Ellen DeGeneres’ net worth is estimated at $450 million, according to Forbes.
Ellen DeGeneres.
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DeGeneres began her career as a standup comedian and eventually landed a successful sitcom, “Ellen,” in the late ’90s.In 1997, the sitcom aired “The Puppy Episode,” in which DeGeneres’ character, Ellen Morgan, tells Laura Dern’s character, Susan, that she’s gay. The episode ran the same year that DeGeneres publicly came out as a lesbian on the cover of Time Magazine and “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”In April 2022, DeGeneres reflected on the episode’s impact on her daytime talk show, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” in honor of its 25th anniversary.”When I came out, people warned me that it was going to ruin my career. They were right for awhile. For exactly three years, I lost my career. But look at me now,” DeGeneres told the studio audience.”The Ellen DeGeneres Show” ended that year after a 19-season run following a series of “toxic workplace allegations” made by her staff and guests. DeGeneres apologized on the show in 2020, and in 2024, told Rolling Stone what happened was “devastating.””I just hated the way the show ended. I love that show so much and I just hated that the last time people would see me is that way,” she added.She’s been married to Portia de Rossi since 2008, and they live in Los Angeles.
