Ricki Lake is an actress and talk show host whose syndicated series ran from 1993 to 2004. She has appeared in the films Hairspray, Cry-Baby, Last Exit to Brooklyn, and Mrs. Winterbourne.
Lake made a cameo appearance in Kermit and Miss Piggy's 1994 music video for She Drives Me Crazy.
In November 2001, she attended an event at Madison Square Garden Theatre to celebrate the launch of sesamestreet.com and AOL's "Music Works" initiative where she posed for photos with walk-around versions of Ernie and Bert.