Ellen DeGeneres (January 26, 1958) was a comedian, actress, and television host . She was born in the town of Metairie, Louisiana, United States.
She is the daughter of Elliot DeGeneres, a salesman, and Elizabeth Jane Pfeffer.
Ellen DeGeneres Biography
She was raised in the Christian faith, until she was 13 years old when she decided not to attend religious gatherings anymore. Her mother and her father ended their marriage in 1974, and soon after, Betty Jane remarried Roy Gruessendorf. Ellen lived with her mother and her new husband in Atlanta, while her brother stayed with her father.
Ellen DeGeneres graduated from Atlanta High School in 1976, upon completion she moved back to New Orleans to attend the University of New Orleans, where she majored in communications. While in college, she worked as a clothing salesperson at the Merry Go Round store, and as a waitress at TGI Friday’s.
As soon as she got her diploma he started thinking about a new life for her. So, she dabbled in comedy, doing comedy skits in small clubs and coffee shops. Over time she was able to join Clyde’s Comedy Club, in 1981. Her style as through her was equated to that of Bob Newhart.
In the early 1980s, she toured nationally, earning the title of funniest person in America after winning a reality show on Showtime . From there, her prestige and recognition grew considerably, managing to appear for the first time on the Tonight show alongside Johnny Carson.
Ellen DeGeneres Career
Her television and film work during the late 1980s and early 1990s included roles in Open House (1989) and Coneheads (1993). Subsequently, she launches a successful comedy series that was on the air for four years, her name was Ellen. The show, which aired on ABC, was popularized in its early seasons thanks to DeGeneres’ double-entendre comedic style.
She reached her peak of popularity at the time when the actress openly expressed her homosexual orientation on The Oprah Show.
Subsequently, her character on the series would make the same revelation to her therapist. This was one of the most watched episodes of the show, but then its rating dropped and it was cancelled.
Ellen DeGeneres later starred in a series of movies for a show called Ellen’s Energy Adventure, which was part of a Walt Disney World Epcot attraction. Likewise, she participated in films such as Mr Wrong, along with Bill Pullman and Joan Cusack.
The film Goodbye Lover where she worked with Patricia Arquette and Dermot Mulroney. After her time in the movies, Ellen returned to television series, with a new sitcom on the CBS channel, entitled The Ellen Show . The show was really unsuccessful and with only one season on the air it was canceled due to poor ratings .
In 2003, she lent her voice to the role of Dory in the Disney animated film Finding Nemo. He had previously lent his voice to the character of a dog in the film Dr. Dolittle. The Disney movie was the key to bringing attention back to her and provided excellent feedback and recognition . This role earned him the Saturn Award, the Nickelodeon Kids Choice, and also the Annie Award.
In September 2003, she debuted a daily talk show called The Ellen DeGeneres Show . Compared to several series and broadcast programs that began that year, his was positioned with the highest rating and was very well commented on by critics . 
For this, it was nominated for 11 Emmy Awards in its first season, winning four, including the award for Best Talk Show. The show won 15 Emmy Awards for several years, in its three seasons on the air. Ellen has become recognized for her jovial, outgoing and charismatic personality, dancing and singing with the audience, even when the show is in commercials.
She made her appearance again as host of the Emmy Awards Gala. It was issued three weeks after Hurricane Katrina. She had previously hosted the Grammy Awards, during 1996 and 1997. She also hosted the Oscars, making her the first gay person in history to do so. Her overwhelming personality made an entertaining and passing presentation of the awards, after which she received very good comments in the press.
She conducted her show in various locations, in March 2007, the show took place at the Universal Orlando studios, as guests she had Jennifer Lopez and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Months later she had a ligament injury in her back and had to stop for several weeks, then she aired her show from a hospital bed. A year later, she returned to host her show from Orlando, Florida, with guests such as the Jonas Brothers and Jeff Foxworthy.
Recently, Ellen DeGeneres participated with Julia Roberts and David Beckham in a campaign for the recognition of professional women’s soccer. This campaign is called Pass The Ball and is a commitment to motivate and support female soccer players and society in general. work and their talent must be valued and supported as much as that of the male footballers.
Ellen DeGeneres Is The Funniest Woman In America
Her comedic prowess took her on a tour of the United States, where she appeared in coffee shops and small theaters trying out material. This earned her, in 1981, the title of the funniest person in America, awarded by the Showtime cable television channel .
By 1989, she appeared on the comedy series Open House , where she stayed for a brief season. Some time later, she appeared in the movie Coneheads in 1993. And the following year, she started her first solo show : a comedy series called Ellen (1994).
Ellen The Show That Marked Her Career
The series Ellen lasted four successful seasons that gave Ellen DeGeneres the opportunity to establish herself as one of the most talented and charismatic women in American comedy. Through light-hearted humor, DeGeneres placed herself alongside towering male comedic figures of the day, such as Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David.
Despite going off the air in 1998, this show earned several Emmy nominations in different categories, until winning the gold statuette in 1997 for best comedy writing. Also, for this show , Ellen DeGeneres got her first Golden Globe nomination in 1996.
Ellen DeGeneres The Queen Of Interviews
In 2003 Ellen DeGeneres returned to television with what would be the most important program of her career as a comedian, and with which she would begin an accurate career as a presenter: The Ellen DeGeneres Show .
From its first season, the space was a total triumph for cable television, thus offering interviews to personalities like Justin Timberlake , Madonna and even the former president of the United States, Barack Obama.
Her fame in front of the screens has resulted, over more than 15 seasons, in a dozen Emmy awards in the categories of best talk show. In relation to the differentiating factor that her program represents on modern television, Ellen DeGeneres once commented that:
Ellen DeGeneres Personal Life
Her personal life is kept discreetly, her first relationship in the public eye was with the actress Anne Heche.
This ended after Heche broke up with DeGeneres and began a relationship with Coley Hedison. Starting in 2004, Ellen has been with Portia de Rossi, with whom she lives in Beverly Hills. They got engaged in May 2008.
Ellen DeGeneres Net Worth
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Ellen DeGeneres is said to have a net worth of around $490 million in 2019, while other sources, including The Richest, claim her net worth is around $450 million.
Her net worth is quite high compared to other TV hosts such as Jimmy Fallon ($45 million), Jimmy Kimmel ($45 million), James Corden ($12 million).
DeGeneres primarily earns as an American actress, talk show host, and comedian. She gained huge popularity after landing her daytime talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, in September 2003. A source reported that her salary was around $75 million from her show and it was a sellout. tickets.
Apart from this, she also makes a good amount of money from her acting career. Appearing in the comedy movie Mr. Wrong, she earned a salary of around $2 million. She has also starred in movies and TV series including The Big Bang Theory, The Simpsons, Finding Nemo, Ellen, Goodbye Lover, Coneheads and many more.
Along with her career, she adds tremendously to her net worth as a social influencer. A source reported that she earns between $148,693 and $247,821 per sponsored post.
Likewise, she earns between $68,800 and $1.1 million every month on her YouTube channel. DeGeneres is expected to raise between $825,300 and $13.2 million annually.
Ellen has endorsed many popular companies and brands such as Vitamin Water, JC Penny, American Express, Covergirl Cosmetics, Halo Purely for Pets, Olay, SoJo Studios and many more.
Ellen DeGeneres Business Venture And Shoe Collection
She is also the proud owner of a production house, Very Good Productions. She also launched her clothing line, ED by Ellen.
Well, she is popular for her shoe collection. Recently, in 2016, she launched her shoe line with the motto: “Every pair of shoes has the word ‘love’ in it. A pair of shoes costs between 98 and 650 dollars.
Ellen DeGeneres Property, Houses, Cars
Talking about her lavish lifestyle, she currently lives in the new house in Montecito which is featured in an area of ​​9.24 acres. She also owns other real estate and properties.
Likewise, she also owns some of the most expensive cars in the world, including:
-Porsche 911 Carrera S$85,295
-Porsche Turbo S black metallic $160,000
-Ferrari FF $300,000
-Porsche Cayenne S Turbo $128,980
-Porsche Cayenne S$160,000
-Ferrari California $202,723
