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Hauptmann Englande is a character from [[Marvel Comics]] and a character in the [[Captain Britain]] comics.
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'''Ricki Pamela Lake''' (born [[September 21]], [[1968]] in [[Hastings-on-Hudson, New York]]) is a [[Jewish]]-[[United States|American]] [[actress]] and [[talk show]] host, best known for her long-running ''[[Ricki Lake (talk show)|Ricki Lake]]'' talk show.
Translated from German to mean ''Captain Englishman'' (Possibly a reference to fellow superhero [[Captain England]]), Hauptmann Englande is a representative for an alternate Earth called ''Earth 597'' for the [[Captain Britain Corps]].
Lake first appeared to audiences when she played the hefty [[Tracy Turnblad]], the main character of the [[John Waters (filmmaker)|John Waters]] film ''[[Hairspray (film)|Hairspray]]''. Her role as the overweight Red Cross recreation worker "Holly the Donut Dolly" in the [[television series]] ''[[China Beach]]'' gave her additional visibility, and she was eventually chosen to host the eponymous talk show. At the same time, she publically went on a [[weight loss]] regime, and wound up losing about 125 pounds (57 kg).
Earth 597 is an alternate Earth where the Nazis have won the Second World War, and Hauptmann Englande is the leader of the Lightning Squad, his worlds' equivalent of ''[[Excalibur]]''.
''Ricki Lake'' debuted on [[13 September]] [[1993]]. While it avoided the worst excesses of ''[[The Jerry Springer Show]]'', it was not especially serious in tone either. A typical show might present several [[lower middle class]] women, each claiming to be "All that" (the show's [[catchphrase]] for someone with high fashion and personal appeal) with others debating the assertion. Other shows would present someone in an obviously bad relationship and have Lake recommend, "Dump that zero and get yoself a hero." Once Lake became a mother, feel-good mother-and-child shows became common.
The talk show has often been the butt of satire, and it was repeatedly parodied during the [[1990s]] on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', with male cast member [[Jay Mohr]] impersonating Lake in drag. The show was also parodied fleetingly on ''[[Family Guy]]'' (the guest on the show was quoted to have said, "Yo, Ricki, that's my girlfriend. She ain't supposed to be havin' no penis!"). It was also mentioned in the chorus of the song "[[Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)]]" by [[The Offspring]]: "So if you don't rate, just overcompensate, at least you know you can always go on Ricki Lake."
Faced with declining ratings, Lake decided after 11 seasons she would end her show.
She was in talks to star in an untitled [[CBS]] comedy, but after the pilot was shot it wasn't picked up. Most recently, she has appeared in a recurring role on CBS's long-running sitcom ''[[The King of Queens]]'', playing Doug Heffernan's sister, Stephanie.
Lake has also appeared in the films ''[[Serial Mom]]'', ''[[Cry Baby]]'', ''[[Mrs. Winterbourne]]'', and ''[[Inside Monkey Zetterland]]'', and she often pops up in small roles in John Waters films such as ''[[Cecil B. Demented]]''.
Lake married husband Rob Sussman on [[26 March]] [[1994]]; as she described in a television interview, their attraction had been immediate: "Within an hour and a half of first meeting, we were tearing each others' clothes off." However, time passed, and she filed for separation in August 2003. Lake won the first legal round when the judge ruled that the [[prenuptial agreement]] signed by the two was valid.
There is talk that Ricki Lake is crafting a talk-show comeback, according to Broadcasting & Cable Magazine. Rumors suggest the new show, which will be somewhat similar to her old show, yet somewhat more mature, may launch as early as September 2006.
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