Kelly Ripa's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Hope & Faith Faith Fairf… Live with Regis and Kelly Herself - H… Homemade Millionaire Host - Kell…

Main Movie Roles 2008 - Delgo 2008 - Fly Me to the Moon 2008 - The Great Buck Howard 2003 - Cheaper by the Dozen 1996 - Marvin's Room

BIOGRAPHY:

Kelly Ripa had been performing in her senior high school play, The Ugly Duckling, when she was approached by her current manager, Cathy Parker, who encouraged her to pursue acting. After attending new Jersey's Camden County Community College, she performed in local theater productions before joining "All My Children" (1970) in November, 1990. Kelly has received nominations for a 1993 Daytime Emmy Award and a 1993 Soap Opera Award. Kelly, is the first in her family to enter the acting profession. She had studied ballet since age three, plays the piano and, in her words, is "no Barbra Streisand", but can carry a tune.


TRIVIA:

• Worked opposite _"All My Children" (1970)_ (qv) co-star 'John Callahan (I)' (qv) in the movie _Marvin's Room (1996)_ (qv).
• She and her husband, 'Mark Consuelos' (qv), attended 'Star Jones (I)' (qv)' wedding to Al Reynolds.
• Daughter of Esther Ripa and Joseph Ripa.
• In September 2006, she was involved in two attempts to break the Guinness World Record for Most Custard Pies Thrown in One Minute during segments on "Live with Regis & Kelly". She was on the receiving end when NASCAR driver 'Matt Kenseth' (qv) initially broke the record with 17 pies thrown. The following day, Kelly herself broke that record, throwing 22 pies at 'Wilmer Valderrama' (qv).
• Ranked #85 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
• She and her husband, 'Mark Consuelos' (qv), attended 'Donald Trump' (qv)'s wedding to 'Melania Trump' (qv).
• Actor/director 'Chris Bruno (I)' (qv) is the godfather of her and Mark Consuelos' first child, Michael Joseph Consuelos.
• Awarded #19 in E! Rank's Top 25 Blondes.