Ellen DeGeneres
By Giselle Romano -337
Early Life
Ellen was born on January 26th 1958. She was born in Metairie LA. Ellen is a LGBT activist after she came out as gay. She brought everyone to life when she was born. She made everyone shine to best version of themselves. Today she is a well known comedian. She today, has her own talk show - Ellen.
Childhood
She started comedy when she was really young. At first, Ellen had a dream of becoming a Veterinarian. Ellen continued her dreams but decided not to exceed them. She believed she was not "book smart". She started comedy when she was but into stressful situations. She once found herself into a large crowd, she used her sense of humor to get out of it.
Family
Ellen was barely a teenager when her parents, Elliot and Betty DeGeneres, divorced. Ellen used her sense of humor to cheer up through her rough phase. Her mother re-married later on to Roy Gruessendorf. Ellen, her mom, and Roy moved to Atlanta, Texas. Meanwhile her brother Vance, stayed with Elliot.
Education
Ellen was smart. She was one of the Top Ten Smart students in her class. The first high school she attended was Grace King High School. She graduated high school in 1976. She continued striving with her education and went on to college. She attended University of New Orleans.
Career
Ellen was offered many events to attend to. She soon began to perform at coffeehouses, and clubs. At age 23 she performed at a local coffeehouse - Clyde's Comedy Club. She was titled "Funniest Person in America" and became more famous than ever and that was just the beginning of her new life. She was then offered to be in movies, talk shows, and clubs.
Accomplishments
Ellen was in many movies and shows. She won many awards for Daytime Emmy and People's Choice Awards. She starred in the movie Finding Nemo as Dory. Not to mention that on 2009, she was also offered to be in American Idol. She was to replace Paula Abdul.
Bibliography
Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition)
"Ellen DeGeneres." UXL Biographies. Detroit: UXL, 2011. Research in Context. Web. 5 Apr. 2016.
Citation Information
Article Title
Ellen DeGeneres Biography
Author
Biography.com Editors
Website Name
The Biography.com website
URL
http://www.biography.com/people/ellen-degeneres-9542420
Access Date
April 5, 2016
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Original Published Date
n/a
Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition)
"Ellen DeGeneres." UXL Newsmakers. Detroit: UXL, 2005. Research in Context. Web. 5 Apr. 2016.