'Yep, I'm Gay'
Ellen DeGeneres (left) made TV history when her character came out on a episode of her sitcom "Ellen." Laura Dern guest starred as her love interest. Ellen DeGeneres has become a legend in her own right since she hit the spotlight in the late s — though there have been some bumps along the way. The talk show host started out as a stand-up comedian in her native Louisiana after leaving the University of New Orleans just one semester into her studies as a communications major. Inside Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi's Marriage
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The episode came two weeks after Degeneres' public coming out in Time Magazine under the headline "Yep, I'm Gay." (L-R) Ellen DeGeneres and Laura Dern performing on "Ellen" in "The Puppy Episode. The 8 p. A Time magazine cover story that month with DeGeneres formally announcing her sexuality was seen as a potentially career-threatening move. 
'I'm Gay'
NEW YORK — With a headline of "Yep, I'm Gay" on the cover of Time magazine and the same declaration on her sitcom, Ellen DeGeneres made history 20 years ago as the first prime-time lead on. Today, she is America's sweetheart, the darling of daytime talkshows, and one of the faces of CoverGirl cosmetics. Given her current success, it can be easy to forget that Ellen DeGeneres wasn't always so readily embraced by the American public.
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Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian and television host known for her quirky observational humor. After her sitcom, Ellen, the first prime-time series to feature an openly gay lead character, ended in , DeGeneres hosted the daytime talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show (–22). .
When Ellen DeGeneres Came Out on TV—and in Real Life
Ellen DeGeneres has become a legend in her own right since she hit the spotlight in the late s — though there have been some bumps along the way. The talk show host started out as a. .
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The answer has been more, and still more, gayness. Predictably, that has resulted in more controversy. Vice President Al Gore praised Ellen last week, saying it had forced Americans “to look at. . Ellen DeGeneres Through the Years
The 8 p.m. slot normally reserved for the sitcom Ellen starring comedian Ellen DeGeneres was being preempted because her character on the show, Ellen Morgan, was about to come out as gay—a plot. .