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Ellen DeGeneres Net Worth

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1 year ago

February 9, 2023

Daniel Wanburg

Ellen DeGeneres's Net Worth as of 2024
$400 Million

Ellen DeGeneres salary 2024
$85 Million

American comedian, television personality and actress Ellen Lee DeGeneres was born in Metairie, Louisiana, on 26 January 1958. She is best known from hosting her widely syndicated TV talk show – “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” – since 2003, and previously for starring in the popular sitcom “Ellen” during the 1990s.

So just how rich is Ellen DeGeneres, as of early 2017? Authoritative sources estimate that Ellen’s net worth is almost $400 million, the main source being her talk show which is reputed to bring in $65 million yearly, contributing significantly to the $85 million dollars total she makes each year. Assets include her Californian estate valued at $30 million.

Ellen DeGeneres Net Worth $400 Million

When Ellen was thirteen years old her parents divorced and she went to Texas with her mother, where she attended Atlanta High School, but after matriculation enrolled at the University of New Orleans. However, in need of money Ellen took various jobs, working as a waitress and bartender, in a supermarket, performing clerical work and painting houses. In odd moments she would moonlight at clubs of comedy in New Orleans.

When Ellen DeGeneres was 20 years old, she started her professional career, travelling around the US and playing to audiences wherever she was welcome, eventually becoming MC at Clyde’s Comedy Club in New Orleans, so successfully that “Showtime” named Ellen as America’s Funniest Person in 1982. Later in the ‘80s she starred in the film “Coneheads”, and then in a series of films for the show called “Ellen’s Energy Adventure”. She began making appearances in “The Tonight Show”, impressing producers so that the situation comedy named “Ellen” was launched on ABC TV in 1994, and lasted for five seasons and 109 episodes in total. In February of 1997 the show’s ratings rose to the top, apparently because Ellen’s personage turned out to be homosexual, and shortly afterwards, Ellen appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show and ‘outed’ herself, obviously to widespread approval from audiences. Her net worth was certainly boosted.

The next significant step in Ellen DeGeneres’ career was the creation of the daytime “Ellen DeGeneres Show”, which debuted in September 2003. This syndicated talk show scored very high ratings after only a few episodes, and was so successful that after its premier season it was rewarded as the Best Talk Show, and nominated for eleven Daytime Emmy Awards. This show still goes to air, projected to at least 2020, and has won over 40 Daytime Emmy Awards. Nowadays it is acknowledged to be the most watchable talk show on daytime television, averaging audiences of over four million daily.

Additionally, Ellen DeGeneres was a judge in a popular reality TV show “American Idol”, but only in the ninth season. She has also hosted the Academy Awards in 2007 and 2014, Grammy Awards in 1996 and ’97, and Emmy Awards in 2001 and 2005.

In her personal life, Ellen DeGeneres has been openly gay for many years, and since 2004 has been in a relationship with actress Portia De Rossi. When same-sex marriage was legalized in California, Ellen and Portia married in 2008 on Ellen’s California estate.. She was previously partners with Anne Heche from 1997 to 2000, and Alexandra Hedison from 2001 to 2004. Ellen is a strong advocate for LGBT rights, AIDS awareness, and animal rights – being a former vegan.

Daniel Wanburg

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Chuck Todd Net Worth

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4 weeks ago

March 20, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Charles David Todd was born on the 8th April 1972, in Miami, Florida, USA. He is a journalist and television presenter, currently the Political Director of the News Department of the largest broadcaster in USA – NBC and the correspondent of the company in the White House. Todd is also a political analyst for the news and talk morning television show “Today”, and daily evening television news program “NBC Nightly News”. Chuck Todd has been active in politics and journalism since the early 1990s.

How much is the net worth of Chuck Todd? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $3 million, as of the data given in mid-2017.

Chuck Todd Net Worth $3 Million

After schooling Todd studied Political Science at George Washington University, but which he left without a degree. In the early 1990s he worked for various political campaigns, including the presidential campaign of Senator Tom Harkin in 1992. From 1992 to 2007 Todd worked as the editor of The Hotline, a daily political newsletter, which is published by the Atlantic Media Company and is primarily intended for a small, non-public audience of staff of congressmen, journalists and other people in the political and media business directly engaged. As a result, he frequently appeared as an expert on political television programs including “Hardball with Chris Matthews” and “Inside Politics” with Judy Woodruff. His net worth grew steadily.

At the beginning of 2007, Todd was brought to NBC, where he soon took over the position of Political Director of the Intelligence Department (NBC News). In this capacity he is responsible for the supervision and coordination of political reporting from NBC and its cable offshoot, the 24-hour news station MSNBC. As a correspondent of the White House since late 2008, and as a general analyst of political events, Todd regularly appears in the NBC News and in several consignments of MSNBC. In the morning program of MSNBC, Todd also works with Savannah Guthrie on the weekdays 9:00 to 10:00 in Eastern Time broadcast program “The Daily Rundown”, which is a mixture of domestic and foreign policy news of the day, as well as interviews and debates with guests. In addition, Todd frequently appears as the guest in shows such as “Hardball with Chris Matthews” and “The Rachel Maddow Show”. After the sudden death of Tim Russert, Todd was his successor as host of the program “Meet the Press” which is considered the oldest political discussion program on USA television. Overall, all the above mentioned engagements have significantly increased the total size of Chuck Todd’s net worth as well as popularity.

Moreover, Chuch Todd is the author of several books. He published the book “The Stranger: Barack Obama in the White House” (2014), and he has also co-written “How Barack Obama Won: A State-by-State Guide to the Historic 2008 Presidential Election”(2009) alongside Sheldon Gawiser.

Finally, in the personal life of Chuck Todd, he is married to Kristian Denny Todd; they have two children and currently the family resides in Arlington, Virginia.

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Denise Austin Net Worth

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4 weeks ago

March 20, 2024

Daniel Wanburg

Denise Austin is a fitness instructor, author and columnist born on 13th February 1957 in San Pedro, California USA. She is one of the former members of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, and had her television show named „Getting Fit with Denise Austin“ on ESPN2.

Have you ever wondered how rich Denise Austin is? According to sources it has been estimated that Denise Austin’s net worth is $2.5 million, as of late 2017, accumulated by building a lucrative career as a fitness instructor, and becoming one of the top instructors in the US. Having become a television personality as well, her popularity and net worth additionally increased.

Denise Austin Net Worth $2.5 Million

Austin was an athlete from her early years, and started training gymnastics when she was 12 years old. She earned an athletic scholarship at the University of Arizona, andwas ranked no.9 in the NCAA on the balance team, then transferred to California State University, from where she graduated with degree in physical education and physiology, with a minor in exercise physiology.

Upon graduation she started teaching, creating excersise video tapes, producing fitness shows and writing fitness-related columns and books. Some of these projects include “Shrink Your Female Fat Zones“, „Eat Carbs, Lose Weight“ and „Pilates for Every Body“. What makes Denise stand out among other fitness instructors is her unique approach to body-defining and a healthy life. She has emphasized that she herself exercises only around 30 minutes a day, and doesn’t skip meals. Her moto is „progress not perfect“, and she finds it more important to stay moderate when it comes to eating, and controlling your portions instead of giving up food.

One of Austin’s goals is also motivating people to stay fit at all ages, and propose realistic, everyday life solutions to weight control. She integrates several different types of workouts in her programs, including cross training, aerobics, pilates and yoga. Thanks to her recognized approach and visible results, Denise had a long-running TV program – „Getting Fit with Denise Austin“ – which ran on ESPN2, and which now re-runs on ESPN Classic and Altitude Sports and Entertainment. The show was eventually renamed to „Fit and Lite“ and „Denise Austin’s Daily Workout“, and moved to Lifetime Television until April 2008. After this, she continued releasing DVD compilations of her workout programs, and started running her YouTube channel, which she continues to do today. Altogether, she has created more than 100 fitness videos and DVDs which gained such popularity that she was inducted into the Video Hall of Fame in 2003. As she used to be a member of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, her career reputation and popularity grew even more.

Privately, Denise has bee married to former tennis player and sports agent Jeff Austin, since April 1983. Her younger daughter is also a fitness instructor and gained notable popularity through her YouTube channel. The couple has two daughters and reside in Alexandria, Virginia.