Ellen DeGeneres Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Husband, Family, Career, and More
Ellen Lee DeGeneres is the birth name of Ellen DeGeneres who is our favorite Ellen from the show, well we know the name. She is an American comedian, actress, TV host, writer, and producer. She starred in the sitcom Ellen from the year of 1994 till 1998.
This very sitcom has given her the privilege of, the Primetime Emmy Award for, The Puppy Episode. She has obviously also won the Daytime Emmy Awards thirty-three times obviously, yes for her Ellen DeGeneres Show which started from the year of 2003 till 2022.
Personal Details
Full Name | Ellen Lee DeGeneres |
Nick Name | Ellen, Bell Head |
Date Of Birth | January 26, 1958 |
Age | 64 years old as of December 2022 |
Birth Place | Metairie, Louisiana, United States |
Current Address | Beverly Hills, California, United States |
Ethnicity | White |
Religion | Christianity |
Nationality | American |
Occupations | Comedian, Actress, TV Host, Writer, and Producer |
School |
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College/ University | University of New Orleans |
Educational Qualification | Graduate |
Net Worth | $500 million as of 2022 |
Marital Status | Married |
Famous For | HGTV Host |
Debut |
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Physical Appearances
Eye Color | Blue |
Hair Color | Blonde |
Body Measurement | 34-27-35 |
Height | 5 Feet 7 Inches |
Weight | 59 Kg |
Shoe Size | 8 US |
Dress Size | 6 US |
Personal Life ( Family, Friends, Girlfriends, Wife, Children)
Father | Elliot Everett DeGeneres |
Mother | (Elizabeth Jane) Betty DeGeneres |
Sibling | Vance DeGeneres (brothers) |
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Partner | Portia de Rossi (married at 2008-present) |
Children | None |
Early life, Family, and Relationship
Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born on 26th January 1958 and was born in Metairie, Louisiana, USA. Her father Elliot was an insurance agent whereas her brother Vance is a musician and a producer. She has a descent of French, English, Irish, and also German descent and was brought up as a Christian Scientist. Her parents filed a divorce in the year of 1973 and got it the next year.
As for her schooling, she got graduated from Atlanta High School in the May of 1976 and after completing her first high school year at Grace King High School on Metairie she went back to New Orleans for her higher education at the University of New Orleans where she had communication studies as her major. On completion of a semester, she went for clerical work in a law firm with her cousin Laura Gillen. She had her early jobs like being a Stint in J.C. Penney and also in TGI Friday as a waitress and also in some other restaurants.
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Success and career
Ellen started by performing stand-up comedy at small clubs and also coffee houses and eventually in the year 1981 she became the emcee at Clyde’s Comedy club in New Orleans. She was citing Woody Allen and Steve Martin as her main influences at that time.
Ellen was on Netflix’s Relatable after her fifteen years of comedian journey. She has also stated that Lucille Ball and Bob Newhart are among her comedic influences. She was in the Coneheads in the early 1990s and her series of movies for a show named Ellen’s Energy Adventure was part of the Universe of Energy attraction and pavilion at the Walt Disney World’s Epcot and the movie also had Bill Nye, Michael Richards and Alex Trebek featured.
Ellen DeGeneres Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Husband, Family, Career, and More