Rachael Domenica Ray (born August 25, 1968) is an American television personality, businesswoman, celebrity chef, and author. She hosts the syndicated daily talk and lifestyle program Rachael Ray, and three Food Network series (30 Minute Meals, Rachael Ray\'s Tasty Travels, and $40 a Day). Other programs to her credit include 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.\n', '

Rachael Domenica Ray was born in Glens Falls, New York, the daughter of Elsa Providenza Scuderi and James Claude Ray. Her mother\'s ancestry is Italian and her father\'s is French, Scottish, and Welsh.\n', '

When Ray was 8, her family moved to Lake George, New York. Her mother managed restaurants in New York\'s Capital District, including the Lake George Howard Johnson\'s restaurant, located near the former Gaslight Village amusement park, which attracted many of the entertainers.\n', '

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