Kelly Ripa

Kelly Ripa was born in the year 1970. She's an actress who is also a dancer, producer of television, talk-show host and TV show host. Some of her most well-known performances as an actress are 'Faith Fairfield' on the ABC sitcom "Hope & Faith" and 'Hayley as seen on the ABC daytime soap opera "All My Children." Ripa co-hosts the morning talk show "Live With Kelly and Ryan" from 2001. Alongside her husband Mark Consuelos, Ripa owns the New York-based production business that is called Milojo. The company was named one of "The the Hollywood Reporter's" 'Most Influential People in Media of 2014. We'll help in celebrating this significant day. Kelly Maria Ripa is the daughter Esther Ripa of Joseph Ripa who was a union bus driver president. She was born and was raised in Berlin, New Jersey. Ripa's older sister, Linda is a child's book author. Ripa was educated Catholic and from 2009 on, her father has served as the Democratic County Clerk of Camden County, New Jersey. Also, she is the very first of her parents to be a part of the acting field. As a young girl she started ballet lessons. She is also a piano player. Ripa graduated from Eastern Regional High in New Jersey and also was an athlete. Her encouragement to pursue acting from her drama teacher at the high school. As a senior, she got noticed when she appeared on stage in "The Ugly Duckling" which was a show at an area theatre. She then transferred to Camden County College in order to major in psychology. She eventually then left to move from the area to New York City.