children Melissa Margaret Peterman is an American actress and comedian who is best known for her role as Barbra Jean in the television comedy series Reba. Peterman has appeared as Bonnie Wheeler in the ABC Family / Freeform series Baby Daddy, and as host of ABC Family 's Dancing Fools, ABC 's Bet on Your Baby, and CMT 's The Singing Bee. Contents 1 Life and career 1.1 1996 -- 2000 : Career launch and Fargo 1.2 2001 -- 06 : Reba and other appearances 1.3 2007 -- 10 : Tours, pilots, and The Singing Bee 1.4 2011 : Working Class 1.5 2012 -- 13 : Baby Daddy and other shows 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Life and career 1996 -- 2000 : career launch and Fargo Upon graduating from Minnesota State University, Mankato with theater as one of her majors, Peterman was cast as Madeline Monroe in Hey City Theater 's production of Tony n ' Tina 's Wedding. After more than 600 performances, she went on to write and perform at Brave New Workshop, the improvisational comedy theatre in Minneapolis. The theater boasts such alumni as Pat Proft, Louie Anderson, Cedric Yarbrough, Mo Collins and Al Franken. While with the Brave New Workshop, she also performed at the Chicago Improv Festival and the Big Stink Comedy Festival in Austin, Texas. In 1996, Peterman made her film debut as `` Hooker # 2 '' in the Oscar - winning Coen brothers ' movie Fargo. 2001 -- 06 : Reba and other appearances In 2001, Peterman was cast as Barbra Jean Booker - Hart in Reba opposite country music singer Reba McEntire and television veteran Christopher Rich. The show was the most - watched comedy on The WB in its debut season. In 2007, the show ended its run after six seasons. Episodes continue to air in syndication on multiple networks. During this time, Peterman also returned to film with Recipe for Disaster alongside Lesley Ann Warren and John Larroquette. She also made appearances in How High and the unreleased independent film Cook - Off. Peterman remained loyal to her comic roots, too, as the host of 15 Minutes of Fem, a comedy showcase for women presented at the Egyptian Theatre. On television, she appeared in the Oxygen sketch comedy show Running with Scissors and guest - starred on Just Shoot Me ! and The Pitts. She also portrayed an unstable guidance counselor, Mrs. Splitz, on Ned 's Declassified School Survival Guide. During her summer hiatus from Reba, Peterman hosted The Sound of Music Sing - a-Long, reprising her hosting gig the previous summer 's The Wizard of Oz Sing - a-Long, at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Peterman also made appearances on the World Cup Comedy Challenge television series, as well as on the celebrity edition of Trading Spaces, with her Reba co-star Christopher Rich. 2007 -- 10 : tours, pilots, and the Singing Bee Peterman performing in 2008 In October, ABC announced Peterman had been cast in an untitled comedy pilot starring Cedric the Entertainer. The show was taped before an audience on October 30, 2007. In December, the network announced they had secured the actors, indicating they were interested in the project. During the annual upfront presentation on May 13, 2008, ABC confirmed they did not order the pilot to series. In 2007, Peterman appeared as the opening act on country singer and former Reba co-star Reba McEntire 's tour. Peterman returned the following year, with an almost - identical comedy routine, when McEntire toured with Kelly Clarkson. She was also the opening act for the second leg of the tour in 2008. In 2007, Peterman hosted Comedy Stage for CMT. The series finished its run after eight episodes. The next year, she hosted a special, Redneck Dreams, for the network. Also in 2008, she was in two episodes of Wanna Bet ? as a celebrity panelist. Peterman also appeared in an episode of animated comedy American Dad !. She announced she was shooting another comedy, this time for FOX, titled Living With Abandon. The pilot was not ordered to series. In 2009, she landed the hosting gig for The Singing Bee. The show had been cancelled by NBC, and CMT expressed interested in reviving the competition. The show has gone on for over four seasons. Also in 2009, Peterman appeared in Rita Rocks on Lifetime, and in Surviving Suburbia on ABC. She starred opposite Gary Valentine in Dusty Peacock, an online comedy series on Crackle. In February 2010, Big Machine Records announced that they signed Peterman to a recording contract, and she was to release her debut comedy album that year. The album has been recorded, but has not yet been released. Peterman is no longer listed on the record label website. Her debut comedy special, Melissa Peterman : Am I The Only One ?, premiered March 12, 2010 on CMT. The special was taped before an audience in Nashville, Tennessee. Also that year, Peterman hosted the CMT Music Awards red carpet. 2011 : Working Class Peterman had revealed, in 2010, she was starring in another pilot. The family sitcom, titled Working Class, was the first original scripted comedy for the CMT network. Peterman starred alongside comedy veteran Ed Asner and renowned television actor Patrick Fabian. The series debut was the most - watched and highest - rated in network history. The series was canceled after one season. 2012 -- 13 : Baby Daddy and other shows Peterman in 2013 In 2012, Peterman announced she was appearing in an upcoming ABC Family sitcom, Baby Daddy. In March, the network announced Peterman, originally only appearing in one episode, had been upgraded to series regular. The network also revealed the pilot was the highest - testing comedy pilot in network history. Baby Daddy finished its season as the highest - rated comedy in key demographics. The show has been renewed for a second season, returning Wednesday, May 29. In January 2013, ABC ordered Bet On Your Baby and announced Peterman was the host. The competition series debuts Saturday, April 6. In February 2013, ABC Family announced Peterman was also the host of another upcoming competition, Dancing Fools. The series debuts Wednesday, May 29, immediately following Baby Daddy. Personal life Peterman married John Brady on June 5, 1999, and their son was born October 20, 2005. She was a bridesmaid at Reba co-star JoAnna Garcia Swisher 's wedding, along with Reba McEntire. She works with The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company, a non-profit organization helping at - risk youth in the Los Angeles area. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Fargo Hooker # 2 Film debut How High Shelia Cain 2003 Recipe For Disaster Gigi Grant TV movie 2006 Cook - Off Nancy Shmaedeke Unreleased 2009 Dirty Politics Rita Breaux Unreleased 2012 Here Comes the Boom Lauren Voss 2014 Muffin Top : A Love Story Kim Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 Just Shoot Me Claire Episode `` Choosing to Be Super '' Normal, Ohio Pamela Unused footage 2001 -- 2007 Reba Barbra Jean Booker Hart Series Regular ( 120 episodes ) 2003 The Pitts Shirley / Shelly Episode : `` Pilot '' 2003 - 2004 The Pyramid Herself 7 episodes Johnny Bravo Becky Episode : `` Wilderness Protection Program '' 2006 Ned 's Declassified School Survival Guide Mrs. Splitz Episode : `` Failing & Tutors Exploring Space : The Quest for Life Associate producer 2007 CMT Comedy Stage Host 8 Episode 2008 American Dad ! Sister Mary Episode : `` Office Spaceman '' Living with Abandon Rachelle TV film Untitled Cedric the Entertainer Project Marci Wittman TV film 2009 Rita Rocks Jennifer 5 episodes 2009 Surviving Suburbia Mrs. Munice 3 Episodes 2009 -- 2012 The Singing Bee Host 46 episodes CMT Hot 20 Countdown Herself 1 episode 2010 -- present Pretty : The Series Candy 5 episodes 2011 Working Class Carli Mitchell Series Regular ( 12 episodes ) Producer ( 12 episodes ) 2012 The Pyramid Herself 5 episodes Retired at 35 Julia 1 episodes 2012 -- 2017 Baby Daddy Bonnie Wheeler Series Regular ( 100 episodes ) 2013 -- 2014 Bet on Your Baby Host 16 episodes 2013 Dancing Fools Host 8 episodes 2014 Miss USA Herself Judge Deal with It Herself Season 3 episode 4 : `` Melissa Peterman and Sarah Colonna '' 2015 - 2016 Celebrity Name Game Herself Celebrity guest 2016 Home & Family Guest Host The $100,000 Pyramid Herself / Celebrity Guest Season 1 Episode : Melissa Peterman vs. Steve Schirripa Celebs React Herself 2 episodes 2016 - 2017 Valerie 's Home Cooking Herself 2017 Worst Cooks in America Herself Contestant Celebrity edition References Jump up ^ Melissa Peterman Biography Jump up ^ `` Melissa Peterman ''. CMT Press. Archived from the original on 2014 - 12 - 15. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Brave New Workshop - Alumni ''. Brave New Workshop Comedy Theatre. Archived from the original on 2013 - 03 - 06. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 14. Jump up ^ `` How did your favorite show rate ? ''. USA Today. 2002 - 05 - 08. Archived from the original on 2015 - 10 - 15. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` ABC Family Acquires Reba ; Remembering Ernest Borgnine, McHale 's Navy Marathon on Antenna TV and TCM Films Tribute ''. 2012 - 07 - 09. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Cedric the Entertainer 's ABC Pilot Lands Two More Actors ''. Movie Web. 2007 - 10 - 12. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Development Update : Week of December 17 -- 21 ''. The Futon Critic. 2007 - 12 - 21. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 14. Jump up ^ `` CMT STEPS UP TO THE MIC WHEN `` CMT COMEDY STAGE '' PREMIERES FEBRUARY 2 ``. CMT Press. 2007 - 01 - 16. Archived from the original on 2011 - 12 - 06. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 18. Jump up ^ `` October 29, 2008 ''. Melissa Peterman. 2009 - 10 - 29. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Crackle.com to Premiere New Comedy Web Series ' Dusty Peacock ' on Monday, July 13th ''. StreetInsider.com. 2009 - 07 - 09. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 18. Jump up ^ `` BMR Signs Melissa Peterman ''. Big Machine Records. 2010 - 02 - 23. Archived from the original on 2010 - 01 - 11. Retrieved 2010 - 02 - 23. Jump up ^ `` ' MELISSA PETERMAN : AM I THE ONLY ONE ? ' PREMIERES FRIDAY, MARCH 12 ON CMT ''. CMT Press. 2010 - 03 - 05. Archived from the original on 2014 - 12 - 15. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 14. Jump up ^ `` MELISSA PETERMAN HOSTS COUNTRY MUSIC 'S HOTTEST RED CARPET WHEN THE LIVE `` CMT MUSIC AWARDS RED CARPET 2010 '' PREMIERES WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9 ``. CMT Press. 2010 - 06 - 01. Archived from the original on 2014 - 12 - 15. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 14. Jump up ^ `` CMT GREENLIGHTS FIRST SITCOM `` WORKING CLASS '' STARRING MELISSA PETERMAN TO PREMIERE IN JANUARY 2011 ``. CMT Press. 2010 - 08 - 10. Archived from the original on 2014 - 12 - 15. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 14. Jump up ^ `` REBA REUNITES WITH MELISSA PETERMAN IN AN ALL - NEW EPISODE OF ' WORKING CLASS ' PREMIERING FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4 ON CMT ''. 2011 - 02 - 01. Archived from the original on 2011 - 12 - 06. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` CMT Cancels ' Working Class ' Sitcom ''. The Hollywood Reporter. 2011 - 04 - 11. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` ABC Family Announces Jean - Luc Bilodeau ( '' Kyle XY `` ) Has Been Cast as the Unexpected Father in `` Baby Daddy '' ``. The Futon Critic. 2012 - 03 - 01. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` ABC Family Picks Up New Comedy And Reality Series, Renews ' American Teenager ' ''. Deadline. 2012 - 02 - 02. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` ABC Family 's `` Baby Daddy '' Wraps as Cable TV 's # 1 New Comedy of Summer 2012 ``. The Futon Critic. 2012 - 08 - 30. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` ABC Orders Parenting Game Show ' Bet On Your Baby ' ''. The Hollywood Reporter. 2013 - 01 - 30. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ `` ABC Family Continues Its Original Programming Momentum - Network Greenlights Two New Reality Series, `` Dancing Fools '' and `` The Vineyard '' ``. The Futon Critic. 2013 - 02 - 13. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 12. Jump up ^ http://hollywoodjournal.com/making-a-difference/see-a-play-change-a-life/20130606/ Paras, Tess. Hollywood Journal, 2013 External links Melissa Peterman on IMDb Melissa Peterman cast bio on The WB Melissa Peterman Official Website VIAF : 171222518 LCCN : no2011068553 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Melissa_Peterman&oldid=826061250 '' Categories : Living people American game show hosts American television actresses American film actresses American stage actresses Actresses from Minneapolis Big Machine Records artists People from Burnsville, Minnesota Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from October 2012 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Čeština Deutsch فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Nederlands Русский Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 16 February 2018, at 23 : 44. 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Question: who plays bonnie's mom on baby daddy
Answer: Melissa Margaret Peterman