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 the high school plays and was discovered at her senior high school play, The Ugly Duckling. Ripa acted at local theaters and had a regular spot on the USA Network's Dance Party USA – an afternoon teen music program.
Ripa was born in Camden County, New Jersey, the daughter of Esther, a homemaker, and Joseph Ripa, a labor union president and bus driver. Ripa's father has been a freeholder for Camden County, New Jersey since January 2004.
In 1995, Ripa met Mark Consuelos, her co-star on All My Children; the two married on May 1, 1996. The couple have three children — Michael Joseph Consuelos, born June 2, 1997; Lola Grace Consuelos, born June 16, 2001; and Joaquin Antonio Consuelos, born February 24, 2003.
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Born Kelly Maria Ripa
October 2, 1970, Stratford, New Jersey
Spouse(s) Mark Consuelos (1996-present)
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