Kelly Ripa

Kelly Ripa is a television producer as well as actress, who was born October 2 in 1970. Ripa is well-known for her role in the ABC soap series All My Children and the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith. She is also the co-host of "Live With Kelly & Ryan" the talk show on the morning, which has been running since 2001. Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos and their Milojo production company that is based out of New York, owns the company. She was featured by "The Hollywood Reporter" as one of the "Most Influential People in Media.' We'll help you celebrate her special holiday right here. Kelly Maria Ripa is the daughter Esther Ripa of Joseph Ripa who was a union bus driver president. Her birthplace was and was raised in Berlin, New Jersey. Ripa's older sister, Linda, is a children's book author. Ripa was raised Catholic and her father has been the Democratic County Clerk for Camden County in New Jersey since 2009. Ripa is the first member of her family to go into the acting industry. At age 3 She began her ballet studies at age three. She also plays piano. She graduated at Eastern Regional High School in New Jersey, Ripa was the cheerleader in her school years. She was invited to get into acting through her drama teacher at the high school. While in senior year, she was spotted while performing the role of "The Ugly Duckling" in a local theater production. Then she moved to Camden County College in order to major in psychology. She eventually then left to move from the area to New York City.