Ellen DeGeneres is turning 68! See how far she’s come since her days as a standup comedian and sitcom star in our gallery here.
What a long way Ellen DeGeneres has come. The star began with stand-up, then sitcoms, before nailing her big gig as the host of the daytime show The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2003. Through the years she’s had so many wild moments and fun interviews with her celebrity guests. And she grew up in front of our eyes too. Though her flagship chat show wrapped in 2022, she’s still part of so many memories.
Ellen was one of the first Hollywood stars to be an out and proud lesbian. She went public with her sexuality in 1997 on her sitcom Ellen in 1997. Her public relationships included an engagement to the late Anne Heche and a decade-plus marriage to Portia de Rossi.
Ready for more Ellen? See photos of the comedian and talk show host from her early days until now, here.
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Ellen DeGeneres in 1989
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Ellen DeGeneres in 1995
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Ellen DeGeneres in 1996
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‘Ellen’
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Ellen Degeneres & Anne Heche in 1998
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Ellen Degeneres in 1999
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Ellen Degeneres in 2001
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Ellen Degeneres in 2003
Ellen Degeneres in 2003
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Ellen Degeneres & Portia de Rossi in 2005
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Ellen Degeneres in 2007
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Ellen Degeneres in 2003
Ellen Degeneres in 2003
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Ellen Degeneres in 2010
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Ellen Degeneres & Portia de Rossi in 2013
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Ellen Degeneres Hosts the 2014 Oscars
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Ellen Degeneres in 2017
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Ellen Degeneres in 2019
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Ellen Degeneres in 2020
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Ellen DeGeneres Introduces Michelle Obama
