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Ellen DeGeneres Biography (1958-)
Surname pronounced "duh-gen-er-es"; full name, Ellen Lee DeGeneres; born January 26, 1958, in Jefferson Parish (some sources cite Metairie or New Orleans), LA; raised in Louisiana and Texas; daughter of Elliott (an insurance agent)and Betty (a speech therapist) DeGeneres; sister of Vance DeGeneres (a comedian and television writer). Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: Mosaic Media Group, 9200 Sunset Blvd., 10th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90069.; Publicist: I/D PR, 8409 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Comedienne, actress, producer, writer
- Birth Details
- January 26, 1958
- Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Margo Van Meter, Open House, Fox, 1989-1990
- Nancy MacIntyre, Laurie Hill, ABC, 1992
- Ellen Morgan (title role), Ellen (also known as These Friends of Mine), ABC, 1994-1998
- Ellen Richmond (title role), The Ellen Show, CBS, 2001-2002
- Host, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, syndicated, 2003-
- Also appeared in One Night Stand.
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Movies
- Kal, "2000," If These Walls Could Talk 2, HBO, 2000
- Operator, "Reaching Normal," On the Edge, Showtime, 2001
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Episodic
- Comedy performer, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, NBC, 1986,1987, 1989
- "San Francisco," Comic Strip Live, 1990
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The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
- Herself, Storytime, PBS, 1994
- Marriage counselor, "The Blaming of the Shrew," Roseanne, ABC, 1995
- Herself, "Ellen, or Isn't She?" The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1996
- Herself, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, 1996
- Nancy Bloom, "The Finale," Mad about You, NBC, 1998
- Herself, The Howard Stern Show, 1998
- Herself, "Flip," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1998
- Herself, Larry King Live, CNN, 2000
- Herself, The Howard Stern Radio Show, syndicated, 2000
- Sister Louise, "My Uncle the Car," Will & Grace, NBC, 2001
- Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 2001
- Herself, Comic Remix, 2002
- Herself, "Paintball," The Anna Nicole Show, 2002
- Herself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002, 2003, 2004
- Herself, The Hollywood Squares, 2003
- Herself, "It's a Wonderful Wife," The Bernie Mac Show, Fox, 2004
- (In archive footage) Herself, Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
- Herself, "Parallel Play," Six Feet Under, HBO, 2004
- Herself, "Ellen DeGeneres," E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
- Also appeared in episodes of The Arsenio Hall Show, syndicated; Good Morning America, ABC; The Oprah Winfrey Show, syndicated; Primetime Glick, Comedy Central.
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Specials
- Herself, The Young Comedian's Reunion (also known as Young Comedian All-Star Reunion), HBO, 1986
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Women of the Night, HBO, 1987
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The Comedy Club Special (also known as The Best of the Comedy Clubs), ABC, 1988
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Command Performance: One Night Stand (also known as One Night Stand), HBO, 1989
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Comics Only, 1991
- Appearance, ABC in Concert, ABC, 1991
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Laughing Back: Comedy Takes a Stand, Lifetime, 1992
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Six Comics in Search of a Generation, Lifetime, 1992
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Komedy All-Stars, syndicated, 1993
- Host, Before They Were Stars, ABC, 1994
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Music in Movies '96, ABC, 1996
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All-Star Moms, CBS, 1997
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Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 1997, ABC, 1997
- Interviewee, The Real Ellen Story, 1998
- Interviewee, Women of the Net, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
- Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Melissa Etheridge (documentary), Lifetime, 1999
- Host, Paul McCartney and Friends Live: PETA's Millennium Concert,1999
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If These Walls Could Talk 2, 1999
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Intimate Portrait: Laura Dern (documentary), Lifetime, 1999
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Influences: From Yesterday to Today (documentary), CBS, 1999
- Herself, Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning, HBO, 2000
- Host, Women Rock! Girls & Guitars, Lifetime, 2000
- Host, Live at the Grammys, VH1, 2000
- Presenter, A Home for the Holidays, CBS, 2000, 2002
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Equality Rocks, VH1, 2000
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Totally Tube, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
- (Uncredited) The Victoria Secret Fashion Show, ABC, 2001
- Herself, Ellen DeGeneres: American Summer Documentary, 2001
- Host, VH1 Divas Las Vegas, VH1, 2002
- (In archive footage) Herself, The Laramie Project, HBO, 2002
- Herself, Intimate Portrait: Joely Fisher (documentary), Lifetime,2002
- (In archive footage) Herself, MTV Bash: Carson Daly, 2003
- (In archive footage) Herself, Totally Gay!, 2003
- Herself, Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now, HBO, 2003
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Great Women of Television Comedy: A Museum of Television & Radio Special, NBC, 2003
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E! Entertainer of the Year, E! Entertainment Television, 2003
- Herself, E! 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment History, E!Entertainment Television, 2003
- (In archive footage) 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops, E! EntertainmentTelevision, 2004
- (In archive footage) Honoree, 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time,Comedy Central, 2004
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Awards Presentations
- Host, VH1 Honors, VH1, 1994
- Cohost, The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1994
- Cohost, Ninth Annual Genesis Awards, The Discovery Channel, 1995
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The 9th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1995
- Presenter, The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1995
- Presenter, The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1996
- Host, The 38th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1996
- Host, The 39th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1997
- Presenter, The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1997
- Host, The 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1998
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The 5th Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1999
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The VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards, VH1, 2000
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My VH1 Music Awards, VH1, 2000
- Herself, My VH1 Music Awards, VH1, 2001
- Presenter, My VH1 Music Awards '01, VH1, 2001
- Host, The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2001
- Herself, The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002
- Herself, The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 2003
- Presenter, The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2004
- Presenter, The 46th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 2004
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The 9th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
- Herself, Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '04, Nickelodeon, 2004
- Presenter and winner, The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, 2004
- Presenter, The 2004 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2004
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Television Work
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Series
- Producer and executive consultant, Ellen (also known as These Friends of Mine), ABC, 1994-1998
- Executive producer, The Ellen Show, CBS, 2001-2002
- Executive producer, Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, syndicated, 2003-
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Specials
- Executive producer, Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning, HBO, 2000
- Executive producer and consultant, Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now,HBO, 2003
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Television Executive Producer
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Movies
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If These Walls Could Talk 2, HBO, 2000
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Film Appearances
- Herself, Wisecracks (documentary), Alliance Releasing, 1992
- Coach, Coneheads, Paramount, 1993
- Herself, Trevor (also known as Ellen DeGeneres Presents "Trevor"), 1998
- Martha Alston, Mr. Wrong, Buena Vista, 1996
- Herself, Ellen's Energy Adventure, 1996
- Voice of Prologue Dog, Doctor Doolittle, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
- Sergeant Rita Pompano, Goodbye Lover, Warner Bros., 1998
- Cynthia Topping, Ed TV (also known as Edtv), Universal, 1999
- Janet Hall, The Love Letter, DreamWorks, 1999
- Operator, Reaching Normal, 1999
- Herself, Edtv: Caught in the Camera's Eye (also known as Caughtin the Camera's Eye), 1999
- Herself, Pauly Shore Is Dead, Regent Releasing, 2003
- Herself, In Search of Ted Demme, 2003
- Voice of Dory, Finding Nemo (animated), Buena Vista, 2003
- Voice of Dory, Exploring the Reef (animated short documentary), Walt Disney Home Entertainment, 2003
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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Taste This (comedy), Atlantic, 1996
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Video Games
- Voice of the Octopus Lady, Nine, 1996
- Voice of Dory, Finding Nemo, THQ, 2003
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Music Videos
- Appeared in "A Change (Would Do You Good)" by Sheryl Crow.
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WRITINGS
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Television Episodes
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Ellen (also known as These Friends of Mine), ABC, 1994-1998
- Also wrote One Night Stand.
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Television Specials
- (Uncredited) Young Comedians All-Star Reunion, HBO, 1986
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Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning, HBO, 2000
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The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2001
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Books
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My Point ... And I Do Have One, Bantam, 1995
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The Funny Thing Is ... , Simon & Schuster, 2003
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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American Decades 1990-99, Gale Group, 2001
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Newsmakers 1995, Issue 4, Gale Research, 1995
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St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000
- Tracy, Kathy, Ellen DeGeneres Up Close: The Unauthorized Biography ofthe Hot New Star of ABC's Ellen, Pocket Books, 1994
- ---, Ellen: The Real Story of Ellen DeGeneres, Birch Lane Press, 1999
Periodicals
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Advocate, January 20, 1998, p. 92; September 25, 2001, p. 50
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Entertainment Weekly, December 26, 1997, p. 16
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Los Angeles, January, 1998, p. 72
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Newsweek, October 19, 1998, p. 61; January 18, 1999, p. 59; December 29, 2003, p. 26
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People Weekly, May 5, 1997, p. 129; December 29, 1997, p. 56; January 25, 1999, p. 10; April 24, 2003, p. 24; November 10, 2003, p. 93
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Playboy, September, 1997, p. 34
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Time, April 14, 1997; December 14, 1998, p. 123; February 23, 2004, p. 8
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Variety, July 26, 1999, p. 2
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