Melissa D'Agostino

Melissa D'Agostino is a an award-winning actor and writer, well-known for her live performances as the character Lupe in the hit shows Lupe: Undone (Best of Toronto Fringe, Critic's Pick, Canadian Comedy Award Nomination), A Very Lupe X-Mas, and Lupe's Next Top Lupe. In addition to her extensive theatre resume, Melissa can be seen in the newest series from Internext Studios, Prelude to the Six Day Road (2013), and the viral sensation Wolverine vs. Gladiator in: Les Miserables (2012) . Melissa is also an acclaimed satirist, having recently produced the short film Ca$hi - 7 Grains... Lying to You (2012), which garnered much attention during the 2012 US Election in relation to Prop 37 in California. Melissa is a regular performer at the award-winning The Carnegie Hall Show; and has been featured as a comedian on MTV Canada. Melissa grew up in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and studied piano, singing and dance throughout her childhood and teenage years. She went to Unionville High School in the Arts York Program as a vocal music major. Melissa attended the University of Windsor as a student in the Musical Theatre program, and graduated with a BFA in Acting from their acclaimed School of Dramatic Art, where she received the Myrtle Kennedy Award for Artistic Achievement and Community Involvement.