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Ellen DeGeneres's Birth
This is when Ellen was born. She was born at Ochsner Foundation Hospital. Her full name is Ellen Lee DeGeneres. -
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Hard times
This year, when Ellen was only 13, her parents got divorced. And adding on to the divorce, it was around the same time that Ellen's mom got diagnosed with brest cancer and had to get surgery. -
Graduation
Ellen graduates from Atlanta High School. -
Funniest Person in America
She is named Showtime's Funniest Person in America. -
The Tonight Show
Ellen DeGeneres makes her first appearance on The Tonight Show. -
On Fox
She appears in the Fox sitcom Open House as Margo Van Meter. -
Comedy Awards
Ellen is named the Best Female Stand-Up at the American Comedy Awards. -
Another Sitcom
She appears in the ABC sitcom, Laurie Hills. -
Another ABC sitcom
ABC Creates another sitcom that Ellen appears in which is called, These Friends of Mine. In 1995 These Friends of Mine is changed to Ellen. -
Her First Book
Ellen publishes her very first book, which is called, My Point... And I Don't Have One. -
First Film
She stars in Mr. Wrong, which was her first feature film. -
Her secret no more
The tv show Ellen made history when the lead character, which was Ellen DeGeneres playing Ellen Morgan, announces that she is gay. Later on that year, Ellen won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. -
Starting her own show
Ellen launches a daytime talk show called, The Ellen DeGeneres Show. -
A Second Movie
She does the voice of Dory in the Disney Pixar movie, Finding Nemo. -
Her second book
Ellen publishes her second book, The Funny Thing Is... -
Emmys galore
From 2004-2007 The Ellen DeGeneres Show won an Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show. And from 2005-2007 The Ellen DeGeneres Show won the Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host. -
Great rankings + a marrige
Ellen's show gets ranked #1 this year, which bumped Oprah Winfrey to #2. Ellen also gets married this year on August 26, she married Portia de Rossi.
