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The Ellen Degeneres Show company history timeline

1950

Nik Powell biography Nik Powell (November 4, 1950) businessman and co-founder of the Virgin Group.

1953

Paul Allen biography Paul Gardner Allen (January 21, 1953) entrepreneur, business magnate, investor, and philanthropist.

1958

Ellen DeGeneres, in full Ellen Lee DeGeneres, (born January 26, 1958, Metairie, Louisiana, United States), American comedian and television host known for her quirky observational humour.

1963

Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9586, establishing the Medal of Freedom to recognize notable service by civilians during World War II. With Executive Order 11085 (signed February 22, 1963), Pres.

The first recipients, selected by Kennedy, received their medals from his successor, Lyndon B. Johnson, on December 6, 1963, at the White House.

1965

José Francisco Garza Durón (December 1, 1965) was born in Monterrey, Mexico.

1967

Gianluca Vacchi (August 5, 1967) Born in Bologna, Italy.

1973

Her parents filed for separation in 1973 and were divorced the following year.

1976

After DeGeneres graduated from high school in 1976, she moved back to New Orleans, holding down a series of jobs, none of which suited her personality.

1981

Time later, she was able to join the Clyde’s Comedy Club, in 1981.

1982

DeGeneres’s act also caught the attention of Showtime, and the cable network named her Funniest Person of the Year in 1982.

1983

Taking into account the situation of the house, Lagerfeld considered the proposal as one of his biggest challenges, joined Chanel in 1983 and shortly after managed to consolidate the house again.

1986

Her career hit a high note in 1986 after she was invited to perform on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.

The night DeGeneres debuted on the Tonight Show in 1986, Carson brought her over to the couch.

1987

Julio Manuel González Tavárez (May 19, 1987) was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

1991

In 1991 DeGeneres was honored as best female stand-up comic at the 1991 American Comedy Awards.

1992

In 1992, producers Neal Marlens and Carol Black cast DeGeneres in their sitcom Laurie Hill, in the role of Nurse Nancy MacIntyre.

1993

In addition to her television work, DeGeneres appeared in such films as Coneheads (1993), Mr.

1994

These Friends of Mine premiered on ABC in March of 1994, receiving mixed reviews and decent ratings.

After starting out as a stand-up comedian, Ellen DeGeneres rose to fame when her sitcom "Ellen" premiered on television in 1994.

1996

The ride first opened on September 15, 1996, as Ellen's Energy Crisis, but was quickly given the more positive-sounding name Ellen's Energy Adventure.

1997

Alan Walker (August 24, 1997) DJ and producer.

During the fourth season of Ellen in 1997, she came out as a lesbian in an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

In 1997 DeGeneres revealed that she was gay, and Ellen became the first prime-time show to feature an openly gay lead character.

Since coming out as gay in 1997, she's been an activist in the LGTBQ community, supporting to the Trevor Project, Human Rights Campaign and GLAAD.

During the 1997–98 season, Ellen began losing viewers.

2000

The same year she came out, DeGeneres started a romantic relationship with actress Anne Heche that lasted until August 2000.

2001

DeGeneres returned to television in 2001 with a new CBS sitcom, The Ellen Show, which was cancelled after 13 episodes.

2004

From 2004, Ellen has been with Portia de Rossi, with whom she lives in Beverly Hills.

2005

In August 2005, DeGeneres hosted the 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony held on September 18, 2005.

2006

DeGeneres celebrated her thirty-year class reunion by flying her graduating class to California to be guests on her show in February 2006.

Her most recent American Express commercial, a two-minute black-and-white spot in which she works with animals, debuted in November 2006 and was created by Ogilvy & Mather.

2007

DeGeneres was placed on bed rest in May 2007 due to a torn ligament in her back.

In 2007, the commercial won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Commercial.

2009

Her face became the focus of CoverGirl advertisements starting in January 2009.

On May 1, 2009, DeGeneres celebrated her 1000th episode with celebrity guests such as Oprah Winfrey, Justin Timberlake and Paris Hilton, among others.

2010

In 2010, DeGeneres served as campaign ambassador to Farm Sanctuary's Adopt-A-Turkey Project in 2010, asking people to start "a new tradition by adopting a turkey instead of eating one" at Thanksgiving.

2011

On December 3, 2011, DeGeneres headlined the third annual "Change Begins Within" gala for the David Lynch Foundation held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

2012

In 2012 DeGeneres received the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and four years later she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

2013

Beginning in 2013, they participated in the song Danza Kuduro by Don Omar and shortly thereafter they released, My World 2 (2013), an album that had eleven songs, including their collaboration with Lima and Pégate Mas.

2014

Lenny began his career as a soloist shortly after the separation of the duo, debuting with the single La Nena, published in December 2014.

He currently has more than 15 million followers on instagram and since 2014 he has become popular with the hashtag #GVLifestyle.

2015

Jennifer Aniston and Justin Timberlake surprised DeGeneres on her 2,000th show in December 2015.

Ellen launched her lifestyle brand under the name ED by Ellen in the summer of 2015.

2016

That same year he published his book Enjoy (2016), which, in Vacchi’s words, is a conceptual biography.

In 2016 he started recording the P program Pepe’s Office, a program that is uploaded to YouTube.

2017

DeGeneres' dog collection at PetSmart was launched in February 2017, and a cat line was introduced later that year.

His first song, entitled Viento, appeared under this label on August 13, 2017.

In November 2017, it was announced that President Donald Trump would begin allowing the importation of elephant trophies from Africa.

In 2017, Vacchi was seized by Banco BPM. He later explained that this does not greatly affect his fortune and that it was all a disagreement with the bank.

In 2018 he went on several tours of Europe and Asia. It is important to mention that 2017 was a low production year for Alan Walker: he released his new single Tired, which featured the voice of Irish singer Gavin James and then a remix produced by Kygo was released.

2018

The collection officially launched on September 10, 2018, with price points under $30.

In 2018, he released his first EP entitled Pop Porn, an album that includes the songs Marihua, El Punto, To To, Te Lo Metí and Sueños Mojados.

2019

In October 2019, DeGeneres attended an NFL game between the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys at the invitation of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.

Later he released the song Waglio, in collaboration with Alessio and in 2019, he released Asho mami and Mueve.

In the course of 2019, Tavárez has participated in the song A Prueba de balas with Dayme and The High.

2020

In January 2020, DeGeneres received the Carol Burnett Award at the Golden Globes for her work on television, becoming the first recipient after its inaugural namesake Carol Burnett.

On May 10, 2020, during the celebration of Mother’s Day, he announced via Instragram that he and his girlfriend were expecting their first child.

In July 2020, BuzzFeed News ran articles in which anonymous former employees accused the show of being a toxic workplace, accused the executive producers of harassment, as well as alleging an atmosphere with racist comments and microaggressions.

2021

In 2021, she announced she would end her show after its 19th season following various reports came out detailing the show's toxic workplace.

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