Born in Metairie, Louisiana on January 26, 1958, Ellen DeGeneres is an American comedian, former star of her own comedy series, and hostess of the daytime variety show, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” She declared that she was gay in 1997, and the resulting media coverage sent her into a depression and signaled the beginning of the end of her comedy series, Ellen. She and her partner, Portia de Rossi were married in California in August of 2008, and they are among the small number of same-sex couples whose marriages in that state were validated by the Supreme Court. They live in Beverly Hills.
Recommended Resources
Fansite dedicated to Ellen DeGeneres shares information about her and her upcoming appearances, a photo gallery, and forums which contain discussions of the comedian and her works.
http://ellen.4thdimension.info/
How Ellen DeGeneres Helped Change the Conversation About Gays
National Public Radio’s special seres about same-sex marriage and the Supreme Court and how Ellen helped to change people’s hearts and minds about the issue.
http://www.npr.org/2013/03/25/175265720/how-ellen-degeneres-helped-change-the-conversation-about-gays
People Magazine’s section devoted to Ellen with archived photos and articles about her, her relationship with Portia, items about her show and guests who appear there, and interviews.
http://www.people.com/people/ellen_degeneres
The official web site of the Ellen DeGeneres Show provides information about the show, upcoming guests, archives of Ellen’s monologues, funny videos, and what goes on backstage.
http://www.ellentv.com/
