Ripa’s entertainment career began in a high school production of “The Ugly Duckling.”
From there, it was only a short time before her star really started to take off.
But unlike some television and movie stars, Ripa doesn’t hail from a famed Hollywood heritage.
Naturally, sitcom hijinks ensue.
Talk about a roster of heavyweights.
“I was on a soap opera for 13 years.
“I wanted to play somebody that I could sort of mock without belittling the genre of daytime.”
In classic Kelly Ripa style, she sure made good on that promise.
