Biography

Rita Marie Sever was born in San Francisco, California to Rita F. and Albert G. Sever, an Engineer for Pacific Bell Telephone Co. & later AT&T. She is of Austrian, French, & Irish ancestry. Rita grew up in the Bay Area as the youngest of seven children and attended San Jose State University, majoring in Aeronautics, and Radio, Television, & Film before moving to Los Angeles to work as an NBC Page. While pursuing her love of acting, Rita also worked as an Executive Assistant in NBC's Advertising and Promotion Department, in the Development Department at Fred Silverman Productions, and behind the scenes in production at The Tonight Show. Her first big break came when she heard about auditions for NBC's Friday Night Videos, which was moving to the west coast and changing its format to become the Friday Night variety program with comedic sketches and stand up routines. She earned the role as the late night show's Co-Host and sketch player, and after two years, Rita took over as the popular show's Host for the next 6 years. She is an actress, also known for Wake the Dead (2017), 90210 (2008), and Be Good to Eddie Lee (2010.). Rita is married to Gary Considine.
- IMDb mini biography by: RSC