Ellen DeGeneres Bio, Age, Wife, Kids, Net Worth, Body Measurements

Ellen DeGeneres's Net Worth as of April 2024 is $450 Million

Quick Facts of Ellen DeGeneres

Net Worth	$450 Million
Salary	Not Known
Height	5 ft 7 in
Date of Birth	26 January, 1958
Profession	Media Personalities

When you have the Presidential Medal of Freedom added to the feathers on your cap, you must be doing something right. Ellen DeGeneres knows this much as she clinched the prestigious honor in 2016 for her long-time contributions to the entertainment industry where she has plied her trade for over forty years, and also for her positive impact on the nation.

Her smooth sense of humor has endeared her to millions of fans across the world and also ensured her success in her career endeavors.

Asides from being the talk show host we all love to watch, Ellen is also a comedian, actress, writer, and producer, all of which she has done pretty well in.

Going by the fact that she has been entertaining different audiences since the 1970s, her teeming fans often ask how old Ellen DeGeneres is.

The question often stems from the fact that the lovable TV host does not seem to obey the laws of aging and has managed to look youthful as the years roll by.

Asides from her age, Ellen DeGeneres’ marital life is also an interesting part of her life which will be discussed below. Enjoy the read!

What was Ellen DeGeneres addicted to?
Ellen DeGeneres has consumed three “weed drinks” and melatonin sleeping pills before driving her wife Portia de Rossi to the hospital. She had appendicitis and had to have an emergency appendectomy.

Ellen DeGeneres Bio, Age

Her birth was recorded on January 26, 1958, in Metairie, Louisiana. Her parents are Elizabeth Jane – a speech therapist, and Elliott Everett DeGeneres, an insurance agent; sadly, her parents got divorced in 1974.

Ellen has a brother named Vance, a musician, and producer with whom she shares her French, English, German, and Irish heritage.

When Ellen turned 61 in 2019, she was commended for looking like a woman still in her forties. Interestingly, Ellen has used her years judiciously by building a legacy that won’t go unnoticed in years to come.

She started as a stand-up comic and appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1986. She then extended her talent to the film industry and appeared in a few projects in the 1990s, some of which include Mr. Wrong (1996), EDtv (1999), and The Love Letter (1999).

In the early 2000s, Ellen DeGeneres gave voice to the endearing character of Dory in the Pixar animated film Finding Nemo (2003) and later reprised the role in the sequel Finding Dory (2016). She earned a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in Finding Nemo, a first for a voice actor.

The talented comedian then appeared as a judge on American Idol‘s ninth season in 2010 and has equally hosted the Academy Awards, the Primetime Emmy Awards as well as the Grammy Awards.

As a writer, she has four books to her name and as a producer, she is the owner of a record company, Eleveneleven, and a production company, A Very Good Production.

Entertainment isn’t the only thing she has her hands on. She runs a lifestyle brand, ED Ellen DeGeneres, under which she produces a collection of clothing, accessories, home, baby, and pet items.

Award bodies have shown Ellen some well-deserved love for her endeavors; she has stashed up 30 Emmys and 20 People’s Choice Awards, among several others.

Ellen DeGeneres is also big on charity and has left an indelible mark on several quarters for her humanitarian activities.

Why is Portia de Rossi in the hospital?
Portia de Rossi was admitted to the hospital after an emergency appendectomy and diagnosed with appendicitis .

Is Ellen DeGeneres Married? Wife/Partner

Ellen DeGeneres is an out and proud lesbian, a revelation she made in 1997. Her coming out process wasn’t an easy one, even though she seems to be living her best life now with her wife.

Since she was already in the spotlight when she shared her sexual orientation with the world, American tabloids devoured her and as expected, the media coverage wasn’t kind to her career but DeGeneres trumped all that.

She also found a way to make her mother, Betty DeGeneres, accept her for who she is, although the revelation initially shocked her out of her wits. Betty is currently an active member of Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).

After coming out of the closet, Ellen dated actress Anne Heche but the relationship ended in 2000 after which she found love again with Alexandra Hedison but that didn’t last either.

In 2004, came into her life and has stayed with her since then. The duo dated for a while and when the same-sex marriage ban in California was overturned, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi got engaged.

Their wedding was later held in August 2008 at their Beverly Hills, California home.

Ellen has been married to the Australian beauty for more than ten years and they live happily with their four dogs and three cats.

Is Ellen DeGeneres’s show is ending?
Ellen DeGeneres hosts the furniture competition show which airs on HBO Max. But, the show will officially end after upcoming 2021-22 season. The final episode of the show will air on May 26, 2022.

The Truth About Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s Marriage

1. It Took Portia A Long Time To Make Her Sexuality Public

Perhaps being married to a celebrity may have had something to do with it, but before Ellen, Portia was fine keeping her sexuality away from prying eyes.

Ellen is clearly and unsurprisingly the more outgoing of the two and she was the first of the pair to come out to the world in April 1997. And she couldn’t have done it in a bigger way, than by appearing on the cover of TIME Magazine.

Portia’s journey took a while longer. While she was dating women, she always skirted around questions about her sexuality during interviews.

That all changed after she met and subsequently fell in love with Ellen. She still remains a reserved person but her marriage to the celebrity TV host has proven a much-needed balancing act and it has certainly helped her fully accept herself.

2. They Approach Gift-Giving Unconventionally

It is a big deal in today’s society for lovers to give each other special gifts on their special days like wedding anniversaries, Valentine’s, Christmas, baby showers, birthdays, and more.

In Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s marriage, this script doesn’t play out as expected.

While De Rossi and Ellen do give presents to each other, they don’t do it on special days marked by society such as birthdays, Christmas, or anniversaries.

They just gift each other stuff on random days whenever they feel like it. According to an interview Ellen had with E! News, love, and respect is all they have ever needed to thrive; gifts were just a voluntary bonus.

Ellen DeGeneres’s Net Worth

On the other hand, her wife – Ellen DeGeneres has a pretty impressive net worth built from her many decades in the entertainment industry.

At the moment, Ellen has a total net worth of $450 million. Considering she has been active in the entertainment industry since 1978 and has developed a pretty successful career in the process, this amount is to be expected.

Does Ellen DeGeneres Have Kids?

The couple’s home has long been home to their numerous pets. They also have a stable full of horses much to Portia’s delight.

Ellen and Portia’s love for animals has always been well documented. They spare no expense in taking care of their four-legged family members.

This was exemplified during the California wildfires of 2017 when they had to make arrangements to get their animals out of the house and to a safe place.

Ellen and Portia consider the animals their kids and take care of them as such. This isn’t to say that they do not love actual children. Ellen especially has repeatedly shown her love for children and has spoken of how “her heart melts” whenever she sees a child.

However, they realize and accept that raising a child is a huge responsibility that they are not ready for nor have the time to tackle. As a result, Ellen and De Rossi do not have any kids and are fine with the status quo.