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Ellen Degeneres

By misssbeee

  • Baby Ellen

    Baby Ellen
    Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958)
    DeGeneres was born and raised in Metairie, Louisiana.
    She is of French, English, German, and Irish descent.

  • Ellen Stand-up

    Ellen Stand-up
    DeGeneres started performing stand-up comedy at small clubs and coffee houses. By 1981, she was the emcee at Clyde's Comedy Club in New Orleans. DeGeneres cites Woody Allen and Steve Martin as her main influences at this time. In the early 1980s she began to tour nationally, and in 1982 she was named Showtime's funniest person in America.

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show
    DeGeneres launched a daytime television talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, in September 2003. The show has won 25 Emmy Awards for its first three seasons on the air. DeGeneres is known for her dancing and singing with the audience at the beginning of the show and during commercial breaks. She often gives away free prizes and trips to be in her show's studio audience with the help of her sponsors.