Here’s a new weekly post I like to call Up Close and Personal. This gives a look at a different celebrity weekly and facts about them you may not know. I hope you like it. If you have any suggestions or anyone you want to know about please email me and let me know.
- Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born January 26, 1958 in New Orleans.
- Ellen waited tables, sold vacuum cleaners, painted houses, worked as a legal secretary.
- She earned the distinction of being the only female comic to be invited byJohnny Carson to sit on the famed “couch” during her first visit.
- Her sitcom Ellen faced strong criticism when, in April 1997, DeGeneres’ character became the first lead in sitcom history to openly acknowledge her homosexuality on air.
- DeGeneres hosted the Emmy Awards in 2001 and 2005 and the Academy Awards in 2007. She received an Emmy nomination for her hosting duties at the Oscars.
- Ellen set up a ‘Hurricane Katrina’ relief fund, that raised seven million dollars.
- Recently, DeGeneres learned about an organization called The Gentle Barn, a home and hospital for animals that have been abused. On her website, DeGeneres urges her viewers to donate.
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