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Ellen DeGeneres, in full Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born on January 26, 1958 at Metairie, Louisiana, U.S. American comedian and television host known for her quirky observational humors.
She starred in the sitcom Ellen from 1994 to 1998, which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award for “The Puppy Episode”.
There are a lot to be discussed with Ellen that will include her career, awards, relationship, net worth and other necessary information.
Quick Facts
| Net Worth: | $500 Million |
| Salary/Year | $75 Million |
| Date of Birth: | January 26, 1958 (64 years old) |
| Place of Birth: | Metairie |
| Gender: | Female |
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.71 m) |
| Profession: | Comedian, Actor, Voice Actor, Television producer, Screenwriter, Television presenter, Film Producer |
| Nationality: | United States of America |
Who is Ellen DeGeneres?
Ellen DeGeneres hit it big as a stand-up comedian before starring on her own sitcom, Ellen. In 1997, she came out as gay, and became a staunch advocate of LGBTQ rights.
She has been the host of her own award-winning talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, since 2003, and married girlfriend Portia de Rossi in 2008.
Besides appearing on television in stand-up comedy routines, DeGeneres had parts in such television shows as One Night Stand in 1989, Open House between 1989–90, and Laurie Hill in 1992.
In 1994 she starred in These Friends of Mine; its name changed to Ellen the following season.
The show was a success, earning nominations for Golden Globe, American Comedy, and Emmy awards.
In 1997 DeGeneres revealed that she was gay, and Ellen became the first prime-time show to feature an openly gay lead character.
After the show ended in 1998, DeGeneres eventually moved to the daytime arena, launching her own syndicated talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which aired from 2003 to 2022. The show earned more than 20 Daytime Emmy Awards in its first five seasons.
Career
In September 2009 it was announced that DeGeneres would be a judge on the reality series American Idol, but she left the program after just one season, saying that she felt uncomfortable criticizing the talent show’s contestants.
DeGeneres leveraged her interior-design expertise on the show Ellen’s Design Challenge (2015–16) and conceptualized and coproduced the children’s talent show Little Big Shots (2016– ).
She then hosted Ellen’s Game of Games in 2017, a TV series that selected members from her daytime audience to compete in a variety of often absurd competitions.
DeGeneres also emceed a number of awards shows, notably the Academy Awards in 2007 and 2014.
Her first comedy special in 15 years, Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable, premiered on Netflix in 2018.
In addition to her television work, DeGeneres appeared in such films as Coneheads in 1993, Mr. Wrong in 1996, and the animated feature film Finding Nemo in 2003 in which she provided the voice of the forgetful but lovable Dory, a blue tang, a type of reef fish.
She reprised the latter role in the sequel Finding Dory in 2016. Her comedic essays were collected in the best-selling books My Point…and I Do Have One in 1995, The Funny Thing Is… in 2003, and Seriously…I’m Kidding in 2011.
She chronicled her various architectural renovation projects in the illustrated volume Home (2015).
In 2012 DeGeneres received the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and four years later she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
She received the Carol Burnett Award (a Golden Globe honouring excellence in television) in 2020.
Early Life
DeGeneres was born January 26, 1958, in Metairie, Louisiana, to an insurance salesman and a working mother who divorced when DeGeneres was a teenager.
When she was growing up, DeGeneres dreamed of becoming a veterinarian, but she gave up the idea because she was “not book smart.”
Instead, she waited tables, sold vacuum cleaners, painted houses and worked as a legal secretary.
DeGeneres’s older brother, Vance, an actor/comedian and former correspondent for The Daily Show, was long considered the humorous member of the family.
Then once, during a public speaking event, DeGeneres found herself frightened by the crowd and used humor to get through the experience.
She was a hit, and received offers to do stand-up comedy. She began performing in 1981, bolstered by her mother’s moral and financial support.
Education
DeGeneres briefly attended the University of New Orleans, where she majored in communications. Dissatisfied with university life, she left to work in a law firm and later held a string of jobs, including waitress, bartender, house painter, and oyster shucker.
Net Worth
Forbes estimated DeGeneres’ net worth to be $330 million as of 2019 and estimated her 2020 earnings to be a whopping $84 million on top of that, making her estimated 2020 net worth to be $414 million.
Celebrity Net Worth, meanwhile, estimates DeGeneres’ net worth to be $500 million as of 2022.
Real Estate
Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are serial house flippers. The couple has bought and sold more than 20 properties since 2003. In 2019 alone, DeGeneres and de Rossi sold properties for $6.98 million, $15.5 million, and $23 million.
Children
The talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has been married to wife Portia de Rossi since 2008. DeGeneres, 63, does not have any children with her wife Portia de Rossi.
The two have been married since Aug. 16, 2008 and just celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary.
Awards & Nominations
These and many more nominations and awards have been attained by the female comedian.
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Competition Program – 2019
NOMINEE
Ellen DeGeneres, Host
Ellen’s Game Of Games
NBC
Warner Horizon Unscripted and Alternative Television in association with Tele pictures and A Very Good Production
Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program – 2018
NOMINEE
Ellen DeGeneres, Host
Ellen’s Game Of Games
NBC
Warner Horizon Unscripted & Alternative Television in association with Telepictures and A Very Good Production
Outstanding Special Class Program – 2014
NOMINEE
Ellen DeGeneres, Host
The Oscars
ABC
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program – 2007
NOMINEE
Ellen DeGeneres, Host
79th Annual Academy Awards
ABC
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special – 2004
NOMINEE
Ellen DeGeneres, Executive Producer
Ellen DeGeneres: Here And Now
HBO
Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program – 2004
NOMINEE
Ellen DeGeneres, Performer
Ellen DeGeneres: Here And Now
HBO
Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program – 2001
NOMINEE
Ellen DeGeneres, Performer
Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning
HBO
Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special – 2001
NOMINEE
Ellen DeGeneres, Executive Producer
Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning
HBO
Outstanding Made For Television Movie – 2000
NOMINEE
Ellen DeGeneres
If These Walls Could Talk 2
HBO
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series – 1998
NOMINEE
Ellen DeGeneres, as Ellen Morgan
Ellen
ABC
Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series – 1997
NOMINEE
Ellen DeGeneres, as Herself
The Larry Sanders Show
HBO
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series – 1997
WINNER
Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen
ABC
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series – 1997
NOMINEE
Ellen DeGeneres, as Ellen Morgan
Ellen
ABC
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS FOR A COMEDY SERIES – 1996
NOMINEE
Ellen DeGeneres, as Ellen Morgan
Ellen
ABC
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE FOR A VARIETY OR MUSIC PROGRAM – 1996
NOMINEE
Ellen DeGeneres
The 38th Annual Grammy Awards
CBS
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series – 1995
NOMINEE
Wife
Even though Ellen DeGeneres is a female comedian but because she came out as a gay person, she never married a man.
The talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has been married to wife Portia de Rossi since 2008. DeGeneres, 63, does not have any children with her wife Portia de Rossi.
Source: Fillabase.com
