Kelly Ripa

Her co-hosts have included Regis Philbin, Michael Strahan, Ryan Seacrest, and her husband Mark Consuelos. Ripa and her husband, Mark Consuelos, own a New York–based production company, Milojo. In 2014, The Hollywood Reporter named her one of the Most Powerful People in Media.

Kelly Ripa studied at Berlin Community School, Eastern High School and Eastern Intermediate High School. The recorded working language is English. Places of work recorded in the authority are United States. Residence is recorded at Manhattan. Distinctions recorded are Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, New Jersey Hall of Fame and Disney Legends.

• Name — Kelly Ripa • Birth Name — Kelly Maria Ripa • Born — 2 October 1970 • Birthplace — Stratford, New Jersey, U.S. • Occupation — * Actress • talk show host • television producer • dancer • Years Active — 1986–present • Children — 3, including Lola

Kelly Maria Ripa was born in Stratford, New Jersey to Esther, a homemaker, and Joseph Ripa, a labor union president (Amalgamated Transit Union Local 880) and bus driver who attended Rutgers University. Her father, active in Democratic politics, served as the county clerk for Camden County from 2009 to 2024. Ripa grew up Catholic. She has three-quarters Italian and one quarter Irish ancestry. Ripa graduated from Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. During high school she was a cheerleader and was encouraged by her drama teacher to pursue acting. "I owe so much of my career to Jim Boeckle," she said. "He thought I was a natural performer and so he gave me the lead in the next show." She starred in local theater productions and was discovered while performing in The Ugly Duckling during her senior year. She attended Camden County College in Blackwood, New Jersey studying psychology, but dropped out and moved to New York City to pursue an acting career.

Aside from local TV gigs, Ripa's first national television exposure came in 1986 when she appeared as a regular dancer on Dancin' On Air, leading into Dance Party USA. Her career goal at the time was to be a newscaster and she often did the cast news reports. Ripa was cast in her first major acting role in 1990 as Hayley Vaughan, a troubled party girl, on All My Children. She concluded her 12-year role in 2002, but returned for two episodes in 2010 to help celebrate the soap opera's 40th anniversary.

• Illustration — Ripa at the Red Dress Collection, 2007 After co-host Kathie Lee Gifford's final show on Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, Regis Philbin began holding on-air auditions to find her replacement. In his autobiography, How I Got This Way, Philbin says of discovering Ripa: On the day of Ripa's initial Live! with Regis tryout (November 1, 2000), psychic Char Margolis was among the guests. During this segment, Margolis guessed that Ripa was pregnant with her second child. Ripa replied, "I haven't told my boss yet!" Philbin later said that Ripa was first among the potential candidates including Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Krakowski, Dolly Parton, and Bernadette Peters: "[I]t could only be Kelly. We knew that from her memorable debut onward." Ripa was announced as the official replacement on February 5, 2001. Within months, the renamed Live! with Regis and Kelly young-audience demographics increased by 80 percent with Ripa credited for bringing "a new life to the show." The chemistry between Philbin and Ripa (or "Pippa" as he nicknamed her), their banter, interviews, and conversations about their families, personal lives, and New York City attracted a successful, strong, and loyal viewership averaging 6 million viewers daily. In January 2011, Philbin, 80, announced that he would be retiring from Live! at the end of the year. His final show aired Friday, November 18, 2011, during which Ripa tearfully reminisced about her first day, the 43 steps they walked together from her dressing room onto set each day for 11 years, and how those 43 steps changed her life. "Thank you for everything! It's been just great, my Pippa," Philbin told her in an embrace. Ripa responded, "Thank you for everything. I love you." "I love you, too," said Philbin. Ripa replaced Philbin as the head of the show and returned the following Monday, November 21, 2011, to continue the show, which was re-titled Live! with Kelly. In a process similar to the one in which she was selected to replace Gifford, a rotating lineup of co-hosts auditioned on-air with Ripa to take over her former co-hosting duties. In the end, Strahan was announced as the new co-host, and Live! with Kelly and Michael premiered September 4, 2012. Live! won its first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show on June 23, 2012. On May 16, 2016, the show's name was changed to Live! with Kelly again after Strahan's last show before his move to Good Morning America. Another round of guest co-hosts ensued. On May 1, 2017, the show became Live with Kelly and Ryan, after Ryan Seacrest took over as Strahan's permanent replacement. On February 16, 2023, Seacrest announced that he would be leaving Live with Kelly and Ryan after six years in April 2023, primarily due to traveling as his primary residence is in Los Angeles, while the show tapes in New York City. Mark Consuelos, Kelly Ripa's husband, replaced him. However, Seacrest has stated that he will return to guest host whenever Consuelos is unavailable, meaning he is not permanently leaving the show.

Ripa ventured into primetime in September 2003 on Hope & Faith, playing Faith Fairfield, an unemployed ex-soap star. The half-hour sitcom, co-starring Faith Ford, Ted McGinley, and Megan Fox, gave ABC its best Friday premiere score since 1996. The show ended in May 2006 with Ripa declaring she "never wanted to work that hard again."

In 2007, Ripa and her husband Mark Consuelos founded Milojo, the production company, named for their children Michael, Lola, and Joaquin. It began with the feature documentary The Streak, which told the story of the Brandon High School wrestling team and its 34-year winning streak. It premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008. In addition, Milojo launched a first look development deal with Discovery Channel for non-scripted series' including Homemade Millionaire, hosted by Ripa, and the docu-series Masters of Reception. Their next film, Off the Rez, was also accepted to the Tribeca Film Festival and premiered on TLC in May 2011. In 2012, the company premiered its first short film, a collaboration with Will Ferrell's Funny or Die entitled "The Bensonhurst Spelling Bee" featuring Ripa, Consuelos, and their son, Michael. The video has had over 1,000,000 views. In 2021, Ripa and Consuelos served as co-executive producers of the Oxygen series Exhumed, which debuted on January 17.

In 1995, Ripa met Mark Consuelos, her co-star on All My Children. The two eloped on May 1, 1996. The couple have three children: Michael Joseph (b. June 2, 1997), Lola Grace (b. June 16, 2001), and Joaquin Antonio (b. February 24, 2003). For many years, they lived on Crosby Street in SoHo, Manhattan, and sold the home in 2015 for $20 million. In 2015, they moved to a townhouse on East 76th Street, purchased in 2013 for $27 million from fashion designer Luca Orlandi and his wife, Oluchi Onweagba, making it the second-most-expensive townhouse sold in NYC that year. In 2011, Ripa revealed she had misophonia.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1986–1992 — Dance Party USA — Dancer • 1990–2002, 2010 — All My Children — Hayley Vaughan — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Lead Actress (1996, 2000) Soap Opera Digest Award for Hottest Romance (shared with Mark Consuelos) (1998) Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series (1993) Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (1999, 2002) Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Lead Actress (1993–1994) Nominated — Soap Opera Digest Award for Hottest Female Star (1993) • 1996 — Marvin's Room — Coral • 1999 — The Stand-In — Jenni — New York International Independent Film and Video Festival Award for Best Actress • 2001 — Someone to Love — Michelle • February 12, 2001–present — Live! with Regis and Kelly Live! with Kelly Live! with Kelly and Michael Live with Kelly and Ryan Live with Kelly and Mark — Co-Host — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host (2011–2012) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (2015–2016, 2019) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host (2024) Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series (2025) Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host (2002–2006, 2008–2010) Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host (2017–2022) Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host (2023, 2025) Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment (2017–2018) Nominated — People's Choice Award for Favorite Daytime Talk Show Host (2005–2006) Nominated — People's Choice Award for Favorite Talk Show Host (2009) Nominated — People's Choice Award for Favorite Daytime TV Host (2012–2015, 2017) • 2001–2009 — Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade — Co-Host — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Special (2006) Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Special (2005, 2007–2009) • 2002 — Ed — Jennifer Bradley — 4 episodes • Family Guy — Herself — Voice, episode: "Viewer Mail #1" • It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie — Herself — Cameo • 2003–2006 — Hope & Faith — Faith Fairfield — Main cast, 73 episodes • 2003 — Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time — Future Bonnie — Voice • Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman — Dr. Roxanne "Rocky" Ballantine — Voice, direct-to-video • Saturday Night Live — Host — Episode: "Kelly Ripa/Outkast" • Cheaper by the Dozen — Herself — Cameo • 2005 — Duck Dodgers — The New Cadet/Herself — Voice, 2 episodes • 1-800-Missing — Melody — Episode: "Looking for Mr. Wright" • 2006, 2007 — Go, Diego, Go! — Maned Wolf — Voice, 2 episodes • 2007 — 50 Funniest Women Alive — Host • The Knights of Prosperity — Herself — Episode: "Operation: Oswald Montecristo" • 2007, 2012 — TV Land Awards — Host • 2008 — The Great Buck Howard — Herself — Cameo • Delgo — Kurrin — Voice • Fly Me to the Moon — Nat's mom — Voice • Ugly Betty — Herself — Episode: "The Manhattan Project" • 2009 — Damages — Herself — Episode: "I Lied, Too." • Brothers & Sisters — Herself — Episode: "Sibling Rivalry" • 2010 — The Marriage Ref — Panelist — 3 episodes • Homemade Millionaire — Host — Executive Producer • 2011 — Hannah Montana — Herself — Episode: "I Am Mamaw, Hear Me Roar!" • 30 Rock — Herself — Episode: "100" • Live from Lincoln Center — Host — Episode: "New York City Ballet: George Balanchine's 'The Nutcracker'" • 2013 — Google+ Hangout — Host — Episode: "First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! Fireside Hangout" • 2015 — Broad City — Herself — Episode: "Coat Check" • 2016 — Nightcap — Herself — Episode: "Babymaker" • 2016–present — CNN Heroes — Co-Host — with Anderson Cooper • Geek Girl Rising TV Series — Producer — Based on the book of the same name by Heather Cabot and Samantha Walravens • 2018–2019 — American Housewife — Whitney — 4 episodes (3 voice only) • 2019 — Riverdale — Ms. Mulwray — Episode: "Chapter Forty-Six: The Red Dahlia" • 2020 — The Stand In — Herself • 2023 — Generation Gap — Herself (host) • 2022 — Home Economics — Herself — Episode: "Live with Kelly and Ryan Hoodie, Complimentary") • TBA — Pine Valley — Hayley Vaughan

Kelly Ripa was recorded at birth as Kelly Maria Ripa. The authorities additionally record the headings Kelly Marie Ripa and Kelly Maria Ripa. Her recorded language was English. Her recorded confession was Catholicism. She married Mark Consuelos. 3 children are recorded: Lola Consuelos, Michael Joseph Consuelos and Joaquin Antonio Consuelos.

Kelly Ripa is recorded as actress, television presenter and television producer.