Ellen DeGeneres Age, Height, Career, Personal Life, and Net Worth

Ellen DeGeneres is a funny lady from America who tells jokes and hosts a TV show. She has even helped with the Oscars, which is a big movie award show, two times. Many people love her, and she is one of the most popular stars on TV. She makes everyone smile on her shows. Besides being a host of popular TV shows, she is also a successful businesswoman and actress.

Real Name	Ellen DeGeneres
Nick Name	Bell Head.
Profession	American comedian and actress, producer, television host, writer, businesswoman
Well-known for	Acting and TV shows

Early life of Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen DeGeneres opened her eyes on January 26, 1958, in Metairie, Louisiana United States. She is American national and she follows Christianity. Her mother is Betty DeGeneres and her father is Elliott Everett DeGeneres. Ellen’s brother is, who makes music. When Ellen was 16, her parents got divorced. Her mom married a new man named Roy, and they all moved to Atlanta, Texas. After that, Ellen went to Grace King High School in Louisiana. When she finished school, she went to the University of New Orleans to learn about communication. At 20, she started telling jokes as a comedian at a café.

DOB	January 26, 1958
Place of Birth	Metairie, Louisiana United States
Nationality	American
Religion	Christianity
School	Grace King High School
University	University of New Orleans
Father Name	Elliott Everett DeGeneres
Mother Name	Betty DeGeneres
Siblings	1 brother (Vance)

Career life of Ellen DeGeneres

When she appeared on Johnny Carlson’s “Tonight Show” in the 1980s, she experienced true success. She made her debut as a host during the event, interviewing other guests with great success. The comedian’s career took off when she was invited to visit nearly every show following her astounding success. That merely cost her a spot on programs like “The Tonight Show,” “Larry King Live,” “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” and “The Late Show” with David Letterman. Her success and popularity became unstoppable after that.

The comedian decided to start her own show after seeing how well-liked she was in America. As a result, the renowned “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” debuted on television in 2003. Naturally, things didn’t go as planned at first, but with time, she managed to transform her idea into highly successful daytime TV shows. The success of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” is further evidenced by numerous honors. Naturally, Ellen DeGeneres’ net worth was greatly increased by all of these accomplishments.

TV shows are getting more popular all around the world, especially in the USA, where they are a big hit. There are many funny women comedians in the US, but Ellen DeGeneres stands out as a really special person.

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Height, Age, Weight, Zodiac Sign and Net Worth

As of 2024, Ellen DeGeneres is 66 years old. Her weight is 64 kg, while she stands 5’7” (tall). Her star sign is Aquarius. Currently, her worth is $370 million.

Age	66 years
Height	5’7 inches
Weight	64 kg
Star sign	Aquarius
Net worth	$370 million

Personal life

In 1997, Ellen publicly shared that she is a lesbian. Many people were shocked by this, including her mother. However, it greatly helped her career, and eventually, her mom accepted it and joined a group called PFLAG to support her.

Ellen is married to Portia de Rossi, who is a well-known actress. Before Portia, Ellen had relationships with Anne Heche from 1997 to 2000 and with Alexandra Hedison from 2000 to 2004. Ellen met Portia at an award show in 2000, and they fell in love quickly. When same-sex marriage became legal in California, they got married on August 16, 2008, in Beverly Hills. Their wedding had just 17 guests, including their moms.