Biography for
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Date of Birth

13 April 1964, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Birth Name

Caroline Gilchrist Rhea

Height

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Trivia

Her last name is pronounced "ray."

Is the youngest of three daughters.

Took comedy classes at Manhattan's New School. She worked as a waitress for a caterer for seven years, while she waited for her first break.

became engaged to Bob Kelty, a special-projects director for nonprofit organizations. They met at a Comic Relief fund-raiser. [April 1999]

Took over Rosie O'Donnell's morning show in fall of 2002. The show lasted one season.

Split with her fiance Bob Kelty in (April 2003). The two were planning a wedding for the year.

Her father's name is David

Her sisters' names are Cynthia and Celia

Attended summer camp in upstate New York as a kid and again later as a Counselor. She taught Drama and kept the place laughing at all times.

Has a goddaughter named Pam.

Shares birthday with Ron Perlman.

Expecting her first child (at the age of 44) with her longtime partner, Costaki Economopolos. The baby is due in the Fall of 2008.

Announced that the baby she is expecting in the Fall 2008 will be a girl [July 2008].

Caroline Rhea and Costaki Economopolos became the parents of their first child, a girl named Ava Rhea Economopoulos, on October 20, 2008, weighing in at 8 lbs. 15 oz.

Personal Quotes

Don't compare yourself with someone else's version of happy or thin. Accepting yourself burns the most calories.

Being in therapy is great. I spend an hour just talking about myself. It's kinda like being the guy on a date.