Melissa Prophet

Melissa Prophet

Actress | Producer

Date of Birth 31 August 1956, Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth Name Melissa Profeta

Mini Bio (1)

You may know Melissa Prophet as an actress in Goodfellas and Casino . Growing up in the music business Father, Singer Johnny Prophet. She was a natural. She launched her career working for three years on Kojak with actor Telly Savalas. The former Miss California , Miss Hollywood and runner up in Miss USA Miss World pageant worked as an actress until she decided the other side of the camera was her strongest suit. She joined Ashser/Krost Management in 1987 . As a film and television manager. Then joined Guber/Peters with Jeff Wald Entertainment . In 1990 Prophet formed Baumgarten/Prophet Entertainment with Craig Baumgarten. A Production and management company.

Throughout Prophet has represented very successfully many highly acclaimed actors. Academy Award winner Joe Pesci "Goodfellas" , Emmy award winner Kim Delaney "NYPD Blue". Frank Vincent Emmy award winner "Sopranos" Casino and Goodfellas . Linda Carter WonderWomen, Golden Globe winner" War And Rememberance" Barry Bostwick Spin City , Colleen Camp American Hustle, Peter Greene Pulp Fiction, Usual Suspects, Peter Dobson" Marrying Man" ," Forest Gump", Marlo Thomas" Friends" Emmy Winner, Cynthia Geary "Northern Exposure" Emmy nominee, Brian Whimmer "China Beach", Erika Eleniak Baywatch ," Under Seige". To name a few.

Prophet Produced with Baumgarten many film and television movie projects. And was Associate Producer on Robert Evans and Francis Ford Copolla's Cotton Club.

Prophet " Melissa Prophet Management " continues to work with select clients in management and consulting for Legendary Paramount Studio Executive Robert Evans of Godfather , Chinatown , Kid Stays in the Picture.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Melissa Prophet

Spouse (1)

Craig Baumgarten (? - 2009) (divorced)

Trivia (4)

Former beauty queen - was Miss Los Angeles and Miss California. Third runner-up in the Miss World Pageant as well as the Miss USA Pageant. Won 14 first place trophies in various contests.

Interviewed in the book "Invasion of the B-Girls" by Jewel Shepard.

Her father was the late singer Johnny Prophet.

Melissa Prophet worked for Chuck Barris introducing The Gong show Chuck used her many times as Miss Hollywood to open The Gong show to introduce him for 3 seasons. And Barris used Prophet to do the pilot for the $1.98 Beauty show. Chuck Barris was Melissa. Prophet sponsor in The.Miss California Pageant.

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