Profile:Birth Name: Ellen Lee DeGeneres
Birth Date: January 26, 1958
Birth Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Height: 5' 6½
Sex: Female
Nationality: American
Profession: actress
Education: Atlanta High School in Atlanta, Texas
Claim to fame: starred in the hit ABC series Ellen (1994-98)
Short Bio: Ellen DeGeneres was born on Jan. 26, 1958, and grew up in New Orleans, LA. DeGeneres first realized her gift for comedy following the break-up of her parents Betty and Elliott in 1974, when her sense of humor proved helpful in consoling her mother. Betty remarried a short time later, with DeGeneres moving with the new couple to the northeast Texas town of Atlanta. Sadly, DeGeneres' older brother Vance, whom she idolized, stayed behind. In Atlanta, DeGeneres had to endure not only being a new kid in town at the age of 16, but her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and had to undergo a mastectomy. As DeGeneres would later disclose, during that time her stepfather made inappropriate sexual advances towards her, which she kept secret for years. On the surface, things might have looked rosy for a teenager who was a member of the varsity tennis team and had several boyfriends, but Ellen desperately wanted to quit school and get away from her stepfather. She hung in long enough to get her diploma in 1976, after which she packed up and headed straight back to New Orleans. Back safely in her hometown, DeGeneres completed less than a semester at the University of New Orleans before dropping out and embarking on several years of odd jobs at restaurants, stores and offices. It was not until older brother Vance began getting attention on the local music scene and as the co-creator of the "Mr. Bill" shorts on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975- ) that DeGeneres decided she wanted a piece of the comedy spotlight. She began hitting local stages, developing her offbeat g-rated comedy style - her maiden stand-up voyage consisting of consuming a Whopper, fries and a shake onstage in front of an audience.
Comedian and actress Ellen DeGeneres was best known for her groundbreaking sitcom "Ellen" (ABC, 1994-98) and her lively daytime talk show "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (syndicated, 2003- ), which earned multiple Daytime Emmy Awards for Best Talk Show and Best Talk Show Host. DeGeneres started her career as a stand-up comedian, eventually parlaying her deadpan, observational style into a sitcom which made TV history for the coming out of its main character - a gay Ellen both on and off screen. The controversial, groundbreaking move effectively spelled the end of DeGeneres' sitcom career in 1998, but the down-to-earth - if not a little neurotic - talent rebounded a few years later as the move-busting host of a talk show bursting with A-list celebrities and a boisterous audience full of soccer moms. The sparkling blue-eyed blonde was also well-liked as the host of both Emmy and Academy Awards telecasts. It was, in fact, hard to find anyone who did not like DeGeneres, such was her good-hearted nature both on and off screen, as well as her pride in her sexual orientation, but her refusal to force it in people's faces. She was the harmless, funny best friend everyone wished they could have and no amount of scandals - including a WGA strike picket-line crossing and the dramatic break-up of her often-chronicled relationship with actress Anne Heche - could tarnish the love fans held for the classy comic. For Further Bio Visit Here
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