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Ellen DeGeneres

Name: Ellen Lee DeGeneres

Birth Date: January 26, (Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.)

Medium: Stand-up | Television | Film | Books Subjects American Culture | Sexuality | Pop Culture Genres: Observational | Comedy | Satire | Surreal Humor | Anti-humor | Deadpan | Clean comedy

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Who is Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, ) is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer.

She starred in the sitcom Ellen from to , which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award for "The Puppy Episode". She also hosted the syndicated television talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show from to , for which she received 33 Daytime Emmy Awards.

Early Life and Education

DeGeneres was born and raised in Metairie, Louisiana, to Elizabeth Jane (née Pfeffer, born ), a speech therapist, and Elliott Everett DeGeneres (–), an insurance agent.

She has one brother, Vance, a musician and producer. Of