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Ricki Lake

Ricki Lake May 2015 (cropped).jpg
Lake in May 2015

Born
Ricki Pamela Lake


(1968-09-21) September 21, 1968 (age 50)

Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.

NationalityAmerican
Education
Ithaca College (attended)
Occupation
  • Actress

  • television host

  • producer

Years active1987–present
Known forTracy Turnblad – Hairspray
Ricki Lake
Spouse(s)
Rob Sussman
(m. 1994; div. 2004)


Christian Evans
(m. 2012; div. 2015)

Children2

Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21, 1968)[1] 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.[2][3][4] 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.




Contents





  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Career

    • 2.1 Acting


    • 2.2 Talk shows


    • 2.3 2006–2010: Other projects


    • 2.4 2011–present



  • 3 Dancing with the Stars performances


  • 4 Personal life


  • 5 Filmography

    • 5.1 Film


    • 5.2 Television



  • 6 Awards and nominations


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links




Early life


Lake was born in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, to a secular Jewish family.[5][6] Her parents are Jill (a homemaker) and Barry Lake (a pharmacist),[1] but was largely brought up by her paternal grandmother, Sylvia Lake, until Sylvia's death in 1978.


Lake attended Ithaca College for one year.



Career



Acting


Lake made her film debut as Tracy Turnblad, the lead character in John Waters's 1988 cult-classic Hairspray.[7] Lake also starred in other Waters films including Cry-Baby (with Johnny Depp and Susan Tyrrell), Cecil B. Demented (with Melanie Griffith and Stephen Dorff), and Serial Mom (with Kathleen Turner and Sam Waterston). She starred in Mrs. Winterbourne with Shirley MacLaine and Brendan Fraser, Cabin Boy, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Cookie, and Inside Monkey Zetterland.


She joined the cast of the Vietnam War drama series China Beach as a Red Cross volunteer, Holly "the Donut Dolly" Pelegrino, for the show's third season. She also had a recurring role on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens as Doug's sister Stephanie. She guest-starred on television series including Drop Dead Diva and a voice role on King of the Hill, and starred in the television movie Baby Cakes. She had a cameo appearance in the 2007 remake of the original cult-classic Hairspray as a William Morris talent agent, and teamed up with star Nikki Blonsky (who played Tracy Turnblad in the 2007 movie musical remake) and Marissa Jaret Winokur (who played Tracy Turnblad in the Broadway musical based on the original 1988 film) to record "Mama I'm a Big Girl Now" for the soundtrack. The song is played during the film's end credits. She later reunited with original Hairspray co-star Deborah Harry for the film Hotel Gramercy Park, which was released in 2008.



Talk shows



Ricki Lake was Lake's first daytime talk show and at 24, she was the youngest person at the time to host one (that record would later be broken by eight-year-old Philippine child actress Ryzza Mae Dizon in 2013). The show specialized in topics involving invited guests and incorporated questions and comments from a studio audience.[8][9][10]


The show debuted in syndication on September 13, 1993, and ended first-run episodes on May 25, 2004. In 2000, Lake told Rosie O'Donnell in an interview that she had signed on for four additional years. Although Sony Pictures Television had many stations contracted through the 2004–2005 season, Lake decided to end the show in August 2004, citing (among other things) a desire to spend time with her family. She moved from Los Angeles to New York to tape the 11th season of the show, then returned to California when taping was complete. Lake returned to the talk show platform when she hosted a second talk show which premiered in September 2012 and was cancelled after one season.[11]



2006–2010: Other projects




Lake at the premiere of Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, 2007.


After her talk show had wrapped production on its final season, Lake went on to host the 2006 CBS limited series Gameshow Marathon, which re-created classic game shows with celebrity contestants.[12] She also signed a development deal with Gameshow Marathon production company FremantleMedia for other ventures, including creating and producing future programs and projects. In October 2007, Lake appeared in the Lifetime TV movie Matters of Life and Dating. Lake also had a cameo in the 2007 film Hairspray as a talent agent and also sang "Mama I'm A Big Girl Now" with Nikki Blonsky and Marissa Jaret Winokur for the film's end credits. The Business of Being Born, Lake's documentary about home birth and midwifery, was released in limited markets on January 18, 2008.[13] The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and Red Envelope released the film in New York, L.A. and San Francisco in October;[14] it also screened in Australia.[15]


The Business of Being Born included footage and details of Lake's own "life-changing" home-birthing experience and followed a midwife going about her work. Tribeca called it "The Inconvenient Truth of Childbirth".[15] Lake described it as her life's work for the last three years and expressed hopes that the film educated and empowered people to really know their choices in childbirth.[16] She performed in the CBS television special Loving Leah in January of that year. Lake also jointly wrote a book on the world of natural childbirth and birthing options, along with Abby Epstein and Jacques Moritz, Your Best Birth, which was published by Wellness Central on May 1, 2009.[17] Lake and Epstein also launched MyBestBirth.com, an online social network, powered by Ning, intended to allow parents and medical professionals to dialogue about varying birthing options and resources. Lake returned to television on May 11, 2009, succeeding Sharon Osbourne as host for the third season of VH1's Charm School.[18][19] On November 10, 2010, Lake joined fellow talkers Phil Donahue, Sally Jessy Raphael, Geraldo Rivera, and Montel Williams as guests of Oprah Winfrey on The Oprah Winfrey Show, marking the first time those hosts ever appeared together on one show since their programs left the air.[20]



2011–present


In March 2011, reports said that three television studios, Twentieth Television, Universal Media Studios and CBS Television Distribution, were interested in bringing Lake back to the talk-show realm in 2012. This after Lake began appearing on various programs in which she expressed a desire to return to the genre.[21] Lake competed on the 13th season of Dancing with the Stars. She was partnered with three-time champion Derek Hough and cited Kirstie Alley's appearance as an inspiration to do the show. Lake achieved tremendous success, consistently achieving high scores. After making the finals, Lake was announced as the contestant in third place, losing to television personality Rob Kardashian and actor and Army veteran J. R. Martinez, despite having higher scores than both.


On April 20, 2011, Lake signed with Twentieth Television to develop The Ricki Lake Show, which premiered in September 2012. The new program has a more Oprah-like format than that of her former talk show.[11] It was cancelled after one season.[22] Lake won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host in 2013.[23]


As of February 2014[update], Lake is working with director Abby Epstein on a documentary about the dangers of hormonal birth control, titled Sweetening the Pill. The film is based on Holly Grigg-Spall's upcoming 2015 book titled Sweetening The Pill Or How We Became Hooked On Hormonal Birth Control. The film will explore the flurry of lawsuits related to these methods, as well as alternative options such as Natural Family Planning. Lake and Epstein said, "now [hormonal birth control is] making women sick and so our goal with this film is to wake women up to the unexposed side effects of these powerful medications and the unforeseen consequences of repressing women's natural cycles."[24]


On December 7, 2016, Lake made a cameo in the television musical Hairspray Live![25] On February 11, 2017, Lake appeared as a guest judge on the British talent show Let It Shine with Gary Barlow, Dannii Minogue, and Martin Kemp on the BBC.[26] On February 17, 2018, Lake appeared on the British television show Through the Keyhole with Keith Lemon.


In March 2018 at SXSW, Lake and Epstein premiered their documentary film Weed the People, examining the use of cannabis as medicine and its status as a Schedule I prohibited drug in the United States.[27] The film focused in particular on the use of cannabis in the treatment of pediatric cancer.[28]



Dancing with the Stars performances






































































Personal life


Lake is also known for her public struggle with weight. She admitted in 2011 that insecurity caused by abuse during her childhood had caused her to become a heavy eater. By the time of her role in Hairspray, she had gotten to 260 pounds on a 5'3" frame.[29] In the early 1990s, just before her talk show premiered, Lake went on a diet and lost 100 pounds in just six months. During her pregnancy with her children, she admitted to being a yo-yo dieter but after the birth of her second son, she embarked on a more healthier diet and soon lost another 30 pounds which she said got a lot more attention than her initial weight loss of 100 pounds. She has since maintained her weight for almost 20 years.[30]


Lake met illustrator Rob Sussman in October 1993, on Halloween. The couple married in Las Vegas on March 26, 1994.[31] They have two sons: Milo Sebastian Sussman (b. March 22, 1997), and Owen Tyler Sussman (b. June 18, 2001), whose water birth was actually shown in The Business of Being Born, the documentary that she also produced.[32] They both filed for divorce in August, 2003,[33] and their divorce was finalized on February 25, 2005.[34]


Lake began dating Christian Evans in the summer of 2009.[34] They became engaged in August 2011,[35] and married on April 8, 2012.[36] On 29 October 2014, Lake filed for divorce from Evans, citing "irreconcilable differences".[37] In December 2014, however, they announced they had put their divorce on hold.[38] The divorce was finalized in 2015.[39] Christian Evans died on February 11, 2017.


On September 18, 2010, Lake's rented Malibu home was destroyed by a fire. She and her sons escaped without injury.[40]


On January 15, 2011, Lake finished in sixth place in the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Luxury Ladies Poker Event, collecting $5,587 of the prize pool.[41]



Filmography




Lake in April 2007, at the premiere of The Business of Being Born



Film


























































































Year
Film
Role
Notes
1988

Hairspray
Tracy Turnblad

1988

The In Crowd
Dancer
Uncredited
1988

Working Girl
Bridesmaid

1989

Cookie
Pia

1989

Last Exit to Brooklyn
Donna

1989

Baby Cakes
Grace Hart

1990

Cry-Baby
Pepper Walker

1992

Where the Day Takes You
Brenda

1992

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Charlotte
Uncredited
1992

Inside Monkey Zetterland
Bella the Stalker

1993

Skinner
Kerry Tate

1994

Cabin Boy
Figurehead

1994

Serial Mom
Misty Sutphin

1996

Mrs. Winterbourne
Connie Doyle/Patricia Winterbourne

2000

Cecil B. Demented
Libby

2004

A Dirty Shame
Herself
Cameo
2005

The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie
Herself
Cameo
2007

Park
Peggy

2007

Hairspray
Talent agent

2008

The Business of Being Born
Herself
(the actual water birth of her second son, Owen Tyler Sussman, is shown)
Executive producer (also narrated)
2017

Gemini
Vanessa


Television










































































































Year
Title
Role
Notes
1987

Kate & Allie
Teri
Episode: "Send Me No Flowers"
1988

ABC Afterschool Special
Carmen
Episode: "A Family Again"
1989

Baby Cakes
Grace
Television movie
1989

Starting Now
Ricki Ross
Television series pilot
1989–1990

China Beach
Holly Pelegrino
13 episodes
1990

Gravedale High
Cleofatra (Voice)
13 episodes
1991

The Chase
Tammie
Television movie
1991

Riders in the Sky
Broadway Baby
Episode: "Horsenapped"
1992

Based on an Untrue Story
Velour
Television movie
1993–2004

Ricki Lake
Host
syndicated talk show
1998

Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery
Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen
Television movie
2000–2001

The King of Queens
Stephanie Heffernan
6 episodes
2004

Higglytown Heroes
Carpenter Hero (Voice)
Episode: "Soup with Stars/The Happy Friendly Sparkly Toast Club"
2006

Gameshow Marathon
Host
7 episodes
2006

King of the Hill
Lila (Voice)
Episode: "Hank's Bully"
2007

Matters of Life and Dating
Linda
Television movie
Executive producer
2009

Loving Leah
Rabbi Gerry
Television movie
Co-executive producer
2009

Charm School with Ricki Lake
Head-mistress
10 episodes
2010

Drop Dead Diva
Susan Semler
Episode: "Back from the Dead"
2010

The Oprah Winfrey Show
Herself
Guest, "Talk Show Reunion"
2011

Dancing with the Stars
Herself / Contestant
Contestant on season 13
2012–2013

The Ricki Lake Show
Host
Syndicated talk show
2016

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Dream Ghost
Episode: "Josh Has No Idea Where I Am!"
2016

Hairspray Live!
One of Mr. Pinky's Girls
Television Musical
2017

Celebrity Juice
Herself
Series 18, episode 5


Awards and nominations




















Year
Award
Result
Category
Film or series
2013

Daytime Emmy Awards
Won

Outstanding Talk Show Host

The Ricki Lake Show
1994
Nominated

Outstanding Talk Show Host

Ricki Lake
1989

Independent Spirit Award

Best Female Lead

Hairspray


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External links





  • Ricki Lake on IMDb


  • Ricki Lake at the Internet Off-Broadway Database









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