Ellen DeGeneres
Bio

The comedic cutie didn't have such a funny childhood. Growing up, Ellen Degeneres was molested by her stepfather while her mom battled breast cancer. She later dropped out of college to follow her dreams into comedy. Unfortunately, it was her girlfriend Kathy Perkoff's tragic death that inspired Ellen to write her award winning monolouge "A Phone Call to God." Then in 1986, Ellen became the first female comedian invited on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. A few years later in 1994, Ellen lands her breakout role in the ABC sitcom These Friends of Mine which became the Emmy winning Ellen in season two. Ellen once again made history in 1997 when she became televisions first openly gay star, an epiphany which was also written into her sitcom. Ellen now is one of the hottest names in Hollywood, with her award winning talk show The Ellen Show, a sponsorship deal with CoverGirl, a brief stint on American Idol and her marriage to actress Portia de Rossi.
Latest News
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Olivia Munn may have nabbed the number two spot on Maxim's Hot 100 list, but the actress looked anything but hot when she appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres show today... she just looked plain goofy! The hilarious Magic Mike star is a huge fan of Ellen DeGeneres' and couldn't ...
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Justin Bieber stops by The Ellen DeGeneres Show today to talk with his pal Ellen DeGeneres about his new album Believe, his hit single "Boyfriend" and his gorgeous girlfriend Selena Gomez. (That's right, they didn't break up!)
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Jennifer Lopez appears on an episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show today and heartbreakingly reveals that she may not be returning to American Idol next season.
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Nicki Minaj looked like a hip-hop fairy godmother on The Ellen DeGeneres Show this afternoon, wearing a long pink chiffon dress and khaki blazer.
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President Barack Obama has made a lot of people out there happy today as he admitted to ABC's Robin Roberts that he now fully supports gay marriage. The President confessed that his take on the matter is "evolving" and that he now — thanks in part to his daughters Malia ...
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We're pretty sure if any woman were dating Ryan Gosling, she'd be yelling it from the rooftops, but that's not the case with Eva Mendes. Actually, Eva is extremely shy when any mention of Ryan comes up, and that was exactly what happened when she sat down with her beau's ...
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When it comes to having fun, Jack Black knows it all! The actor stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show and revealed that he's heading out on tour with his band Tenacious D for the first time in six years. But that's not all. Jack gave all of us a sneak peek at his rock 'n' roll ...
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Nicole Richie is pretty ashamed of herself when it comes to her childhood fashion sense. It's not that she didn't have an idea of what was stylish and what was not, she just had a mom, Brenda Harvey, who wouldn't let Nicole make her own decisions on how to dress! OK! GALLERY: ...
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Mariska Hargitay had a whirlwind of a year in 2011. The Law & Order: SVU star and husband Peter Hermann had a heartbreaking experience when their adoption fell through, but they finally were able to take home daughter Amaya — now a year old — last April.
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Khloe Kardashian has never been shy about throwing in her two cents when it comes to big sister Kim Kardashian's love life. (Remember when she bashed Kris Humphries before their wedding?) So, when she sat down with Ellen DeGeneres to talk about Kim's rumored romance with longtime ...









































