Ellen DeGeneres was born on the 26th of January, 1958. She was born in Metairie, Louisiana. Before becoming a comedian, Ellan wanted to be a veterinarian, but then she gave up on the idea later on. Ellen worked many different jobs before she was a comedian. She first received her offers to do stand-up comedy when she was being humorous during a public speaking event when she was intimidated by the crowd. She then began to perform in 1981 with support from her mother, financially and morally. Ellen didn’t have her big debut until 1986. The TOnight Show starring Johnny Carson brought Ellen on the show. At that time, she was the only female to be invited on the show and to sit on the famed “couch” on her first time being there. She started to …show more content…
She encouraged people to be on her side, to march for equality, and to believe in fairness and love. She asked people to join her and to give her the fair, same rights that everybody else has, so it can be a wonderful world. After being targeted by a conservative Christian pastor, Ellen spoke out on her show. In April, 2016, Ellen spoke against the new Mississippi law regarding homosexual rights. The people who wanted the law to be passed said it was to protect religious freedoms while the opposite side said it allowed discrimination against people based on sexual orientation. Ellen brought attention to this issue when she talked about it on her talk show. She included many witty jokes such as, “I’m disappointed for several reasons. First of all, Mississippi is the only state I know how to spell.” Now in current time, Ellen continue to inspire the young LBGTQ community. She uses her publicity to fight for LGBTQ rights. Since Ellen is very popular, she used her popularity to influence those watching the show to support LGBTQ. She did more than influencing America’s views on gay rights. She inspired people. She’s an important public figure to the LGBTQ community, who’s role was important in advancing the rights LGBTQ
Caitlyn Jenner was born as William Bruce Jenner on October 28,1949 in Mount Kisco, New York. Throughout her childhood he never did well in the academic part of school. As a young child, Bruce suffered from dyslexia making it harder for him to
Amy Schumer was born on 1st June, 1981 in Manhattan, New York. Her father, Gordon Schumer, was the owner of a baby furniture company. The name of her mother is Sandra (nee Jones). Amy also has a younger brother, Jason
Bethenny Frankel was born on November 4, 1970 in New York City. Her childhood was not that good having to move seven times in ten years. She graduated from New York University with a degree in communications and psychology, but later moved to Los Angeles to become an actor. When that failed she had little jobs working under some other people but she had so many connections that she started a party planning business and a venture selling pashmina scarves.
Ellen DeGeneres was born on January 29, 1958 in Jefferson, Louisiana. Her older brother Vance is also a comedy writer. From 1999 to 2001 he was also a correspondent with ‘The Daily Show.’Ellen is the daughter of Elliot and Betty DeGeneres. Her father was an insurance salesman and her mother was a working mom. When Ellen was in her teens her parents got divorced. “In 1997, she came out as gay, and became a staunch advocate of LGBT rights.” (A&E Television Networks 2018.) This brought on many struggles for her because there are a lot of people in the world that are not open to the idea of anyone being different than they are. Also, in her youth Ellen worked various jobs. “Ellen did clerical work for a law firm, which was followed by a string of jobs: working retail, waiting tables, house painting, bartending, and shucking oysters. She even sold Hoover
Ellen Degeneres always had a talent for making people laugh. To get through the experience at a public speaking event, when she was frightened by a crowd she used her humor to entertain the audience. “From there she performed in stand-up comedy clubs at colleges and universities. Her stand-up comedy routine were based on her funny observations and normal everyday life” (Biography editors) At Clyde’s comedy club she landed a job as the emcee and and worked there several years until her act went on to bigger stages. From 1994 to 1998 Ellen Degeneres starred in her own sitcom called Ellen. “They originally called it these friends of mine in 1993, but was renamed in 1994. In 2003 she returned to television and became a huge daytime talk show host
She has contributed to the restoration of the Black Forest Theatre in downtown Dallas where she grew up. She has also created B.L.I.N.D (Beautiful Love Incorporated Non Profit Development). It is an organization created to bring culture and arts to inner city areas as well as cultivate change. She often visits schools in numerous areas and spreads messages of hope, awareness, and self respect. Erykah further contributes to people by serving as a doula.She assists with helping women through pregnancy as well as childbirth and the first years of motherhood. She is a mother herself and I’m sure she realizes what a terrifyingly beautiful task it can be to bring a child into this world.
A few being; feminism, racial discrimination, and rights for the LGBTQ+ community. Being an active speaker for these causes is what makes Halsey stand out from the rest of the singers in this industry. In many interviews and social media such as twitter, Halsey is expressing her feelings about current issues. In the way, she does so, inspiring millions of young girls and boys to begin to stand up against issues and speak their mind. As she inspires others, those same people inspire her. Causing an endless cycle of inspiration. She reasons the idea of peace in all preferences, genders, and ethnicities. I aspire to be like Halsey in the way that she is very outspoken in her opinions. If I had the chance to be like her, and be heard by millions of people, I would use that power for good in spreading my ideas and thoughts on the issues in the world today. The most advantageous outcome of Halsey speaking out is inspiring people like
Ellen page is a talented actress. She is a famous actress. For example, she have been roles in famous movies such as X-Men, An American Crime, The Tracey Fragment, Inception and Juno. She is an original character for the video game. For instance, she provided the voice acting, motion capture and likeness for the character Jodie Holmes in the video game Beyond: Two souls. She is a pro-choice feminist. For example, she came out as gay during a speech at the Human Rights Campaign’s “Time to Thrive” conference in Las Vegas. In short, Ellen Page has various abilities and talented in many
I watch the Ellen Degeneres show regularly. The American talk show is about comedy, celebrity and human interested story. She usually listens to people life story and help them through their difficult circumstances like financial, transportation, etc. In her show, African-American, Asian, Hispanic and American are all presents, but mostly white female. I notice that almost 85% of her audiences are white female. After researching, the population of Burbank, where the show taped, the majority of the population was made up of American because the statistics shows that there are 55% American and 45% other races. I think most of them are white, especially female because Ellen is a role model for them. She portrayed a successful woman who is the
Ellen DeGeneres, beloved media icon and entertainment pioneer, have reached deep into the audiences' hearts since her first comedy stand-up appearances in the eighties through her works on television today. While many Americans now know DeGeneres for her syndicated talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and her countless awards, such as the Emmy Awards, American Comedy Awards, and People's Choice Awards, she is more than just a television celebrity. Both on screen and off screen, Ellen DeGeneres plays a vital role in various humanitarian efforts and in a civil right movement throughout the course of her career.
Greatness is hard to come by, greatness is putting yourself in other people’s position and helping them out the best you can. I believe Ellen Degeneres is great. To me, Greatness means putting others before yourself and always wanting to help others in need. After learning the true definition of greatness, notable; remarkable; exceptionally outstanding (“Greatness”), I still believe Ellen Degeneres fits this definition. Although in my definition centers the focus on the person’s personality and the true definition seems more broad I still believe they explain the same thing, a person of true greatness is exceptionally outstanding. Ellen Degeneres has raised $12.5 million for breast cancer, more than $10 million for families affected by hurricane
Ellen DeGeneres was born in Metairie, Louisiana, a New Orleans suburb, on January 26, 1958. She is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. She wanted to become a Veterinarian, but gave up her dream because she didn’t think she was smart enough. She instead painted houses, sold vacuum cleaners, waited tables, and worked as a secretary.
Ellen DeGeneres is very generous person by being the first talk show to be part of the LGBT community and with her countless amount of donations. She has donated to over 45 donations and has inspired teen all over the United States to come out. Ellen DeGeneres is an overall happy person, who loves to make others happy in many different
Ellen Degeneres is known for making one of the biggest changes in the world. Ellen among other several other people fought for what they believed was right. They were fighting for freedom of the same sex marriage, transgender issues and bisexuality issues in the world. We should care about this topic because everybody should have the right to marry or be with the one person they love and we don't have to be all judgmental about it, we have to be supportive to these people. Ellen Degeneres is a very inspiring person in my life because she stood up for what she loved, she fought with people among her to fight for what they believed was right and she also helped people understand, especially kids that being gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender wasn't such a bad thing.
Of French, English, German, and Irish descent, Emmy-winning talk-show host Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born into a family of four in Metairie, Louisiana. At age 16 in 1973, Ellen DeGeneres's father, insurance salesman Elliot Everett DeGeneres, divorced her mother, speech therapist Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Pfeffer.1 Shortly after, however, DeGeneres's mother married salesman Roy Gruessendorf, whom moved the family (which included DeGeneres's brother Vance) to Atlanta, Texas.