Rachael Ray

This article is about the person. For her television series, see Rachael Ray (talk show). For the similarly-named 1863 novel, see Rachel Ray (novel).
Not to be confused with Rachel Roy.

Rachael Ray
Ray in 2007
Born
Rachael Domenica Ray

(1968-08-25) August 25, 1968 (age 56)
Glens Falls, New York, U.S.[1]
Occupation(s)Television host, businesswoman, author, celebrity cook[2][3]
Years active1996–present
Spouse
John Cusimano
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(m. 2005)​
Culinary career
Television show(s)
Websiterachaelray.com

Rachael Domenica Ray (born August 25, 1968) is an American cook,[4] television personality, businesswoman, and author. She hosted the syndicated daily talk and lifestyle program Rachael Ray.[5] Other programs to her credit include 30 Minute Meals, Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels, $40 a Day, Rachael Ray's Week in a Day, and the reality format shows Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off and Rachael Ray's Kids Cook-Off. Ray has written several cookbooks based on the 30 Minute Meals concept, and launched a magazine, Every Day with Rachael Ray, in 2006. Ray's television shows have won three Daytime Emmy Awards. Ray also played herself in the Netflix revival of Gilmore Girls in 2016.

  1. ^ Hiltbrand, David (October 22, 2006). "One fast foodie: Into the blender of life, TV's perky Rachael Ray throws everything (except mayonnaise) and hits whoosh". Philadelphia Inquirer. Born at Glens Falls Hospital in the Adirondacks of Upstate New York. Her family moved when she was an infant to Cape Cod, Mass., where her mother worked as a manager for a restaurant chain.
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  3. ^ Linda Childers. 6 celebrity chef-preneurs Archived August 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. CNN. Accessed August 4, 2011.
  4. ^ "Rachael Ray | Biography, Books, TV Shows, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Rachael Ray". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2016.