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Title: Ellen DeGeneres


1
Ellen DeGeneres
  • By Bridget OBrien

2
Brief Background
  • Born January 26, 1958 in Louisiana
  • Majored in Communication at the University of New
    Orleans
  • Worked odd-end jobs including TGI Fridays
  • Funny girl to all of her friends
  • Starts stand-up at Clydes Comedy Club in New
    Orleans

3
The road to Ellen
  • First stand-up appearance 1986 on the Tonight
    Show
  • Open House and Laurie Hill
  • Ellen starts in 1994

4
The truth comes out
  • Ellen DeGeneres comes out to TIME.
  • Ellen Morgan comes out to Susan

"Puppy Episode"
5
Controversy and success
  • Backlash from Anti-Gay groups
  • Its like the whole thing is written just to
    satisfy the gay community.
  • ABC pulls Ellen May, 1998

6
Homosexuality and sitcoms
  • Ellen spawns homosexuality on television
  • Melrose Place, NYPD Blue, Friends
  • TIME, a departure from the normal run of things
    in the 90s
  • Will and Grace

7
and America
  • 10 statistic
  • A lot of people with negative feelings
  • I grew up uncomfortable.

8
Into a dark period
  • No work
  • Failed relationship
  • Everyone hates me now

9
the light shines bright
  • Emmy Award
  • Peabody Award
  • The Peoples Choice Award
  • Two Golden Globe nominations
  • Two Screen Actors Guild nominations

10
What the future holds
  • Short-lived series, The Ellen Show
  • Academy Awards host
  • Ellen DeGeneres The Beginning

The Beginning
11
Where Ellen has taken Ellen
  • Finding Nemo
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  • Various Awards
  • 65 million

12
Bibliography
  • The Advocate (http//findarticles.com/p/articles/m
    i_m1589/is_n750-1/ai_20225511)
  • bztv (http//bztv.typepad.com/instanthistory/2006/
    04/ellen_confirms_.html)
  • CNN (http//www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9705/01/ellen.out.
    reax/index.html)
  • Notable Biographies (http//www.notablebiographies
    .com/news/Ca-Ge/DeGeneres-Ellen.html)
  • Wikipedia (http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_DeGe
    neres)
  • You Tube (http//www.youtube.com/watch?vqlIBbRDIN
    w8) (http//www.youtube.com/watch?v4pLsAnKmeGQmo
    derelatedsearch)
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