Kelly Ripa went to Berlin Community School in Berlin, NJ, then attended school at Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. She performed in high school plays and was discovered while performing in a play during her senior year of high school, The Ugly Duckling. Ripa acted in local theater and was a featured regular on USA Network's Dance Party USA – an afternoon teen Read more...

Ripa acquired her first major acting role as goth teen turned suffering heroine Hayley Vaughan on the soap opera All My Children. While there, the character would become a popular fixture.

Later, Ripa was selected to work alongside Regis Philbin for the long-running talk show Live with Regis and Kelly. Ripa was on double duty, but the following year in 2002, Ripa left All My Children.

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On August 14, 2002, guest Judith Light created a stir on Live with Regis and Kelly when she got into a shouting match with Kelly after Kelly corrected Judith's pronunciation of "Worcestershire".[citation needed] This became a recurring topic on the show, with the on-air talent frequently making light of the incident.

On November 17, 2006, Clay Aiken was a guest host on Live with Regis and Read more...