Ellen DeGeneres Net Worth is $360 Million
Forbes |
– |
Therichest |
$400 million |
Celebritynetworth |
$360 million |
Justrichest |
$345 million |
Moneynation |
$75 million |
Nicknames: Ellen Lee DeGeneres, Alde, Degeneres
Date of birth: the 26th of January, 1958
Profession: comedian actress, TV host, writer
Nationality: United States of America
Source of wealth: television
Ellen DeGeneres Net Worth by Year
(estimated by Moneynation)
2000 |
$890, 000 |
2003 |
$1, 8 million |
2005 |
$4, 5 million |
2010 |
$21 million |
2013 |
$38 million |
2015 |
$62 million |
2016 |
$75 million |
Ellen DeGeneres is a popular comedian actress, TV host and writer. She saved $360 million net worth and captured the hearts of numerous fans all over the world. The main source of DeGeneres wealth is her show “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”, which she has been hosting since 2003.
Ellen’s annual earnings from her talk show are estimated by Forbes as $75 million. But that impressive amount seems not enough for Ellen, who also voices the heroes in animation films, sells the copies of her three books, runs her recording company “Eleveneleven” and participates in numerous endorsement deals. Ellen advertised many brands, like American Express, CoverGirl, Olay etc.
DeGeneres is known not just as a rich person and as a talented comedian, but also as an open lesbian, who has married Portia de Rossi in 2008.
Ellen DeGeneres comes from a middle class family. Her father was an insurance agent and her mother was a speech therapist. Ellen was a hard working person since her early years and she tried a number of odd jobs till she was discovered as a comedian. At first Ellen starred in small cafes and night clubs, making people laugh.
Her first TV show was the series “Roseanne”, where she appeared shortly. The comedian actress gained international popularity as Ellen Morgan from the series “Ellen”.
Her fame and earnings increased rapidly, when DeGeneres had started her own show in 2003. Till now billions of viewers watch The Ellen DeGeneres Show, which the comedian actress traditionally opens with a dance.
Numerous times Ellen DeGeneres was named as the funniest person in USA.