Ricki Lake, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ricki Lake

American actress and T.V. host

Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1968

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: television presenter, film producer, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21, 1968) is an American actress, television presenter and producer.
Lake is best known for her lead role as Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 film Hairspray.
She is also known for her talk show which was broadcast internationally from September 1993 until May 2004.
When Lake's show debuted, she was 24 and credited as being the youngest person to host a syndicated talk show at the time.
In autumn 2012, Lake embarked on a second syndicated talk show project The Ricki Lake Show (dubbed as The New Ricki Lake Show), which aired on weekdays.
The series was canceled in 2013 after a single season, but Lake won her first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host.