Where is Ricki Lake Now? Know Her Age, Net Worth, Husband, and More
by V Gomala
Updated Oct 14, 2024
Where is Ricki Lake Now?
Ricki Lake is back with a new podcast! In "The High Life with Ricki Lake," she talks to friends and experts about healing, health, and wellness. The podcast focuses on her journey of self-reinvention and explores how to live your best life at any age in a fun and easygoing way.
Ricki Lake is also celebrating her weight loss by throwing a party reminiscent of 2007. The former talk show host shared a photo on Instagram some months before wearing the same dress she wore 17 years ago for the premiere of "The Business of Being Born." In her caption, she playfully wrote, "Oh, this old thing?? Just had it hanging around." Lake noted that she first wore the dress at the movie premiere in 2007 and is now wearing it again in 2024.
Who is Ricki Lake?
Ricki Lake is an American TV host and actress. She is best known for playing Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 movie Hairspray, which earned her a nomination for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. Lake also hosted her own talk show, Ricki Lake, from September 1993 to May 2004, making her the youngest person to host a syndicated talk show at that time.
In late 2012, she started a second talk show called The Ricki Lake Show, which was canceled in 2013 after one season. However, she won her first Daytime Emmy Award for this show.
| Name | Ricki Pamela Lake |
| Born | September 21, 1968 (age 56) |
| Birthplace | Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Ithaca College (attended) |
| Occupations | Television host, actress, producer |
| Years Active | 1987–present |
| Known For | Tracy Turnblad – Hairspray |
| Ricki Lake | |
| The Ricki Lake Show | |
| Spouses | Rob Sussman (m. 1994; div. 2004) |
| Christian Evans (m. 2012; div. 2015) | |
| Ross Burningham (m. 2022) | |
| Children | 2 |
Ricki Lake Age
Ricki Lake was born on September 21, 1968, in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, into a secular Jewish family. She is 56 years old. Her parents are Jill, a homemaker, and Barry Lake, a pharmacist. She was mostly raised by her paternal grandmother, Sylvia Lake, until Sylvia passed away in 1978. Ricki attended Ithaca College for one year.
Ricki Lake Husband
Ricki Lake met illustrator Rob Sussman on Halloween in October 1993, and they got married in Las Vegas on March 26, 1994. They have two sons: Milo Sebastian Sussman, born in 1997, and Owen Tyler Sussman, who was born in 2001 during a water birth that Ricki produced for the documentary The Business of Being Born. Ricki and Rob divorced in August 2003, and the divorce was finalized on February 25, 2004.
In mid-2009, Ricki started dating jewelry designer Christian Evans. They got engaged in August 2011 and married on April 8, 2012. Ricki filed for divorce from Christian on October 29, 2014, but they announced in December 2014 that they had paused the divorce. It was finalized in 2015.
In February 2021, Ricki announced her engagement to Ross Burningham, and they got married in January 2022.
Ricki Lake Net Worth
According to online sources, Ricki's net worth is estimated to be $25 million, as of May 2024. Ricki Lake recently talked about how she lost a lot of weight over the years in an interview with People magazine during the Community Access Gala on May 9, 2024. At 55 years old, she is well-known for her roles in films like Hairspray.
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