Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21, 1968) is an American actress, producer, and television presenter. Lake is best known for her talk show which was broadcast internationally from September 1993 until May 2004. 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. In 2013, the series was canceled after one season but Lake won her first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host.
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Ricki Pamela Lake