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Ellen Degeneres Research Paper

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“Be Kind to One Another”
“Sometimes you can't see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others,” says Ellen Degeneres. This is just one of the infamous Ellen Degeneres quotes that shows her hope for the world. Ellen has used her comedy to spread her infectious laughter and kindness. Throughout the Leaving a Legacy unit, social movements, historical movements, people, and their legacies have been researched. Ellen Degeneres has become not just a comedian, but an ambassador of kindness to all.
Following this further, Ellen Lee Degeneres was born in Metairie, Louisiana on January 26, 1958 to Betty and Elliot Degeneres who later divorced when Ellen was a teenager. At Atlanta high school, she was a tennis and golf starter, graduating in May of 1976. Before comedy, Ellen originally wanted to be a veterinarian but worked as a waitress, sold vacuum cleaners, and painted houses because she decided she wasn’t “book smart” (Biography.com Editors). She began performing comedy in 1981 with her big debut in 1986 on The Tonight Show with Mr. Carson. Ellen came out to the world on a TIME magazine cover in 1997 and married girlfriend Portia de Rossi in 2008. This Louisiana native …show more content…

Her first public debut was on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson where she was the first woman to sit on the couch (Ganchrow). Ellen’s career only escalated from here, she starred in Mr. Wrong, Goodbye Lover, Ed TV, Finding Nemo, Finding Dory, and her own show - The Ellen Degeneres Show. She is a published author of six books including My Point...and Do I Have One. Ellen has received many awards such as the Mark Twain Prize of American Humor, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the face of Covergirl (2009) and even the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama. Throughout all of Ellen’s accomplishments, she has managed to remain humble and

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