Ellen DeGeneres was born on January 26, 1958 in Metairie, Louisiana. Ellen is the youngest of two. She has an older brother named Vance, a mother named Elizabeth “Betty” and a father named Elliot. Both her parents filed for divorce when she 15 years old; after the divorce Ellen and Vance were separated. Ellen stayed with her mother and Vance stayed with his father. Then a couple years after the divorce her mother got remarried. After the divorce Betty remarried to a man named Roy Gruessendorf, soon Betty, Ellen, and Roy moved from New Orleans to Atlanta, Texas. In May of 1976 Ellen graduated from Atlanta High School. After graduating from high school Ellen traveled back to New Orleans to go to college at University of New Orleans where she
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Along with the job in the law firm she also had a job at J.C. Penny selling clothes, waiting tables, being hostess and bar tendering at T.G.I. Friday’s and other restaurants, and painting houses. After the long days ended for Ellen she went to coffee houses and night clubs to do stand-up comedy. When Ellen turned 23 she became the emcee at Clyde’s Comedy Club in New Orleans. Ellen said her inspirations were Woody Allen and Steve Martin at the beginning of her comedy career. After becoming the emcee at the Comedy Club she began to go on tour all across the country and was named Showtime’s Funniest Person in America in 1982. Four years later she had her first television appearance on the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Then after she finished her on screen interview and performance, she was the first comedian to be offered the opportunity to perform on nighttime television. Then after that big break she started working on a movie called Coneheads and two television shows called Open House (1989–1998) and her very own sitcom Ellen (1994–1998). It was during the Ellen sitcom that she revealed that she gay. Then after the episode aired about Ellen being openly gay the sitcom was canceled. After the sitcom was canceled she began a talk show in 2001 called The Ellen
Along with the job in the law firm she also had a job at J.C. Penny selling clothes, waiting tables, being hostess and bar tendering at T.G.I. Friday’s and other restaurants, and painting houses. After the long days ended for Ellen she went to coffee houses and night clubs to do stand-up comedy. When Ellen turned 23 she became the emcee at Clyde’s Comedy Club in New Orleans. Ellen said her inspirations were Woody Allen and Steve Martin at the beginning of her comedy career. After becoming the emcee at the Comedy Club she began to go on tour all across the country and was named Showtime’s Funniest Person in America in 1982. Four years later she had her first television appearance on the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Then after she finished her on screen interview and performance, she was the first comedian to be offered the opportunity to perform on nighttime television. Then after that big break she started working on a movie called Coneheads and two television shows called Open House (1989–1998) and her very own sitcom Ellen (1994–1998). It was during the Ellen sitcom that she revealed that she gay. Then after the episode aired about Ellen being openly gay the sitcom was canceled. After the sitcom was canceled she began a talk show in 2001 called The Ellen