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The Birth Of A Comedian
Since the minute she was born, Ellen was mean't to be a comedian. Her older brother Vance was 4 years old when she was born. Elliott, Ellens father was an insurance salesman at the time. Betty, Ellens mother worked as an administrative assistant. -
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The Life Of Ellen DeGeneres
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Betty's father dies
The exact date is not known as to when this event occurred but it was somewhere around May 10, 1971. Whenever Betty's father died, Betty and Elliott lost a strong bond and eventually got divorced. Ellen moved with her mother and step-father, B to Texas but Vance and Elliott stayed back in Louisana. -
Ellen's mother is diagnosed
The exact date is not known as to when Betty DeGeneres was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was somewhere around this time. Whenever Betty was getting a biopsy Ellen was always by her side comforting her. Ellen and Betty grew a even stronger relationship to get through this tough time. -
Moving
Once Ellen moved with her step-father and her mother to Altanta, Texas she enrolled in Atlanta High School.She joined the high school tennis team and graduated around June 13, 1976. -
Falling In Love And Telling Her Mother
This is not the exact date this event occurred, however it was sometime during the summer of 1978. Ellen DeGeneres fell in love with her girlfriend Kat. Somewhere around July 3rd, 1978, Ellen and Betty were visiting family in Pass Christian, Mississippi when Ellen finally told her mother that she was in love with a women. -
Making People Laugh For The First Time With An Audience
This is not the exact date when this event happened, it was somewhere about August 28th, 1980.Ellen DeGeneres preformed her first comedy act at Saenger Theatre in New Orleans. She made many people laugh and was hired to preform at colleges and coffee shops. This started the beginning of her comedy career. -
A Tragedy
This is not an exact date but this event happened somewhere around June 1st, 1981. Ellen and her girlfriend Kat had a fight. Ellen was at a bar when Kat approached her and told her to come home. Ellen didn't listen and then Kat left. Ellen was then driving home and passed up an accident. It turns out that that was Kat's car and she had passed away.
This overwhelmed Ellen but she used her humor to help her get through the pain. -
Winning A Contest
Ellen DeGeneres entered to win funniest person in New Orleans in 1984. She ended up winning "Funniest Person in America" for 1984. -
Ellen stars in a TV show
Ellen DeGeneres starred in a show called "Ellen". She played the role of " Ellen Morgan." The show aired from 1994-1998. This is not the exact date as to when the tv show begin. Ellen received Emmy nominations for her role as Ellen Morgan. She was given a few awards too. -
Ellen Tells The World Her Secret
"The Puppy Episode" was offically when Ellen DeGeneres told the world her secret. Her character "Ellen" told another character in the tv show that she was gay. It was then out there for the whole world to know. Ellen could not hold on to her secret any longer, she was ready to tell the world. -
Ellen Giving A Moving Speech
Ellen DeGeneres gave a speech at Matthew Shepard's vigil who was killed for being gay. Ellen was devastated by this tragedy and decided she needed to step in to give a moving speech about gay rights. She needed to stand up for what she believed in. -
Just Keep Swimming
Ellen voiced "Dory" in the Disney Pixar movie "Finding Nemo". This is one of the most popular and well-known movies ever created. A memorable quote from "Dory" is "just keep swimming". -
Ellen DeGeneres Show
This is not the exact date the Ellen DeGeneres show began, however it was sometime in September, 2003. Her show is a top rating talk show and has won an Emmy, many Daytime Emmy Awards and People's Choice Awards. The show is still going on today. Many people have been on her show and she inspires everyone who knows her. She is a very caring and generous person. -
The Big Day
Ellen married Portia de Rossi in the backyard of their home in Beverly Hills, California. Ellen and Australian-born actress Portia de Rossi are still happily and currently married today. -
Chosen To Be A Judge
Ellen DeGeneres was chosen to replace Paula Abdul as a judge during this time. Even though she was only on American Idol for one season she has still did a good job of making the show more humorous and fun.
