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Rachael Ray Biography

Birth Name:Rachael Domenica Ray

Birth Place:Glens Falls, New York, United States

Profession Actress, Producer, Writer

Fast Facts

Created the non-profit organization Yum-O!, which aims to help kids and adults learn about cooking and nutrition
After growing up with a family involved in the restaurant business, she went on to gain experience with jobs throughout the food industry
Quote: "My life has been a total accident - a very happy, wonderful accident that I didn't and couldn't have planned․"
Has written several cookbooks, including "Get Togethers" in 2003 and "Rachael Ray 365" in 2005, as well as the food and lifestyle magazine Every Day with Rachael Ray
Best known as a celebrity chef and host of the hugely popular Food Network series "30 Minute Meals․"
Oxford American College Dictionary added the term "EVOO," short for extra-virgin olive oil, which she helped popularize
Received a wax replica of herself from New York City's Madam Tussaud's Wax Museum in 2007