Ellen DeGeneres
As famous for her personal life as her career, DeGeneres initially came to prominence as a stand-up comedian. Championed by late-night talk-show host Johnny Carson, the tomboyish blonde made numerous...
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01/25/1958
New Orleans, LA |
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| Before entering show business, bartended, sold clothes, shucked oysters, peddled vacuums, waited tables and worked as a paralegal. |
| "The jury is still out on my career," she told TV Guide in 1997. "Let's see if I can accomplish what I want to accomplish, which is getting over stereotypes." |
| Named Best Female Comedy Club Stand-up at the 1991 American Comedy Awards. |
| In 1982, participated in a Showtime stand-up competition and was voted the Funniest Person in America for her "conversation with God" monologue. |
| Was originally offered Sandra Bullock's role in the 1994 action film Speed but turned it down. Also turned down an offer to be one of the regulars in Friends. |
| Dropped out of the University of New Orleans after one semester. |
| Performed her first stand-up routine in a New Orleans club in 1980, which revolved around consuming a Whopper, fries and a milk shake. |
