Who Is Ali Wentworth, Ryan Seacrest’s Guest Co-Host on ‘Live’ This Week?

Avid Live with Kelly and Ryan viewers may have noticed that Kelly Ripa has been out this week. Luckily, she had a familiar face filling in: Ali Wentworth. And while we recognize the TV personality mainly from her multiple appearances on the popular morning show, we realized we don’t know too much else about the 56-year-old.

Naturally, we took it upon ourselves to do a deep dive into not only her professional resume but her personal life as well. So, who is Ali Wentworth? Keep reading for everything we know.

Wentworth is probably best known for her roles in Jerry Maguire (1996), It's Complicated (2009) and Nightcap (2016).

She debuted as a cast member on the Fox sketch comedy series In Living Color from 1992 to 1994, where she became known for her impressions. During her stint on the series, Wentworth landed a role as Jerry's love interest in a 1995 episode of Seinfeld called The Soup Nazi.

In 2012, Wentworth published her first book, The WASP Cookbook. The book is a collection of 90 recipes (including 11 cocktails) and, per her official website, details some of her best family recipes, “spiced up with a humorous commentary on life.” In February 2012, she released Ali in Wonderland, a collection of funny stories about her life, followed by Happily Ali After in 2015. In 2018, she dropped her fourth book, Go Ask Ali: Half-Baked Advice (and Free Lemonade), a continuation of her series. Oh, and she has another book coming out in 2022.