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Ellen DeGeneres

by Jennifer Thomas from Burley Senior High School, Burley, ID

133421Quote by Ellenhttps://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CAPQVW_enUS848&biw=1366&bih=609&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=F8nVXMCwLc6b5gLKzYXwDw&q=ellen+quotes&oq=ellen+quotes&gs_l=img.3..0l3j0i5i30l2j0i8i30l5.229024.231692..231919...0.0..0.142.1254.0j11......1....1..gws-wiz-img.......0i67j0i10i67.wngm4Xe_feU&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=ZJJyrKyvbQ7WnM:"Beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin. It's about knowing and accepting who you are." This quote was said by Ellen DeGeneres. Ellen was born in Metairie, LA, on January 26, 1958. She is a strong woman and she is helping other people be strong and be themselves. It is important to love yourself for who you are, and Ellen is helping women realize that. 

133420Ellen on "Finding Dory"https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CAPQVW_enUS848&biw=1366&bih=609&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=usjVXMvoMoWd5gLPoLW4Cw&q=ellens+parents&oq=ellens+parents&gs_l=img.3..0.87944.90690..91407...0.0..0.218.1093.0j8j1......1....1..gws-wiz-img.......0i10j0i8i30j0i24j0i10i24.eAnXAoRhlt0&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=TLPqpJdPEbch7M:133416The Ellen Showhttps://www.charitystars.com/liveproduct/vip-tickets-to-the-ellen-showEllen currently has her own award-winning show, "The Ellen Show," and millions of people watch it. Ellen likes to help people out on that show, like helping people out with money and also donating to charities. It is a very entertaining show. It is also very funny to watch sometimes. Ellen has a lot of quotes that help people out. A lot of people also read her story, and it helps them out because it shows them that they can get through whatever they might be going through. Ellen has also been in "Finding Dory." She received two Emmy Award nominations the next year for her standup comedy special, Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now

133418their wedding dayhttps://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CAPQVW_enUS848&tbm=isch&q=ellen+and+portia+2019&chips=q:ellen+and+portia+2019,g_1:wedding+day&usg=AI4_-kQd3yvyW6VSjwVV7ess-MaOWVoe4w&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwji-7mJ0ZHiAhWBwFkKHcvyDPoQ4lYIKCgC&biw=1366&bih=609&dpr=1&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=XKWHIJ98aO8tFM:133417Ellen and her wife Portiahttps://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CAPQVW_enUS848&biw=1366&bih=609&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=SMfVXOK8CcHH5gKl44D4CQ&q=ellen+and+portia&oq=ellen+and+&gs_l=img.1.0.0l10.106068.108772..110435...3.0..0.210.1671.0j12j1......1....1..gws-wiz-img.......0i67.J2uARegjj8I&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=D8erxC3Yqa4hdM:In 1997 Ellen came out as gay, and she is now an advocate of LGBTQ rights. She is a person that a lot of LGBTQ people look up to. She is gay and she has done so many amazing things. It shows not only people of the LGBTQ community that they can be very successful and be gay, but it also shows people that are not in the community that anyone can be successful if you work hard towards your goals. Ellen has a wife named Portia. They have been married since 2008. 

133419Ellen's momhttps://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CAPQVW_enUS848&biw=1366&bih=609&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=usjVXMvoMoWd5gLPoLW4Cw&q=ellens+parents&oq=ellens+parents&gs_l=img.3..0.87944.90690..91407...0.0..0.218.1093.0j8j1......1....1..gws-wiz-img.......0i10j0i8i30j0i24j0i10i24.eAnXAoRhlt0&safe=active&ssui=on#imgrc=tmrFKA1N4lKdXM:Ellen was born in Louisiana. Her dad was an insurance salesman and her mother was a hard-working mother. They divorced when Ellen was a teenager. When she was growing up, she wanted to be a veterinarian but she didn't think she was "book smart." Instead she waited tables, sold vacuum cleaners, painted houses and worked as a legal secretary. At age 23, she started performing comedy at a local coffeehouse. Now Ellen is a very successful person and has done many amazing things. She is now very famous. It shows that if you work hard, you can achieve great things.

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Last edited 5/12/2019 10:12:25 PM

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