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Ellen Lee DeGeneres (; born January 26, 1958)〔 is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. She starred in the popular sitcom ''Ellen'' from 1994 to 1998, and has hosted her syndicated TV talk show, ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show,'' since 2003. Her stand-up career started in the early 1980s, culminating in a 1986 appearance on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. Carson likened her to Bob Newhart, and invited her for an onscreen chat after her set; DeGeneres was the first female comedian invited by the iconic host to join him for such a discussion, at a time when such an invitation was widely regarded as one of the most influential endorsements available for a comic. As a film actress, DeGeneres starred in ''Mr. Wrong'' (1996), appeared in ''EDtv'' (1999), and ''The Love Letter'' (1999), and provided the voice of Dory in the Pixar animated film ''Finding Nemo'' (2003), for which she was awarded the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first time an actress won a Saturn Award for a voice performance. In 2010 she was a judge on ''American Idol'' for its ninth season. She starred in two television sitcoms, ''Ellen'' from 1994 to 1998, and ''The Ellen Show'' from 2001 to 2002. During the fourth season of ''Ellen'' in 1997, she came out as a lesbian in an appearance on ''The Oprah Winfrey Show''. Shortly afterward, her character, Ellen Morgan, also came out to a therapist played by Winfrey, and the series went on to explore various LGBT issues, including the coming-out process. This made her the first openly lesbian actress to play an openly lesbian character on television.〔http://www.emmytvlegends.org/blog/?p=5903〕 In 2008, she married her longtime girlfriend Portia de Rossi. DeGeneres has hosted the Academy Awards, Grammy Awards, and the Primetime Emmys. She has authored three books and started her own record company, Eleveneleven. She has won 13 Emmys, 14 People's Choice Awards, and numerous other awards for her work and charitable efforts. ==Early life and education== DeGeneres was born and raised in Metairie, Louisiana the daughter of Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Pfeffer, a speech therapist, and Elliott Everett DeGeneres, an insurance agent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ellen DeGeneres Biography (1958- )〕 She has one brother, Vance, a musician and producer. She is of French, English, German, and Irish descent. She was raised as a Christian Scientist until age 13. In 1973, her parents filed for separation and were divorced the following year. Shortly after, Ellen's mother married Roy Gruessendorf, a salesman. Betty Jane and Ellen moved with Gruessendorf from the New Orleans area to Atlanta, Texas. Vance stayed with his father. On a February 2011 episode of her show, she told her studio audience of a letter from the New England Historic Genealogical Society confirming she is 15th cousin to Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge via their shared common ancestor Thomas Fairfax. DeGeneres graduated from Atlanta High School in May 1976, after completing her first years of high school at Grace King High School in Metairie, Louisiana. She moved back to New Orleans to attend the University of New Orleans, where she majored in communication studies. After one semester, she left school to do clerical work in a law firm with a cousin, Laura Gillen. She also held a job selling clothes at the chain store the Merry-Go-Round at the Lakeside Shopping Center. Her early jobs included working at J. C. Penney, and being a waitress at T.G.I. Friday's and another restaurant, a house painter, a hostess, and a bartender. She relates much of her childhood and career experiences in her comedic work. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ellen DeGeneres」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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