Ellen
DeGeneres
My
World
Born January
26, 1958 in Metairie, Louisiana,
After graduating
high school Ellen worked a variety of
odd jobs in the New
Orleans area. Known for her daffy, wry wit,
DeGeneres made
her stand-up debut at an area coffee house's
amateur hour
in 1981 before moving to television. |
  
Her
television credits include Ellen (1994–present) and (1989). Her films include
Mr. Wrong (1996). Her book, My Point. . . And I Do Have One (1995) topped
the New York Times bestseller list. DeGeneres earned an Emmy nomination
performance as host of the 1996 Grammy Awards. .
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Ellen DeGeneres
c/o UTA
9560 Wilshire Blvd. 5th Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
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Television
and film actress whose coming out of the closet in real life and on her
sitcom was one of the biggest entertainment stories of 1997. DeGeneres
had declared earlier that she, too is a lesbian. Her lover, Anne Heche
has proposed marriage.
Ellen has
accepted. They'll marry as soon as gay marriage is legal.
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One Liners & Quotes *
"My grandmother
started walking five miles a day when she was 60.
She's 97
today. We don't know where the hell she is."
"I
was raised around heterosexuals, as all heterosexuals are, that's where
us gay people come from... you heterosexuals."
"I will keep
speaking out not until I'm tolerated but until I'm celebrated. I don't
want to tolerated."
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