Happy Birthday Melissa McCarthy!



On the occasion of Melissa McCarthy's birthday, I thought I would post some pictures from a recent adventure Heidi and I had in Hollywood.  I had read that Melissa McCarthy would be getting her handprints in cement at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood and hoped it would fit into our family vacation schedule, because Heidi and I are huge Melissa McCarthy fans (Heidi from Gilmore Girls and me from that and her SNL performances and general versatility).  Well, it did and here are the results!

Heidi at the World Famous TCL Chinese Theatre

Heidi waiting patiently and adorably in line



Susan Sarandon's introduction of Melissa McCarthy.



During her speech.  She was gracious, funny and adorable.  Much more like her Gilmore Girls character than her recent hit movies.

The Big Moment, standing barefoot in wet cement.

Melissa with her husband and director of Tammy.

 

Love this pic of Susan laughing with Melissa

Oscar winning screenwriter and co-star in Tammy, Nat Faxon.

O...M...G...here she comes!

Susan: "YOU haven't seen this movie, have you?!" LOL

Such an honor to meet Susan Sarandon.  Heidi didn't know her as well, but I just about died!

Melissa's husband Ben Falcone and director of Tammy.  Heidi knew him as an extra on Gilmore Girls :).

Sarah Baker, co-star in Tammy.

Look how impossibly adorable the two of them are!

Very successful autograph session :).

For the record, I did not at that time plan to take Heidi to see that particular movie because it was rated R and the previews made it look like a cheap knockoff of the worst of Bridesmaids, but I broke down and took Heidi last month and just reviewed it the other day.  Read it here (http://simoniesmovies.blogspot.com/2014/08/catching-up-2-to-see-this-weekend-and-2.html).