Ricki LakeRicki Lake (born September 21, 1968) is an American actress and talk show host. She was born in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. Her talk show Ricki Lake debuted in 1993 and in May of 2004 the show was cancelled. Lake became known to audiences when she played the hefty Tracy Turnblad, the main character of the John Waters film Hairspray. Her role as the overweight USO volunteer Holly the Donut Dolly in the television series China Beach gave her a larger audience, and she was eventually chosen to host the talk show which bears her name. At the same time, she went on a public weight loss regimen, and wound up losing about 125 pounds (57 kg). She has also appeared in The King of Queens, Mrs. Winterbourne, Inside Monkey Zetterland, and she often pops up in small roles in John Waters films such as Cecil B. Demented. Her talk show has often been the butt of satire, and it was repeatedly parodied during the 1990s on Saturday Night Live, with male cast member Jay Mohr impersonating Lake in drag. This page about Ricki Lake includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Ricki Lake News stories about Ricki Lake External links for Ricki Lake Videos for Ricki Lake Wikis about Ricki Lake Discussion Groups about Ricki Lake Blogs about Ricki Lake Images of Ricki Lake |
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Her talk show has often been the butt of satire, and it was repeatedly parodied during the 1990s on Saturday Night Live, with male cast member Jay Mohr impersonating Lake in drag. She did appear as a semi-regular character in the 1980s prime-time soap opera Dallas for a period. Demented. She has not participated in any reunion specials or other events related to the series. She has also appeared in The King of Queens, Mrs. Winterbourne, Inside Monkey Zetterland, and she often pops up in small roles in John Waters films such as Cecil B. Despite this success, she languished in secondary roles and in later years blamed her lack of credibility as an actress on the typecasting that had followed her success with Gilligan's Island, a program she had grown to detest. At the same time, she went on a public weight loss regimen, and wound up losing about 125 pounds (57 kg). She appeared in The Stepford Wives in 1975 and both the film and her performance were well received. Her role as the overweight USO volunteer Holly the Donut Dolly in the television series China Beach gave her a larger audience, and she was eventually chosen to host the talk show which bears her name. After the series ended in 1967, she continued to work in films and made numerous guest appearances in various television series. Lake became known to audiences when she played the hefty Tracy Turnblad, the main character of the John Waters film Hairspray. As movie star Ginger Grant, Louise finally achieved a level of fame and recognition, however she was unhappy with the role and worried that it would typecast her, which it apparently did. Her talk show Ricki Lake debuted in 1993 and in May of 2004 the show was cancelled. Further roles followed, on Broadway, and in films in Italy and Hollywood, but they failed to accelerate her career and in 1964 she joined the cast of the television series Gilligan's Island. She was born in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. She made her Hollywood film debut in 1958 in God's Little Acre and was groomed for a career as a dramatic actress. Ricki Lake (born September 21, 1968) is an American actress and talk show host. Her album It's Time for Tina was also released that year, with songs such as "Embraceable You" and "I'm In the Mood for Love.". In 1957, she and Julie Newmar made their Broadway debuts in Li'l Abner. She started her career as a model and nightclub singer while she studied at the Actor's Studio. She was born Tina Blacker in New York City, and attended Miami University. Tina Louise (born February 11, 1934) is an American film and television actress. |