Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21, 1968 in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York) is a Jewish-American actress and tabloid talk show host, best known for her long-running Ricki Lake talk show.

Career

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Lake first appeared to audiences when she played the hefty Tracy Turnblad, the main character of the John Waters film Hairspray. Her role as the overweight Red Cross recreation worker "Holly the Donut Dolly" in the television series China Beach gave her additional visibility, and she was eventually chosen to host the eponymous talk show. At the same time, she publicly went on a weight loss regime, and wound up losing about 125 pounds (57 kg).

Talk show

Ricki Lake debuted on 13 September 1993. While it avoided the worst excesses of The Jerry Springer Show, it was not especially serious in tone either. A typical show might present several lower middle class women, each claiming to be "All that" (the show's catchphrase for someone with high fashion and personal appeal) with others debating the assertion. Other shows would present someone in an obviously bad relationship and have Lake recommend, "Dump that zero and get yoself a hero." Once Lake became a mother, feel-good mother-and-child shows became common.

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bout to go to ihop in a lil bit w/ ricki lake @sweeetteaaa "how you doin"
cella20 (Marcella Robertson) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:04:52 -0000
bout to go to ihop in a lil bit w/ ricki lake @sweeetteaaa "how you doin"
@scdfansite Love film is ace! Original has Ricki Lake and John Travolta in it
RatherSleepy (Grace ) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:14:47 -0000
@scdfansite Love film is ace! Original has Ricki Lake and John Travolta in it
@nashae didn't think you would probably. Do you remember Ricki Lake's talk show? i'm still a big fan of her
coolsweetgroovy (Donyel Caruth) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:49:20 -0000
@nashae didn't think you would probably. Do you remember Ricki Lake's talk show? i'm still a big fan of her
Switching over, Hairspray just isn't Hairspray without Ricki Lake.
notsuchayummum (Emma Murphy) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:47:10 -0000
Switching over, Hairspray just isn't Hairspray without Ricki Lake.
#DaHoodOlDayz Rushin home to catch da Ricki Lake Show....
BVilleFinest718 (Chyn@) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:32:48 -0000
#DaHoodOlDayz Rushin home to catch da Ricki Lake Show....
Ricki Lake-Once left a tip of $8.00 on a $142.44 bill. This after she let her young son run around the restaurant unattended. Bitch!!
WorstTippers (Joe Schmuckatelli) Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:37:00 -0000
Ricki Lake-Once left a tip of $8.00 on a $142.44 bill. This after she let her young son run around the restaurant unattended. Bitch!!

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