Ricki Lake

Lake in 2007, photo by Starfrenzy/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Ricki Pamela Lake

Place of Birth: Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: September 21, 1968

Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish

Ricki Lake is an American actress, television personality, and producer. She was the host of the shows Ricki Lake, from 1993 to 2004, and The Ricki Lake Show, from 2012 to 2013.

Ricki is married to Ross Burningham. She has two children with her former husband, illustrator Rob Sussman.

Ricki’s paternal grandmother’s name is Sylvia.

Lake in 1989, photo credit: Alan Light