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| − | '''Ellen DeGeneres''' is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and host of the syndicated talk show ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show''. She first reached success with her own sitcom called ''These | + | '''Ellen DeGeneres''' is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and host of the syndicated talk show ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show''. She first reached success with her own sitcom called ''These Friends of Mine'', later renamed ''Ellen'' (1994-98). |
The ABC show had difficulty finding a formula to bring in a large audience, having frequent cast changes. While not a ratings hit, it did do well enough to be renewed for 4 seasons. | The ABC show had difficulty finding a formula to bring in a large audience, having frequent cast changes. While not a ratings hit, it did do well enough to be renewed for 4 seasons. | ||
| − | Ellen made her [[homosexuality]] public on The Oprah Winfrey Show in February 1997 | + | Ellen made her [[homosexuality]] public on The Oprah Winfrey Show in February 1997. The resulting media attention highlighting this event (including an appearance on the cover of [[Time magazine]]) caused a stir. Subsequently her character on the sitcom literally came out of the closet in April of that same year; admitting she was gay to her therapist (portrayed by Oprah Winfrey). After a great deal of media attention highlighting the outing episode, entitled "The Puppy Episode," the showing was the highest-rated episode of the sitcom, but the bounce proved to be short lived. The show became a constant weekly refrain of lesbian themes and viewers stopped watching rather quickly{{fact}}. Even Chastity Bono, the media director of GLAAD, a homosexual group, critisized the show for going over the top on the gay issue.<ref>http://www.planetout.com/entertainment/news/?sernum=544</ref> After a large drop in ratings, the show was canceled. |
| − | DeGeneres returned to the stand-up comedy circuit. She | + | DeGeneres later returned to the stand-up comedy circuit. She starred in another sitcom, ''the Ellen Show'', on network television in 2001. By this time DeGeneres diversified away from a constant gay theme, but the show failed to catch on with viewers and did not continue a second season. She would later re-establish herself as a successful talk show host starting in 2003 on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show.'' It is is still on the air. |
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[[Category: Broadcasters]] | [[Category: Broadcasters]] | ||
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Revision as of 03:06, July 26, 2007
Ellen DeGeneres is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and host of the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She first reached success with her own sitcom called These Friends of Mine, later renamed Ellen (1994-98). The ABC show had difficulty finding a formula to bring in a large audience, having frequent cast changes. While not a ratings hit, it did do well enough to be renewed for 4 seasons.
Ellen made her homosexuality public on The Oprah Winfrey Show in February 1997. The resulting media attention highlighting this event (including an appearance on the cover of Time magazine) caused a stir. Subsequently her character on the sitcom literally came out of the closet in April of that same year; admitting she was gay to her therapist (portrayed by Oprah Winfrey). After a great deal of media attention highlighting the outing episode, entitled "The Puppy Episode," the showing was the highest-rated episode of the sitcom, but the bounce proved to be short lived. The show became a constant weekly refrain of lesbian themes and viewers stopped watching rather quickly[Citation Needed]. Even Chastity Bono, the media director of GLAAD, a homosexual group, critisized the show for going over the top on the gay issue.[1] After a large drop in ratings, the show was canceled.
DeGeneres later returned to the stand-up comedy circuit. She starred in another sitcom, the Ellen Show, on network television in 2001. By this time DeGeneres diversified away from a constant gay theme, but the show failed to catch on with viewers and did not continue a second season. She would later re-establish herself as a successful talk show host starting in 2003 on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. It is is still on the air.