Have you ever wondered how Ellen DeGeneres got famous? Ellen DeGeneres is a female comedian and actress that has her own television show called, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”. She was the first female comedian to be invited to sit and chat on “The Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson. Ellen has donated to over 40 charities, and she helps people when they need help the most. “If we’re destroying our trees and destroying our environment and hurting animals and hurting one another and all that stuff , there’s got to be a very powerful energy to fight that. I think we need more love in the world. We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that.” This is a meaningful quote from Ellen that shows she wants more in the world other than total chaos, and she wants to make the world a better place.
Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born on January 26, 1958, in Metairie, Louisiana. She has a brother named Vance DeGeneres and her parents are Betty DeGeneres and Elliott DeGeneres. Vance DeGeneres is an American actor, musician, film producer and screenwriter. Betty DeGeneres was an actress but is now an American LGBT rights activist. Elliott DeGeneres was `an insurance broker but has passed, the …show more content…
In 1997, She revealed to the world that she was gay on an episode on her famous show “Ellen”. Millions of people watched that episode, it made history. There were supporters that were happy for her, yet there were some people who weren't. The media went crazy after this event, articles were written, people got asked for their opinion, some people were cruel about the situation. A gay singer named Elton John said about her “ We know you're gay. Shut up and be funny.” That must have hurt for someone to say that to you. Ellen went through a hard time. After Ellen came out on t.v, the negative backlash of her admission caused her sitcom “Ellen” got cancelled by ABC in