Ellen DeGeneres

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Ellen DeGeneres

• By Bridget OBrien

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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

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The road to Ellen

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

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The truth comes out

• Ellen DeGeneres comes out to TIME.
• Ellen Morgan comes out to Susan

"Puppy Episode"
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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

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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

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and America

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

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Into a dark period

• No work
• Failed relationship
• Everyone hates me now

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the light shines bright

• Emmy Award
• Peabody Award
• The Peoples Choice Award
• Two Golden Globe nominations
• Two Screen Actors Guild nominations

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What the future holds

• Short-lived series, The Ellen Show
• Academy Awards host
• Ellen DeGeneres The Beginning

The Beginning
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Where Ellen has taken Ellen

• Finding Nemo
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show
• Various Awards
• 65 million

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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)