Ricki Lake facts for kids
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Ricki Lake
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Lake in May 2015
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Ricki Pamela Lake
September 21, 1968 |
| Education | Ithaca College (attended) |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
| Known for | Tracy Turnblad – Hairspray Ricki Lake The Ricki Lake Show |
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Rob Sussman
(m. 1994; div. 2004)Christian Evans
(m. 2012; div. 2015)Ross Burningham
(m. 2022) |
| Children | 2 |
Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21, 1968) is an American television host and actress. She is famous for her main role as Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 movie Hairspray. She was even nominated for an award for this role!
Ricki Lake is also well-known for her own talk show, called Ricki Lake. This show was shown all over the world from 1993 to 2004. When her show started, Ricki was only 24 years old. This made her the youngest person to host a talk show like that at the time. Later, in 2012, she started another talk show, The Ricki Lake Show. Even though it only lasted one season, Ricki won her first Daytime Emmy Award for it!
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Early Life
Ricki Lake was born in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. Her parents are Jill and Barry Lake. She was mostly raised by her grandmother, Sylvia Lake, until Sylvia passed away in 1978.
Ricki went to Ithaca College for one year.
Career
Acting Roles
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Ricki Lake started her acting career in movies. Her first big role was Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 movie Hairspray. This movie became a classic!
She also acted in other movies by the same director, John Waters. These include Cry-Baby (with Johnny Depp), Cecil B. Demented, and Serial Mom. Ricki also appeared in movies like Mrs. Winterbourne with Shirley MacLaine and Cabin Boy.
On TV, Ricki was in the show China Beach. She played a Red Cross volunteer named Holly Pelegrino. She also had a repeating role on the show The King of Queens as Doug's sister, Stephanie. Ricki has made guest appearances on other TV shows like Drop Dead Diva and even did a voice for King of the Hill.
In 2007, Ricki had a small role in the remake of Hairspray. She played a talent agent. She also sang a song called "Mama I'm a Big Girl Now" for the movie's soundtrack with Nikki Blonsky and Marissa Jaret Winokur.
Talk Shows
Ricki Lake's first talk show, Ricki Lake, made her famous. She was only 24 when it started, making her the youngest person to host a syndicated talk show at that time. The show often featured guests who talked about their lives. The audience could also ask questions and share their thoughts.
The show started in September 1993 and aired new episodes until May 2004. Ricki decided to end the show because she wanted to spend more time with her family.
She returned to hosting a talk show in September 2012 with The Ricki Lake Show. This new show had a different style, more like Oprah. It was canceled after one season, but Ricki won an Emmy Award for being an outstanding talk show host!
Other Projects and Recent Work
After her first talk show ended, Ricki hosted a show called Gameshow Marathon in 2006. On this show, celebrities played classic game shows.
In 2008, Ricki released a documentary film called The Business of Being Born. This movie was about home birth and midwifery. Ricki was an executive producer and narrator for the film. It even showed parts of her own home birth experience! She wanted the film to help people learn about their choices for childbirth.
Ricki also wrote a book about natural childbirth called Your Best Birth. She later hosted Charm School on VH1. In 2010, she joined other famous talk show hosts like Oprah Winfrey for a special reunion show.
In 2011, Ricki competed on Dancing with the Stars. She did very well and made it to the finals, finishing in third place!
More recently, Ricki has appeared on other TV shows. In 2019, she was on The Masked Singer as "Raven." She also competed on The X Factor: Celebrity in the UK. In 2022, Ricki started a podcast called Raised by Ricki, where she talks about old episodes of her show and interviews guests.
Personal Life
Ricki Lake has two sons. She married Rob Sussman in 1994, and they had two sons, Milo and Owen. Their divorce was finalized in 2004.
She later married Christian Evans in 2012. They divorced in 2015.
In 2020, Ricki shared that she had been dealing with hair loss for many years. She decided to cut her hair very short and shared her story to help others. She said that she felt "liberated" and "brave" by embracing her new look.
In 2022, Ricki married Ross Burningham.
Images for kids
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Ricki Lake in April 2007
See also
In Spanish: Ricki Lake para niños
