- Oldest member of Dream.
- Cast to play the role of Chava in "Fiddler On The Roof" for an ABC remake movie. They were set to film in Prague only for the project to be shelved due to insurance issues.
- Was set to star as "Maureen" in the musical "Rent" on Broadway January 3 to March 21, 2005. However, producers couldn't find an actress young enough to play her character's love interest and decided to stay with original cast.
- Has 4 younger sisters
- Sean 'Diddy' Combs announces on _"Total Request with Carson Daly" (1998)_ that Melissa has left Dream to pursue an acting career. She was the oldest member of the group. (April 2002)
- Engaged to actor/dancer Brandon Henschel. (January 2006)
- Has a son Elin Elijah (b. July 18, 2010) with husband Brandon Henschel.
- Mezzo-Soprano (Belt) with 3 and a half octave range.
- Formed a new group with 2 of the 3 original members of her former band "Dream". She is currently working on her new girl group "Lady Phoenix" recording their debut album together alongside musical legend, Teddy Riley. (November 2007)
- Has trained under the direction of "Everybody Loves Reymonds" Brad Garrett at Scott Sedita Acting Studios in the Master Class.
- Has completed Basic, Intermediate & Advanced levels of improvisation at the famous Groundlings School in Hollywood CA. Trained with such Groundlings teachers such as Phyllis Katz, Mindy Sterling, Drew Droege and many more.
- Melissa Schuman along with the other original members of DREAM (Holly Restani, Ashley Poole & Diana Ortiz) announced in 2016 they will be releasing a new record.
- Melissa Schuman reunited with her former DREAM band members for the My2K Tour summer 2016. DREAM performed in 39 cities nationwide along with other 00's nostalgia acts 98 Degrees, O-Town & Ryan Cabrera.
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