Ricki Lake, who became a breakout star at 18 after landing the lead role in Hairspray, the 1988 John Waters film, was homeless in her early twenties, she recently shared on the I Choose Me With ...

"I'm so proud he left this film behind," Ricki Lake tells PEOPLE of the documentary she coproduced with ex Christian Evans Ricki Lake lit up with joy when she saw how viewers reacted to the SXSW ...

Ricki Lake, who portrayed the iconic character in the original version of Hairspray in 1988, donned the black-and-white patterned dress and classic big hair she wore in the film for The View's ...

What’s old is new again. On May 8, Ricki Lake posted a photo of her wearing a dress she originally wore in 2007. She also shared a picture of her in the same outfit 17 years earlier.

One of the original daytime talk show hosts and Hairspray legend Ricki Lake has undergone an incredible transformation and ...

Ricki Lake has had easier evenings ... But who’d have thought a frankly chubby cherub could be a movie star in the perfection-obsessed ’80s? John Waters, that’s who. A shock-and-fetish ...

The movie's director, Abby Epstein ... It's like life and art kind of coming together. TROEH: Producer Ricki Lake says the emergency became integral to the film. Ms. LAKE: You know, having ...

Ricki Lake's Weed the People opens nationwide Oct. 26 Nigel Smith is the Senior Movies News Editor for PEOPLE. He is an experienced culture editor and writer with a 12-year history of working in ...

Epstein and producer Ricki Lake spoke with CBSN's Reena Ninan ... I think this is our next movie." While Lake and Epstein have been working on the film for over five years, Lake believes the ...

Ricki Lake burst onto the Hollywood scene in 1988 ... Lake appeared in the 2007 movie reboot of Hairspray as a talent agent and made a cameo during 2016’s Hairspray Live! as Pinkette.