| Ellen DeGeneres is one of the most successful | | | | As it is said that success and money come hand in |
| stand-up comedians of all times. She has been publicly | | | | hand, and so is the case with Ellen DeGeneres. She |
| acclaimed for her stand up comedian and stand up | | | | earns approximately $50 Millions a year, which is huge. |
| skills by many awards and nominations. In all, she had | | | | This includes her income from her famous talk show, |
| won 33 awards out of a total of 35 nominations, | | | | the brand endorsements and her role as a judge in |
| including 3 Golden Globe awards. She was born on 26 | | | | the famous show 'The American Idol'. There are |
| January 1958 in Louisiana, USA and started her career | | | | rumors in the market that Allen DeGeneres is one of |
| as Comedian in New Orleans. While doing her major in | | | | the costliest show hosts ever and comes with a |
| communication, she tried her luck with comedy at | | | | price tag of $5 millions per episode. However, no |
| local coffeehouses and clubs and joined emcee | | | | public claims about this have been made public by |
| Clyde's Comedy club in 1981. | | | | Ellen DeGeneres or the show producers. She is also |
| Though her opening in the comedy world in her early | | | | included at 17th spot in the 'The 20 Richest Women |
| years were not very successful, she had her first | | | | in the World' by Forbes magazine with a total net |
| shot in 1989 with the series 'Open House'. In the | | | | worth of $65 million. |
| coming years she attracted a lot of other shows and | | | | Apart from making a fortune in the TV world Allen |
| the show-stopper made her presence felt by the | | | | DeGeneres has also made her presence on the silver |
| famous show 'The Ellen Show". The Ellen Show was | | | | screen with the movie 'My Short Film'. Apart from |
| aired in 2001 on CBS, and is regarded as one of the | | | | acting, Allen DeGeneres has also contributed towards |
| best TV comedy series of all times. She came back | | | | AIDS awareness programs. ONE is a campaign |
| to the TV world again with a bang in her talk show | | | | started by Allen DeGeneres and aims at fighting |
| "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in 2003. The show | | | | AIDS and poverty. I hope this article help you to |
| was rated as the best talk show ever and also won | | | | understand the worth of DeGeneres. |
| her an Emmy Award for an outstanding talk show. | | | | |