Biography: Ellen DeGeneres

Birth Name: Ellen Lee DeGeneres

Birth Date: January 26, 1958

Birth Place: Metairie, Jefferson Parish, United States

Ellen DeGeneres is an American stand-up comic, television host, and actress. She hosts the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and was also a judge on American Idol for one year, having joined the show in its ninth season.

DeGeneres has hosted both the Academy Awards and the Primetime Em...