Ellen's childhood
Ellen Degeneres, whose real name is Ellen Lee Degeneres was born on January 26, 1958 in Metairie*,Louisiana, but grew up in New Orleans. Ellen is an American comedian and television host.
Ellen spent most of her childhood in New Orleans with her family, especially her grandmother, her brother and her parent, both of who were very involved in their jobs.
Ellen's life was very eventful as she moved around New Orleans, following her mother to Texas to live with her stepfather, but soon returned to New Orleans after she accused her stepfather of molestation and rape.
Ellen DeGeneres taking a selfie with Brad Pitt Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep at the 2014 Oscars the 2nd of March.
(This photo is one of the most liked on instagram and internet in general with over 1,319,116 likes)
The first homosexual actress?
Between 1994 and 1998 Ellen starred in a television sitcom* called "Ellen", which aired on ABC in the United States. The series was a huge success and propelled Ellen to the forefront of the stage, with the sitcom being nominated several times for Emmy Awards* and the Golden Globes*
Ellen would later come out on an edition
of the Oprah Winfrey Show*, and from that came the lesbian coming out of her character in the show. The sitcom Ellen also brings the term Chapstick Lesbian*into the spotlight for the first time (which is an English term for a lesbian group with fairly neutral gender attributes)
It was the first time in the world that an artist came out publicly. And of course there were repercussions.Many people called for an outright boycott of the series and its removal from television, tens of thousands of letters were written and sent to Disney threatening them. The recording of the episode was the target of a bomb threat, which caused the people currently on the set (mostly actors and technicians) to leave the premises for several long hours.
Ellen DeGeneres in september 2012, in his introduction at the Hollywood Walk of fame (famous district of Hollywood)
A door to cultural openness
The episode was a major event in the United States, with many homosexuals gathering in theatres in their towns to watch it,but after this episode the series struggled to bounce back and ended up stopping in 1998. The series was accused of "Gay proselytising*" and therefore no longer satisfied its original viewers. After that, Ellen DeGeneres often spoke out for women and for marriage for all. After that, Ellen DeGeneres will often speak out for women and for marriage for all. She takes part in sketches and columns on gender equality. Ellen DeGeneres is a feminist and a denunciator of injustice, but she remains in the business of humor.
Timeline
Glossary
Metairie: City of Louisiana.
Sitcom: Comedy episode series with pre-recordedlaughter simulating an audience.
Emmy Awards: The Emmy Awards, nicknamed Emmys,are American television awards, presented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences thathon orannually, since 1949, the best programs and the best professionals of American television.
Golden Globes: The Golden Globes (officially titled Golden Globe Awards)are American film and television awards given annually since 1944 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA).
Oprah Winfrey Show: The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known simply as Oprah or simply O) is an Americantalk show based in Chicago, produced and hosted by Oprah Winfrey.
Chapstick Lesbian: Is an English expression for a lesbian group with
rather neutral gender attributes.
Gay Proselytism: Zeal deployed to attract new homosexual followers, to propagate a doctrine.
