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Watch the Ellen show’s poignant look at Ellen DeGeneres’ rise to fame
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The six-minute career retrospective, made in honor of Ellen’s 60th birthday, looks back at her becoming the first female comedian who Johnny Carson called over to his Tonight Show desk, as well as her groundbreaking 1997 coming out episode on her ABC sitcom. ALSO: Jimmy Kimmel dressed as a figure skater for Ellen’s birthday.
TOPICS: Ellen DeGeneres, NBC, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Jimmy Kimmel, Daytime TV
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