Ricki Lake

Ricki Lake

Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21, 1968) is an American television host and actress. She is known for her lead role as Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 film Hairspray, for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. She is also known for her talk show, Ricki Lake, which was broadcast internationally from September 1993 until May 2004. When the show debuted, she was 24 and credited as being the youngest person to host a syndicated talk show at the time. In late 2012, Lake began hosting a second syndicated talk show, The Ricki Lake Show. The series was canceled in 2013 after a single season, but Lake won her first Daytime Emmy Award for the project. She also starred in other Waters films including Cry-Baby, Cecil B. Demented, and Serial Mom. She starred in Mrs. Winterbourne, Cabin Boy, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Cookie, and Inside Monkey Zetterland. She joined the cast of the Vietnam War drama series China Beach as a Red Cross volunteer, Holly "the Donut Dolly" Pelegrino, for the show's third season. She also had a recurring role on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens as Doug's sister Stephanie. She also had a cameo in the 2007 film Hairspray as a talent agent and sang "Mama I'm A Big Girl Now" with Nikki Blonsky and Marissa Jaret Winokur for the film's end credits. In 2008, her documentary about home birth and midwifery, The Business of Being Born, was released. She also jointly wrote a book, Your Best Birth, on the world of natural childbirth and birthing options, along with Abby Epstein and Jacques Moritz, which was published in 2009. Lake and Epstein also launched MyBestBirth.com, an online social network, powered by Ning, intended to allow parents and medical professionals to dialogue about varying birthing options and resources. She returned to television on May 11, 2009, succeeding Sharon Osbourne as host for the third season of VH1's Charm School. On November 10, 2010, Lake joined fellow talkers Phil Donahue, Sally Jessy Raphael, Geraldo Rivera, and Montel Williams as guests of Oprah Winfrey on The Oprah Winfrey Show, marking the first time those hosts appeared together on one show since their respective programs left the air. She competed on the 13th season of Dancing with the Stars. She was partnered with three-time champion Derek Hough and cited Kirstie Alley's appearance as an inspiration to do the show. In October 2019, she began competing in The X Factor: Celebrity. In March 2018, at SXSW, Lake and Epstein premiered their documentary film Weed the People, examining the use of cannabis as medicine and its status as a Schedule I prohibited drug in the United States. The film focused in particular on the use of cannabis in the treatment of pediatric cancer.

  • Title: Ricki Lake
  • Popularity: 5.858
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1968-09-21
  • Place of Birth: Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA
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Ricki Lake Movies

  • 1988
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    The In Crowd

    The In Crowd

    6 1988 HD

    A young man of the rock and roll generation is in his senior year of high school. When one day he successfully gets on a popular teen dance...

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  • 1988
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    A Family Again

    A Family Again

    1 1988 HD

    A family comes to grips with their own grief after the eldest daughter is killed.

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  • 1994
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    Serial Mom

    Serial Mom

    6.747 1994 HD

    Beverly is the perfect happy homemaker, along with her doting husband and two children, but this nuclear family just might explode when her...

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  • 2021
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    Under the Christmas Tree

    Under the Christmas Tree

    6 2021 HD

    Marketing whiz Alma Beltran and Christmas tree whisperer Charlie Freemont cross paths when Charlie finds the perfect tree for the Maine Governor's...

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  • 1993
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    Based on an Untrue Story

    Based on an Untrue Story

    4.25 1993 HD

    Perfume creator Satin Chau is about to reveal her new designer scent, 'Puppy,' when she is cruelly struck down by a rare condition called anosmia,...

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  • 1994
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    Cabin Boy

    Cabin Boy

    5.12 1994 HD

    A foul-mouthed finishing school graduate mistakenly winds up on an ill-fated fishing boat, and faces the wrath of a crew that considers him bad luck.

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  • 1990
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    Cry-Baby

    Cry-Baby

    6.527 1990 HD

    A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.

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  • 1996
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    Mrs. Winterbourne

    Mrs. Winterbourne

    7.2 1996 HD

    Connie Doyle is eighteen, pregnant and alone. She accidentally ends up on a train where she meets Hugh Winterbourne and his wife pregnant Patricia....

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  • 2000
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    Cecil B. Demented

    Cecil B. Demented

    6.3 2000 HD

    A young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists kidnap a Hollywood movie goddess and force her to star in their radical...

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  • 1988
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    Working Girl

    Working Girl

    6.6 1988 HD

    Tess McGill is an ambitious secretary with a unique approach for climbing the ladder to success. When her classy, but villainous boss breaks a leg...

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  • 1989
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    Last Exit to Brooklyn

    Last Exit to Brooklyn

    6.4 1989 HD

    A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader discovers he is gay; a...

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  • 1992
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    Where the Day Takes You

    Where the Day Takes You

    6.1 1992 HD

    King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The de facto leader of a group of teenage runaways, King acts...

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  • 2008
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    The Business of Being Born

    The Business of Being Born

    6.6 2008 HD

    Birth: it's a miracle. A rite of passage. A natural part of life. But more than anything, birth is a business. Compelled to find answers after a...

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  • 1998
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    Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

    Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

    7.7 1998 HD

    A small-town cat-and-dog detective duo investigate a new neighbor who they believe may have committed a murder, but the snag is, locals are...

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  • 1993
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    Skinner

    Skinner

    4.5 1993 HD

    A man rents a room in a couple's house and roams the streets at night looking for victims to skin, while constantly being followed by a junkie he...

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  • 1989
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    Cookie

    Cookie

    5.2 1989 HD

    Cookie Voltecki is the illegitimate daughter of mobster Dino Capisco, who has just finished thirteen years in prison. Since being released from jail,...

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  • 2007
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    Matters of Life & Dating

    Matters of Life & Dating

    5 2007 HD

    Linda Dackman has been diagnosed with breast cancer, but this does not prevent her from seeing the positive side of life and continuing her quest for...

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  • 2013
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    I Am Divine

    I Am Divine

    7.4 2013 HD

    Harris Glenn Milstead, aka Divine (1945-1988) was the ultimate outsider turned underground hero. Spitting in the face of the status quos of body...

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  • 1992
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    Inside Monkey Zetterland

    Inside Monkey Zetterland

    2.9 1992 HD

    An off beat comedy about an out of work screen writing/artist that complains about being too cool, too talented and way too gay.

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  • 1989
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    Babycakes

    Babycakes

    7 1989 HD

    Grace is an overweight mortuary cosmetician who falls in love with Rob, a handsome subway train conductor who doesn't even know she exists. When she...

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  • 2005
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    It Came from... Baltimore!!

    It Came from... Baltimore!!

    7.2 2005 HD

    Documentary about the making of John Waters' 1990 film Cry-Baby.

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  • 2009
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    Loving Leah

    Loving Leah

    7 2009 HD

    A handsome Washington, D.C. doctor and a young New York woman fall in love at an unusual time...after they get married. Leah Lever is married to an...

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  • 1991
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    The Chase

    The Chase

    3 1991 HD

    In Denver, a fleeing bank robber kills a cop and kidnaps an old man to hold as a hostage. He is chased by the police and a news helicopter, which...

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  • 2022
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    Moon Manor

    Moon Manor

    6.8 2022 HD

    Today is Jimmy's last day alive. His Alzheimer's is worsening, so he's decided to die like he has lived - with intention, humor, and zest. In his...

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  • 2011
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    More Business of Being Born

    More Business of Being Born

    1 2011 HD

    Executive Producer Ricki Lake and Filmmaker Abby Epstein follow their landmark documentary,'The Business of Being Born', with an all-new, four part...

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  • 1992
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    Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    5.586 1992 HD

    Blonde, bouncy Buffy is your typical high school cheerleader. But all that changes when a strange man informs her she's been chosen by fate to kill...

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  • 2016
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    Embrace

    Embrace

    6.5 2016 HD

    Embrace follows body image activist Taryn Brumfitt's crusade as she explores the global issue of body loathing, inspiring us to change the way we...

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  • 2017
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    Gemini

    Gemini

    5.4 2017 HD

    A heinous crime tests the complex relationship between a tenacious personal assistant and her Hollywood starlet boss. As the assistant travels across...

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  • 2016
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    Hairspray Live!

    Hairspray Live!

    7.3 2016 HD

    A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance show.

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  • 2007
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    Hairspray

    Hairspray

    6.7 2007 HD

    Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot....

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  • 2005
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    The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie

    The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie

    5.1 2005 HD

    After making it to the top of the charts, members of the Silver Boulders, a popular tween rock band, find themselves undermined by internal...

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  • 2006
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    Park

    Park

    4.9 2006 HD

    Park takes place all in one day in a public park in Los Angeles, as 11 disaffected Angelenos find both love and loss in unexpected ways

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  • 2004
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    A Dirty Shame

    A Dirty Shame

    5.3 2004 HD

    Sylvia Stickles runs a convenience store with her husband and mother-in-law. One day, Sylvia is hit on the head and transforms from an uptight prude...

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  • 1988
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    Hairspray

    Hairspray

    6.8 1988 HD

    'Pleasantly plump' teenager Tracy Turnblad achieves her dream of becoming a regular on the Corny Collins Dance Show. Now a teen hero, she starts...

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  • 1999
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    Jackie's Back!

    Jackie's Back!

    7.8 1999 HD

    A British documentarian profiles washed-up diva Jackie Washington as she prepares for her comeback concert.

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  • 2008
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    The Business of Being Born

    The Business of Being Born

    6.6 2008 HD

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  • 2011
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    More Business of Being Born

    More Business of Being Born

    1 2011 HD

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  • 2018
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    Weed the People

    Weed the People

    6.9 2018 HD

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  • 1984
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    Kate & Allie

    Kate & Allie

    5.8 1984 HD

    Kate & Allie is an American television situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984, to May 22, 1989. Kate & Allie first aired on CBS as a...

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  • 1993
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    Ricki Lake

    Ricki Lake

    4.6 1993 HD

    Ricki Lake is a daytime tabloid talk show hosted by American actress Ricki Lake. The series debuted in syndication on September 13, 1993 and ended...

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  • 1988
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    China Beach

    China Beach

    7.2 1988 HD

    Dateline: November 1967. Within klicks of Danang, Vietnam, sits a U.S. Army base, bar and hospital on China Beach filled with wounded soldiers and...

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  • 1997
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    King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

    7.326 1997 HD

    Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident substitute Spanish teacher...

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  • 2019
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    Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

    5.1 2019 HD

    Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and entertaining...

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  • 1998
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    The King of Queens

    The King of Queens

    7.062 1998 HD

    Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no...

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  • 1990
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    Gravedale High

    Gravedale High

    6 1990 HD

    Gravedale High is an animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera for NBC Productions. The series premiered in the fall of 1990 on NBC and lasted...

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  • 1993
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    Late Show with David Letterman

    Late Show with David Letterman

    6.3 1993 HD

    Late Show with David Letterman is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is...

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  • 2019
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    The Masked Singer

    The Masked Singer

    7.9 2019 HD

    Celebrities compete in a singing competition with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head to toe in an elaborate costume, complete with...

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  • 2008
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    Easy to Assemble

    Easy to Assemble

    5 2008 HD

    Easy to Assemble is a Webseries created by and starring Illeana Douglas, and sponsored by furniture store IKEA. Douglas plays a fictional version of...

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  • 2012
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    The Ricki Lake Show

    The Ricki Lake Show

    2 2012 HD

    The Ricki Lake Show is an American first-run syndicated talk show hosted by Ricki Lake. The series also marked her return to talk television after...

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  • 2013
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    Whose Line Is It Anyway?

    Whose Line Is It Anyway?

    7.7 2013 HD

    Comedian Aisha Tyler hosts this improv comedy show where the actors on the show - Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles along with a special guest...

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  • 1997
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    The View

    The View

    4.5 1997 HD

    ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...

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  • 2006
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    Gameshow Marathon

    Gameshow Marathon

    1 2006 HD

    Game$how Marathon is an American television program which aired on CBS from May 31, 2006 to June 29, 2006. It is based on the UK series Ant & Dec's...

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  • 2015
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    Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

    Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

    6.8 2015 HD

    Rebecca Bunch is a successful, driven, and possibly crazy young woman who impulsively gives up everything - her partnership at a prestigious law firm...

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  • 2005
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    Dancing with the Stars

    Dancing with the Stars

    6 2005 HD

    The competition sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts and voted on by...

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  • 2009
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    Drop Dead Diva

    Drop Dead Diva

    7.7 2009 HD

    A shallow model suddenly dies in an accident only to find her soul resurfacing in the body of a brilliant, plus-sized attorney.

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  • 2022
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    Sherri

    Sherri

    4.2 2022 HD

    Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears before a live audience with a daily dose of pop...

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  • 2017
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    Drop the Mic

    Drop the Mic

    6.2 2017 HD

    Based on a popular segment on "The Late Late Show With James Corden" and emceed by rapper-actor Method Man and model Hailey Baldwin, "Drop the Mic"...

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  • 2009
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    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    4.9 2009 HD

    Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.

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  • 1988
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    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    5.4 1988 HD

    A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus...

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  • 2005
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    The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

    4.8 2005 HD

    A list of celebrity interviews and sensational topics.

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  • 1993
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    Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

    4.5 1993 HD

    Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes...

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  • 1996
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    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    3.2 1996 HD

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It aired for six...

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  • 2003
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    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    5.777 2003 HD

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.

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  • 2008
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    Celebrity Juice

    Celebrity Juice

    6.64 2008 HD

    The outrageous comedy panel show hosted by the irrepressible Keith Lemon. Each episode sees top celebrities going head to head in a series of...

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  • 1997
    imgS28 E39

    The View

    The View

    4.5 1997 HD

    ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...

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  • 1991
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    The Jenny Jones Show

    The Jenny Jones Show

    1 1991 HD

    The Jenny Jones Show was an American syndicated daytime tabloid talk show that was hosted by comedian/actress/singer Jenny Jones. It was produced by...

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  • 1998
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    Hollywood Squares

    Hollywood Squares

    6.5 1998 HD

    On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In addition to her production duties, Whoopi Goldberg...

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  • 2019
    imgS12 E7

    The Masked Singer

    The Masked Singer

    7.9 2019 HD

    Celebrities compete in a singing competition with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head to toe in an elaborate costume, complete with...

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  • 2019
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    RuPaul

    RuPaul

    4.8 2019 HD

    The RuPaul Show is more than just a talk show… It’s a movement! The all new RuPaul Show is building a community of people who want to...

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  • 2020
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    Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

    1 2020 HD

    In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky and his...

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  • 2022
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    The Wheel

    The Wheel

    3.5 2022 HD

    Three contestants battle it out to keep their spot at the center of the wheel as six celebrity guests lend their expertise in a variety of hilarious...

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  • 1997
    imgS28 E39

    The View

    The View

    4.5 1997 HD

    ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...

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  • 2018
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    25 Words or Less

    25 Words or Less

    6.7 2018 HD

    Hosted by Meredith Vieira, two teams of celebrities and civilians face off in a fast paced word game with a top prize of $10,000.

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  • 2015
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    Celebrity Family Feud

    Celebrity Family Feud

    7.8 2015 HD

    Celebrity Family Feud pits celebrities and their families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to survey-type questions...

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  • 2013
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    Through the Keyhole

    Through the Keyhole

    6 2013 HD

    What would happen if Keith Lemon had permission to snoop around celebrities' homes? Find out as Through The Keyhole returns, with everyone's...

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  • 2022
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    Pictionary

    Pictionary

    3.5 2022 HD

    Based on the Mattel's party game, two teams of three players will compete against each other, trying to guess the correct word or phrase represented...

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  • 2024
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    Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry

    Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry

    8.5 2024 HD

    World-renowned medium Tyler Henry gives celebrity guests hope, healing and long-sought answers through emotional readings.

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  • 1970
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    Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry

    Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry

    2 1970 HD

    The Ricki Lake Show is an American first-run syndicated talk show hosted by Ricki Lake. The series also marked her return to talk television after...

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  • 1970
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    Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry

    Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry

    1 1970 HD

    Charm School with Ricki Lake is the third season of the VH1 reality television series Charm School. Fourteen contestants from Rock of Love Bus with...

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  • 1970
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    Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry

    Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry

    8 1970 HD

    Olivia is a British-American children's animated television series produced by media company Chorion and based on Ian Falconer's books. It is seen on...

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