1. Lauren Laniece Lake was born on July 12,1969 and is an American family lawyer, television judge, and talk show presenter.
31 Facts About Lauren Lake
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Lauren Lake was the host of HGTV's how-to series Spice Up My Kitchen.
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Lauren Lake attended Mercy High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan, and was a National Merit Scholar in 1986.
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In May 1990, Lauren Lake earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Lauren Lake earned a secondary teacher certification that same year.
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In May 1993, Lauren Lake earned a Juris Doctor from Wayne State University Law School in Detroit, Michigan.
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Lauren Lake paid for her college education by singing on the weekends.
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In 1999, Lauren Lake relocated to New York City to work in entertainment.
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Lauren Lake sang background for Mary J Blige, Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, Jay-Z, Dr Dre, and Snoop Dogg.
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Lauren Lake began writing, recording, and publicly performing her own music, eventually creating her own production company.
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Lauren Lake appeared on To Live and Date in New York, which chronicled the dating lives of New York women.
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Lauren Lake served as field correspondent, makeover specialist, and judge on The Ricki Lake Show.
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Lauren Lake has made guest appearances on Dr Phil and The View as a legal expert.
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Since 2005, Lauren Lake has been a regular on-air commentator on CNN, Headline News, Fox News Channel, and CNBC.
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Lauren Lake was the subject of an episode of Modern Hero in 2017.
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Lauren Lake is a regular contributor to Black Entertainment Television's Meet the Faith and My Two Cents.
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Lauren Lake has participated in TLC shows such as While You Were Out and Trading Spaces.
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Between May 2007 through 2009, Lauren Lake hosted 47 episodes of HGTV's how-to show Spice Up My Kitchen.
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Lauren Lake has acknowledged her lack of formal design training, stating that it allows her to think outside the box.
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Lauren Lake heard and decided paternity cases and rendered DNA test results.
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Lauren Lake has frequently participated as a guest legal expert on Power 105.1 FM.
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Lauren Lake has been a regular guest on the Tom Joyner Morning Show and Michael Baisden radio show.
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Lauren Lake has been a guest on WBLS New York, and guest on-air host for Radio One's WDBZ in Cincinnati.
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In June 2021, Entertainment Studios ordered a revival of the daily court show We the People with Lauren Lake taking over for Gloria Allred.
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Since 2006, Lake has run the Law Offices of Lauren Lake, located in New York City, Saddlebrook, New Jersey, and Southfield, Michigan where she acts as the sole practitioner.
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Lauren Lake and worked on civil and criminal matters, including divorce, child custody and support, and paternity.
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Lauren Lake is a member of The Metropolitan Bar Association, Association of Black Women Lawyers, and Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association.
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Lauren Lake is the co-founder of the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network which promotes the positive portrayal of women in entertainment and society.
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Lauren Lake participated in Bill Cosby's Call Out speaking tour in 2006.
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Lauren Lake appears in Cosby's book Come on, People: On the Path from Victims to Victor.
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In 2007, Lauren Lake married former NFL coach and sports trader Carlos Woods.