-
Ellen Degeneres is born in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans.
-
Degeneres wins a national contest to become Funniest Person in America
-
After her comedy act, Johnny sat her down to talk to her. This is where her career really started.
-
Ellen wins at the 5th Annual American Comedy Awards.
-
These Friends of Mine (later named Ellen), Debuts on ABC. It ran for four years and produced 109 episodes.
-
Ellen Publishes her first book entitled "My Point... And Do I Have One."
-
Ellen's Energy Adventures opens at EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World in Florida. In this show, she travels back in time with Bill Nye the Science Guy to discover how energy is produced and used.
-
Ellen officially announces on the Oprah Winfrey Show that she is gay.
-
Ellen wins her first Emmy Award for best comedy writing for her television show.
-
Ellen was invited to host the Emmy Awards after the 9/11 attacks. She was chosen for her ability to amuse the audience while remaining tasteful.
-
Ellen stars as Dory in the hit animated Pixar film Finding Nemo.
-
Ellen currently has her own talk show. So far, it has over 1,300 episodes and has won nearly thirty Emmy's
-
Ellen signed a deal with American Express to appear in commercials and advertisements for their new national ad campaign.
-
Ellen recieved the high honor of being invited to host the Oscars.
-
Ellen becomes the newest model for Covergirl, doing advertisements for their make up lines.
-
Ellen marries Portia de Rossi
-
Ellen replaces Paula Abdul as the third judge on the wildly popular talent show American Idol.
