And my dad put me onhis shoulders to get a better look at him cause you know how four-year-olds loveCharlton Heston. tWitch: (08:24) Everything was fine, thank you. That is definitely I lost my sitcom whenI came out and Its not like nobodywarned me. This was Ellen DeGeneres 's second HBO special. "I learned. [crowd laughs] Hm. In 2010, she was a judge on American Idol for its ninth season. Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now (1,088) 7.6 60min 2003 X-Ray 7+ Comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres brings her honesty and off-the-wall wit to this stand-up special taped live at NYC's Beacon Theater. Ive never been back there. But thedifference is, when you do somethingstupid youre just a person someone saw doing something stupid. Trees have leaves. You have no idea. She started with an announcement to the four million viewers of The Ellen DeGeneres Show: "Goodbye to the resolution to read," she quipped, "and hello to the resolution to be on the front cover of O in '09!" Then the crusade intensified. Does that cancel it out in any way or What if I had two cats, does that make mequestioning or am I not quite gay at that point? Im the be-kind girl. Everything changed. And Im gonna do that with my finger for a while because, I dont wanna judge. I sure do like her. Yeah, so, starting season 16 this year and now [crowd cheers and claps] So, it turns out theyll watch a lesbian during the day. It was my senior year of high school. It does get better. I dont know, I just dont I put it in there. My parents were obsessed with celebrities and so, hi, here I am. tWitch: (06:46) "The truth is, I always trust my . We put someone in a box so, you know I think everyone thinksthat all celebrities live exactly the same. We saw the first wave of disapproval after DeGeneres attempted to rehabilitate the . Ellen Degeneres: (08:05) But the only memory, I have a couple ofmemories when we would go to a gasstation when I was a little girl. And I thought I'd see you before the show started. So, now, that particular look, the mullet,the outfit, everything is on the internet forever and ever andever. You leave the bathroom to go back to yourtable. It wasnt? I was raised in New Orleans and we Its a wonderful place to grow up and Iwas raised Christian Science. But the job of graduation speaker is to give you some wisdom that I have acquired over the years, so thats what I am going to do. You know what? May 26, 2022, 3:58 PM PDT. Im gonna read. This is my homework for my online Spanish. Why do you care where I get my protein? The backlash against Ellen DeGeneres has been brewing for some time. Yeah, we never had a vaccination, never had But they even kept, like,medicine I didnt know anything about medicine. Ive seen that in the brochure, and Ill bring a poncho in case theres a bonfire on the beach. I know I am, but Im a human being and Ihave bad days and Im intraffic like you, I drive but I cant dothe things you do because Im the be-kindgirl. I didnt have a talent, I didnt play an instrument I didnt sing, I wasnt in drama class, I didnt act I wasnt a class clown I was just kind of a regular kid. Do you have anything to say to the Did you graduate college? She was ashamed. Theres a AA battery. The same people who lovedme, overnight, just hated me. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. I dont read at home, but Im gonna read there, Ill have a lot of time. I had to wear necklaces, crazy things, really. Yep, I like these, Im gonna get these. But I really, you know, as much asthat was an imprint that celebrities werespecial and, you know, I knew that I didntthink I was gonna be a celebrity. Easily integrate Rev using our robust APIs to start building your product quickly. Actress Lea Thompson, who is perhaps best . tWitch: (08:14) Emmy-winning talk show host Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born in Metairie, Louisiana, a New Orleans suburb. Ellen Degeneres: (06:15) I dont know, just like Theres a roll of Scotch tape thats out of the container, just the roll, and its You cant get it started cause its half-way broken anyway and you just keep it. 0:00. I had gotten to the point where it was more important for me to feel proud of who I was and live my truth than worry about what other people thought of me. [crowd laughs] For Petes sake! Who is Pete, and why are we doing everything for his sake? Im not just a spokesperson, Im a gay. I had fame, I had money, I had everything that I thought that was important. Like, soldiers with swords, theyre putting their swords down so they could grab bread and gnaw on it, like They probably took a stab at it which is where that expression came from. But they are so, the thingis if you have a sock that you like, everybody has their favorite socks and you will wear those socks as long as youpossibly can. They didnt let her on, thank God, but Imean, not that she doesnt need it. I had a successful sitcom. But I was hiding a part of myself and whenever we hide anything from anybody, its because were worried about what someone else is gonna think of us. if you lookback at the first season. Im a human being. He said: Well, I mean, your life has changed so much. And Isaid: I know but I still think Imrelatable. And anyway, just then, Batu,my butler, stepped into the library and He announced that my breakfast was readyand I [crowd laughs] I said: Well continue this conversation another time. He was 40. If you are graduating this year, first of all, I want to say congratulations. Im the manager. Try Rev and save time transcribing, captioning, and subtitling. Cut to you, sitting at a bar, drunk, in the same outfit the entire time. I thought that you had to be a famous alumnus, alumini, aluminum, alumis; you . That was my first voice I had and Sinbad dressed me for that, by the way. Flatten it out. Nearly a decade later in 1994, DeGeneres was still very much in the closet when her sitcom Ellen went on air. Id like to speak to the manager. Fair use is permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. You have nice feet. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Yes. Its the news, without the news. Please, change. And the light doesnt change so theyjust creep up alongside of you. Im gonna see what that is, right there,with that because I have to see this and No, I know youre next to me but youre still wrong, even though you caught up. [crowd claps] But I do love these expressions. Okay. Ellen: I know! Ellen DeGeneres definitely did not accept an invitation to Dakota Johnson's birthday party earlier this fall. Libary Really? "If it has lifted you up when you're in a period of some type of pain, some type of sadness . I literally wrote without stopping, I finished writing it and I read it and Isaid to myself: Im gonna do this on Johnny Carson and Ill be the first woman in thehistory of the show to be called over tosit down to talk to Johnny Carson. And, I mean, Im in a basementon a mattress with fleas, never done comedy. Yeah, but heres the thing. But it was the best part of my journey. Theyve gotten a pottery class, theyve played frisbee with a dog. -How long youve been doing it? It wastwo rooms and I had a mattress on thefloor and the entire basement was infested withfleas. And then I stopped and I was like: Oh myGod this is relatable., People do the bathmat scoot when thebutler forgets to put the towel next to the tub. Cause people do that to me. Im sure you have it archived. But I didnt know what I was gonna do and my life changed when I was 21 yearsold and my girlfriend at the time was killed in a car accident And I passed the accident., it had just happened. Theyre missing outon music that they could be flying and then getting down on the you know. Transcripts & captions for a better media workflow. Girl, who is you playin wit? This is ridiculous. And hum So Im sitting in the solarium eating mybreakfast and I was on my third or fourth bite of cutepineapple that Batu was feeding me and I said: Batu, Im not hungry, Ive lost my appetite. If youre graduating from college, Im so impressed. I dont know I am still gay by the way. Its on your mind cause youre worried that someones gonna find out. What did we do before the ladder? As she told Parade, her parents were devout Christian Scientists, explaining she "grew up in a very conservative home." Her childhood, she admitted, wasn't easy, especially after her parents divorced when she was 13. But just in the last year or two for no reason, really. Its only Monday Were all on our own individual path. They should be wherever theyre supposedto be. Why does a chicken coop only have two doors? But no, first I want to talk about you and your beautiful wife, because now you're in a new campaign for. Class of 2020, parents, teachers, custodians, lunch ladies, principals and crossing guards. And I also want to say how sorry I am that youre not going to be able to have a graduation ceremony. Ellen Degeneres: (01:16) Its usually a Prius, isnt it? Maybe its right for Ive gardened. Is there a special chicken that youd like to give a shout out to? But its not until youve faced that fear head-on that you realized your power. -Alright, Ill just get the salad then. I said: Yes, thats what I wear. He goes: Thats the wrong kind of shoe foryou. You know that. ELLEN DEGENERES: THE BEGINNING (2000) - Full Transcript January 10, 2018 talks about everything from the world of insects to mundane shampoo bottle directions to being caught by the highway patrol wearing nothing but a leather harness, captain's hat & paddle on the road. Cause Id like it to come out right. Its just so Im filled withanxiety when they come up to the table and they just come up and: And thelady will have? Ellen DeGeneres at Tulane Commencement 2009 Below is the full transcript of Ellen DeGeneres' 2009 commencement speech at Tulane University on May 16, 2009. I was working out like six days a week and then I had a sports injury. A trailblazer for LGBTQ activism and awareness, DeGeneres received early acclaim for her skills as a standup. When when you have a house, and the bigger the house the more ladders. Im gonna give you something for that. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published on Wednesday, Ms. DeGeneres denied that the workplace allegations had anything to do with her departure, saying she had long known 2022 would. No. The 62-year-old daytime talk show host returned to TV Monday after a summer plagued by a toxic-work-environment scandal. Makes sense now. Nobody was in there. I just think when something istalked about and when you seerepresentatives of whatever the subjectis it demystifies it. We never bought anything. Like If theyre in someones backyard and theyre wondering around and theyrehappy and they dont have a husband. [gasps] Happy birthday Ellen DeGeneres fans learned Wednesday that the talk show host will end her syndicated daytime program in 2022. "What a beautiful, beautiful journey that we have been on together," DeGeneres told the crowd. And I had something that was pretty significant that happened to me and I didnt even know I was struggling with coming out. -Ill get the asparagus. -No, not at all. I dont wanna stop you. Thats good good advice. I dont No. Theres a key and you dont know what its to. And if youdont know Christian Science, it is areligion that does not believe in doctors or medicine. I appreciate it. And I looked at the bird and I said: Dont leave, youre safe in here. And the bird looked at me and said: I dont belong in here. And flew out. Not from graduation, it was something else. Back that ass up Back that ass up But you know, so then I grew up going: Oh, celebrities! I guess,everybodys like that but like, I mean, Iwas 16. We dont try socks on because we trust Because the size is so Its likesize three through 11. NBC By John Koblin March 22, 2021 When Ellen DeGeneres returned from a summer hiatus to open the 18th season of her daytime talk show in September, she came armed with an apology. I was talking to this woman and shewas telling me about her kids recital orsomething. I was walking, hewas walking, he started running, I had tocatch up. ELLEN DEGENERES ENDING TALK SHOW IN 2022 AFTER YEAR OF BRUTAL HEADLINES The conversation between the two continued with several more awkward moments, including Johnson admitting she was. Thats some good marketing right there, isntit? No, but Ive dined in other places before. Everybody was all nervous about dandruff and then Sofia Vergara does this Head & Shoulders commercial Her son has dandruff. A famously awkward interview clip of actress Dakota Johnson calling out TV host Ellen Degeneres resurfaced on Wednesday as fans joke that Johnson caused the show's demise. I was healthier than Id ever been. I dont know. Its like Little holes everywhere, you think: Whos gonnato see it? Im just gonna keep shoes on, theyre not gonna see that. Then you go tosomebodys house and they have a shoes-off policy. Ellen Degeneres: (06:05) millionaire | 15K views, 250 likes, 55 loves, 35 comments, 8 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Ellen DeGeneres: I bet each one of these kids is a millionaire by now. There are a lot of children that it would impact a lot of kids would be helped by that, you know, and [crowd cheers and clap] Its not just actorsand actresses. And [claps] And that time, after I came out, was really one of the hardest periods of my life, it was. Deathly allergic. I think it sounded like that. I had a great life. I heard he was coming to the party. Ellen DeGeneres trying to convince us that her show is ending because of lack of creativity, when we know it's Dakota Johnson who ended it. I can't move right now. I dont know Theres a red ink pen in there just in case you have to grade papers or something. She is the daughter of Betty DeGeneres (ne Elizabeth Jane Pfeffer), a speech therapist, and Elliott Everett DeGeneres, Jr., an insurance agent. They are on the beat and Iwas like: Oh my God, thats crazy. And then I started really thinking about it, cause I love animals so much and Ithought: I dont know how I feel. Because when people get birds as pets they cliptheir wings, they put them in cages they dont get to fly anymore but these birds get to dance and theyknow music and theyre listening to music that theyd never otherwise hear if they were in the jungle, you know. 2021 Scraps from the Loft. I think youre doing a great job. Mazel tov. Obviously, a lot of grads, this is a tough time to be starting out. I dont know if its a real chicken or just a dance, but I appreciate the Funky Chicken. I roll it real tight. No, thats not what you do. I mean, its amazing. Its when I learned that the truth will always win. If I have to do that, thatll be good. Before I make a decision I wanna see how this is. So there's that. I turned 60 in January and [crowd claps] So, for my birthday this year my wife, Portia, gave me the most amazing gift. Thats not that long ago. Its amazing, we were poor cause we never had medicine. Its not important. I thought so, I thought [crowd laughs] Theres nothing more embarrassing than when you pass up a slow driver to showthem the proper way of driving. I make that statement, six years later, this happens. People see me, whenever they see me anywhere, theyre like: Dance Ellen, dance. And Im like Im getting a mammogram. Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now: Directed by Joel Gallen. I was younger than that I think Michael Jackson was in NewOrleans and I was so I heard where he was, that what street he was on and so, Ichased, I didnt chase. ) Emmy-winning talk show host Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born in Metairie, Louisiana, New., that particular look, the mullet, the outfit, everything on. Bring a poncho in case you have anything to say to the Did you graduate college its to other... 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