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Only a year later, she won Showtime's <I>Funniest Person in America</i> competition. Her style was always generally good-natured and non-political, and she was able to make a living off comedy clubs and talk show appearances. In 1988, she had a supporting role in the sit-com <I>Duet</i>, and later she turned down an offer to be one of the friends on <I>Friends</i>. She got her own show, an uninspired <I>Seinfeld</i> rip-off called <I>These Friends of Mine</i>, which was eventually re-named <I>Ellen</i> and blossomed into a watchable if not particularly memorable comedy.<P> On 30 April 1997, Degeneres came out of the closet on <I>Ellen</i>; the episode received huge ratings and media attention, put DeGeneres on the cover of <I>Time</i> magazine, and got her condemned as "Ellen Degenerate" by Rev. <a href="/people/558/000022492/">Jerry Falwell</a>. It also made <I>Ellen</i> the first network series with an out-gay lead character.<P> <I>Ellen</i> was cancelled the following season, and DeGeneres popped up again a few years later with a quickly cancelled sit-com, <I>The Ellen Show</i>. Her talk show <I>The Ellen DeGeneres Show</i>, won four Emmys in its first year, including Best Host for its star, and DeGeneres's habit of nagging viewers about pet adoption and compassion for animals won her a Founder's Award from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).<P> Ellen's mother is about as supportive a mom as any gay person could hope for. She writes an advice column for <I>Planet Out</i>, and serves as spokeswoman for the Human Rights Commission's Coming Out Project.<P> <p><b>Father:</b> Elliott DeGeneres (salesman)<br><b>Mother:</b> Elizabeth Jane Pfeffer ("Betty", real estate agent, b. 20-May-1930)<br><b>Brother:</b> <a href="/people/827/000163338/">Vance DeGeneres</a> (TV personality/writer, b. 2-Sep-1954)<br><b>Girlfriend:</b> <a href="/people/230/000025155/">Anne Heche</a> (actress, b. 25-May-1969, cohabited 1997-2000)<br><b>Girlfriend:</b> <a href="/people/838/000109511/">Alexandra Hedison</a> (actress, cohabited 2000-04)<br><b>Wife:</b> <a href="/people/589/000044457/">Portia de Rossi</a> (actress, dated and cohabited 2004-08, m. 16-Aug-2008)<br><p> High School: Atlanta High School, Atlanta, TX (1976)<br><p> <a href="/company/684/000110354/">XM</a> The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2005-)<br> Endorsement of <a href="/company/028/000051872/">American Express</a> <br> Endorsement of <a href="/company/244/000058070/">J. C. Penney</a> (2012-)<br> Endorsement of <a href="/company/255/000044123/">Procter & Gamble</a> CoverGirl; Olay<br> <a href="/org/224/000164729/">Human Rights Campaign</a> <br> <a href="/org/684/000167183/">Obama for America</a> <br> <a href="/org/970/000354905/">Obama Victory Fund 2012</a> <br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/781/000064589/">Depression</a>, <a href="/lists/862/000128478/">Former Smoker</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">TELEVISION</font><br> <a href="/tv/701/000044569/">American Idol</a> Judge (2010)<br> <a href="/tv/497/000356426/">The Ellen DeGeneres Show</a> Host (2003-)<br> <a href="/tv/603/000103294/">The Ellen Show</a> Ellen Richmond (2001-02)<br> <a href="/tv/721/000049574/">Ellen</a> Ellen Morgan (1994-98)<br> <a href="/tv/314/000344279/">Laurie Hill</a> Nancy MacIntyre (1992)<br> <a href="/tv/075/000347031/">Open House</a> Margo Van Meter (1989-90)<br><p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/031/000402819/">Finding Dory (8-Jun-2016)</a> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br> <a href="/films/409/000378272/">Justin Bieber's Believe (18-Dec-2013)</a> · Herself<br> <a href="/films/869/000096581/">Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now (28-Jun-2003)</a> · Herself<br> <a href="/films/028/000033926/">Finding Nemo (18-May-2003)</a> · Dory <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br> <a href="/films/511/000130121/">Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003)</a> · Herself<br> <a href="/films/595/000061412/">If These Walls Could Talk 2 (5-Mar-2000)</a> <br> <a href="/films/753/000034651/">The Love Letter (21-May-1999)</a> · Janet<br> <a href="/films/854/000040734/">Goodbye Lover (16-Apr-1999)</a> <br> <a href="/films/362/000034260/">Ed TV (26-Mar-1999)</a> · Cynthia<br> <a href="/films/752/000036644/">Doctor Dolittle (13-Jun-1998)</a> · Prologue Dog <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">[VOICE]</font><br> <a href="/films/850/000042724/">Mr. Wrong (16-Feb-1996)</a> · Martha Alston<br> <a href="/films/364/000037253/">Trevor (Jan-1994)</a> · Herself<br> <a href="/films/594/000032498/">Coneheads (23-Jul-1993)</a> · Coach<br> <a href="/films/137/000271321/">Wisecracks (Jun-1992)</a> · Herself<br><p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://ellen.warnerbros.com/" target=_blank>http://ellen.warnerbros.com/</a><p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>My Point... and I Do Have One</i> (<tt>1996</tt>)<br><i>The Funny Thing Is...</i> (<tt>2003</tt>)<br><i>Seriously... 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