Melissa Schuman

The ever-beautiful Melissa Schuman has used her vast and enviable talents to dabble between Hollywood and a singing career.

Early Accomplishments

At age 13, she had her first on-screen exposure when she starred in a family movie titled Tiger in 1997. 

In 1998, she got introduced to Sean “P.Diddy” Combs when she sang at a private showcase, which impressed the man and signed her onto his label instantly to join girl band DREAM.

Best Known For

The 2001 debut album of DREAM titled It Was All A Dream is certified double platinum and features gold hits He Loves You Not and This Is Me.

She has starred in films like Love Don’t Cost a Thing in 2002, Silent Scream in 2005 and The Hollow in 2004 in which she sang There For Me with co-star Nick Carter.

Sexual Orientation

Melissa is straight and has been happily married to Brandon Henschel since 2006 after dating for a year. 

She was previously in a relationship with Gregory Smith for 2 months in 2003 and a brief affair with Nick Carter a year before.

Family

She has not revealed the name of her parents or the 4 younger sisters she grew up with. She and her husband became parents in 2010 to a son named Elin Elijah.

Religion

Melissa grew up in a conservative Christian family and still upholds her faith in very high regards.

Worth To Know

Trying her hands on filmmaking, she wrote, edited, produced and starred in the web series Actress(es): A Web Series in 2015 and 2016.

In 2017, she accused Nick Carter of rape 15 years ago (2002). Carter has denied the allegations and her case has been dismissed by DA of Los Angeles in 2018.