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Melissa Peterman

Melissa Peterman is an American actress and comedian. She has played the role of Barbra Jean in the television comedy series Reba,[1] appeared as Bonnie Wheeler in the ABC Family/Freeform series Baby Daddy, and was host of ABC Family's Dancing Fools, ABC's Bet on Your Baby, and CMT's The Singing Bee. Since 2017, she has played Brenda Sparks in The Big Bang Theory spinoff series Young Sheldon. Since August 2022, she is the host of the television game show Person, Place or Thing.

Melissa Peterman

Minnesota State University, Mankato

  • Actress
  • television host
  • comedian

1996–present

John Brady
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(m. 1999)​

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Personal life[edit]

Peterman married John Brady in 1999, and they have a son, Riley born in 2005.


Peterman works with The Unusual Suspects Theatre Company, a non-profit organization helping at-risk youth in the Los Angeles area.[25] She is the host of Person Place or Thing on the Game Show Network.

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Melissa Peterman