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Biography

Melissa Etheridge's raw, straight-from-the-heart vocals and blues-based guitar riffs have led many critics to dub her the Janis Joplin of the '90s. Born in…more

Born

5/29/1961, Leavenworth, Kansas (USA)

Birth Name

Melissa Lou Etheridge

Gender

Female

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Star (1)

Role
- I Love the 80s
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 10 I Love The 80's: 1989
    12/20/02
  - S 1: Ep 9 I Love The 80's: 1988
    12/20/02
  - S 1: Ep 8 I Love The 80's: 1987
    12/19/02
  - S 1: Ep 7 I Love The 80's: 1986
    12/19/02
  - S 1: Ep 6 I Love The 80's: 1985
    12/18/02
  - + 5 More Credits
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 95 Show #3039
    11/15/05
  - S 12: Ep 146 Show #2642
    2/2/04
  - S 11: Ep 91 Show #2365
    11/5/02
  - S 10: Ep 109 Show #2175
    12/6/01
  - S 10: Ep 24 Show #2090
    7/18/01
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 13: Ep 34 Show #2447
    10/20/05
  - S 7: Ep 106 Show #1369
    3/8/00
  - S 7: Ep 21 Show #1299
    10/5/99
  - S 3: Ep 209 Show #0648
    8/22/96
  - S 3: Ep 68 Show #0507
    12/20/95
  - + 4 More Credits
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 60 Show #1644
    6/11/92
  - S 9: Ep 5 Show #1259
    2/2/90
  - S 8: Ep 117 Show #1202
    9/22/89
  - S 8: Ep 26 Show #1111
    3/17/89
  - S 8: Ep 4 7th Anniversary Special
    2/2/89
  - + 1 More Credits
Guest Star (36)

Role
- CBS This Morning
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 1 January 9, 2012
    1/9/12
- America: The Story of Us
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 6 Heartland
    5/9/10
- VH1's Top 20 Countdown
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 19 May 8, 2010
    5/8/10
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 153 Scarlett Johannsson/Melissa Etheridge
    5/5/10
- Dancing With The Stars
  Performer
  - S 10: Ep 11 Episode 1006A
    4/27/10
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 22: Ep 20 October 5, 2009
    10/5/09
  - S 20: Ep 20 September 28, 2007
    9/28/07
  - S 7: Ep 132 March 8, 1995
    3/8/95
  - S 7: Ep 43 October 26, 1994
    10/26/94
  - S 6: Ep 31 October 18, 1993
    10/18/93
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 9 Norma Gay
    7/27/09
- A Home for the Holidays
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 10 A Home for the Holidays (2008)
    12/23/08
- The Bonnie Hunt Show
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 17 September 29, 2008
    9/29/08
- The Today Show
  Herself
  - S 56: Ep 194 September 27, 2007
    9/27/07
- The Academy Awards
  Herself
  - S 79: Ep 1 The 79th Annual Academy Awards
    2/25/07
- Martha
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 43 Melissa Etheridge
    11/9/05
- Live! with Kelly
  Performing
  - S 18: Ep 35 October 21, 2005
    10/21/05
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
  Herself
  - S 22: Ep 9 Melissa Etheridge's Fight for Her Life
    9/29/05
- Hogan Knows Best
  Herself - Brief Cameo
  - S 1: Ep 3 Brooke's Big Break
    7/24/05
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 8: Ep 128 Melissa Etheridge
    4/19/04
- King of The Hill
  Topaz, Singing Hippie
  - S 8: Ep 12 Phish and Wildlife
    2/22/04
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Musical Performer
  - S 1: Ep 105 Lauren Graham/William Hung/Melissa Etheridge
    2/17/04
- CMT Crossroads
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Dolly Parton and Melissa Etheridge
    11/28/03
- Between the Lions
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 4 Step by Step
    9/18/03
  - S 3: Ep 7 Out in Outer Space
    10/28/02
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Musical Guest
  - S 5: Ep 72 Peri Gilpin, Joey Fatone, and Melissa Etheridge
    11/6/02
- Behind the Music
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 1 Pat Benatar
    8/5/01
  - S 3: Ep 1 Melissa Etheridge
    8/1/99
- Rove Live
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 24 July 31, 2001
    7/31/01
- Frasier
  Voice of Cleo
  - S 8: Ep 10 Cranes Unplugged
    1/16/01
- American Music Awards
  Herself
  - S 28: Ep 28 The 28th American Music Awards
    1/8/01
- Big Sound
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Little Bit of Old Ultraviolet
    12/18/00
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 4: Ep 98 Show #722
    2/9/00
  - S 4: Ep 19 Show #643
    10/4/99
- American Music Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 27: Ep 27 The 27th American Music Awards
    1/17/00
- The Panel
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 32 September 15 1999
    9/15/99
- Ellen
  Herself (uncredited)
  - S 4: Ep 23 The Puppy Episode (2)
    4/30/97
- Storytellers
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Melissa Etheridge
    11/1/96
- Dennis Miller Live
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 15 Feminism
    5/17/96
- Saturday Night Special
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Sharon Stone, Scott Wolf, Melissa Etheridge, Bush
    4/13/96
- MTV Unplugged
  Performer
  - S 6: Ep 1 Melissa Etheridge
    3/21/95
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 93 February 10, 1993
    2/10/93
  - S 5: Ep 15 September 28, 1992
    9/28/92
  - S 2: Ep 29 October 19, 1989
    10/19/89
  - S 1: Ep 77 April 19, 1989
    4/19/89
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest

Melissa Etheridge News

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Glee Kissed a Girl: Did You Like It?

By Seth Abramovitch, Nov 30, 2011

I was weirdly divorced from the whole proceeding, even though coming-out stories usually pull my heartstrings. read more
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American Idol: Revenge of the Troubadours

By Matthew Jaffe, May 20, 2010

Yes, it's been a sad season overall, but at least Crystal Bowersox and Le DeWyze keep doing what they’re supposed to do: Sing the damn song like you mean it. read more

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Trivia
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- Melissa performed on the "A Home of the Holidays" Christmas special on December 23, 2008 on CBS.
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- Melissa released an autobiography titled "The Truth Is... My Life in Love and Music" in 2001, it was co-written by Laura Morton.
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- In 2002 Melissa released a 2 disc CD/DVD set of her "Live… and Alone" tour.
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- Melissa Etheridge: [My wife] and I are not allowed the same right under the state constitution as any other citizen. Okay, so I am taking that to mean I do not have to pay my state taxes because I am not a full citizen… sounds sort of like that taxation without representation thing from the history books.
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- Melissa Etheridge: I believe in our democracy. I believe in our constitution. I believe we live in the greatest country in the world. I believe that we are as strong as our weakest link and if we deny any of our citizens the right to "life liberty and the pursuit of happiness" then we deny it to all of us.
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- Melissa Etheridge: (answering What is something you would like people to know about you?) That you don't have to be gay to like my music.
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