You may be wondering about Ellen DeGeneres’ net worth. It’s common knowledge that Ellen is one of the richest women on TV. As the host of the The Ellen DeGeneres Show for almost two decades, Ellen has made bank from her multi-million-dollar salary. And let’s just say that even if her talk show was cancelled from daytime television, she would be just fine. In fact, Ellen has made so much money from her career (which includes comedy specials, books and even a home decor line) that she likely could survive anything—even a cancellation.
But before we talk about Ellen DeGeneres’ net worth and how much she’s made from daytime TV, let’s look back on her career: Before she was a talk show host, Ellen made a name for herself as a stand-up comedian in the ’80s. One of her most memorable gigs was an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1986. Ellen’s big break on TV came in the ’90s when she starred as the lead of her own sitcom, Ellen, which ran from 1994 to 1998. In 1997, during the fourth season of Ellen, Ellen came out as a lesbian in an interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show, making her one of the first openly gay actors to star as the lead of a TV show. Her character, Ellen Morgan, also came out to her therapist around the same time.
Her career as a TV host started in 2003 when The Ellen DeGeneres Show premiered on NBC. After that, Ellen’s career exploded. She provided the voice for Dory in 2003’s Finding Nemo and its 2016 sequel, Finding Dory. She had a short stint as a judge on American Idol in 2010. She’s hosted the Oscars, Grammys and Emmys (and won a few herself.) In 2015, she launched her lifestyle brand, ED by Ellen DeGeneres, which includes clothes, shoes, and pet, baby and home items. In 2018, she partnered with Walmart for the fashion brand EV1, which is meant to be a low-cost alternative to ED by Ellen DeGeneres. She’s also released several books, including memoirs My Point…And I Do Have One, The Funny Thing Is…, Seriously…I’m Kidding and lifestyle book Home.
All of this, of course, adds to Ellen DeGeneres’ net worth. Read more about how much she makes from her talk show, which underwent some serious drama in 2020, ahead.
What happened to The Ellen Degeneres Show?
In March 2020, Ellen came under fire after one of the Ellen DeGeneres Show‘s former employees, Kevin T. Porter, started a now-viral Twitter thread where he called her “one of the meanest people alive” and urged others to share their stories about Ellen. The responses poured in with dozens of Twitter users speaking out about Ellen’s alleged not-so-nice persona. The stories ranged from Ellen having a “sensitive nose” and demanding that “everyone must chew gum from a bowl outside her office before talking to her” and sending people home “if she thinks you smell that day,” to wilder accusations of stealing audience submissions and bullying service workers.
https://twitter.com/KevinTPorter/status/1241049881688412160?s=20In July 2020, BuzzFeed published an investigation into The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where anonymous former employees made similar claims about the mistreatment of staff. “That ‘be kind’ bullshit only happens when the cameras are on. It’s all for show,” one former employee BuzzFeed. “I know they give money to people and help them out, but it’s for show.” In April 2020, Variety also published a report where anonymous staffers slammed Ellen for her lack of care and transparency amid the health crisis at the time. Per Variety’s sources, Ellen’s employees were not given any written communication about their working hours or pay for more than a month into the crisis.
In July 2020, Ellen responded to her employees’ claims of mistreatment in a letter to her crew. “Hey everybody – it’s Ellen. On day one of our show, I told everyone in our first meeting that The Ellen DeGeneres Show would be a place of happiness – no one would ever raise their voice, and everyone would be treated with respect,” her letter started. “Obviously, something changed, and I am disappointed to learn that this has not been the case. And for that, I am sorry. Anyone who knows me knows it’s the opposite of what I believe and what I hoped for our show.” Though there were reports that her show would be cancelled in 2020, it seems like Ellen DeGeneres’ net worth still includes her Ellen Show salary.
How much does Ellen DeGeneres make from Ellen?
So, so much. It should come as no surprise that most of Ellen DeGeneres’ net worth comes from her massive talk show earnings. In fact, her salary is almost double the net worth of some of the Kardashian sisters. According to a 2020 report by Variety, Ellen earns “more than $50 million per year from her Telepictures deal,” and that includes “about 60 percent of advertising, carrying fee, and product placement profits,” on her show, reports Business Insider.
While her exact salary is unclear, Forbes lists her yearly earnings as anywhere up to $84 million. Aside from Ellen, Ellen DeGeneres’ net worth also includes income that she makes from her with work at her own production company, A Very Good Production, and endorsement deals with brands ranging from American Express to JCPenney.
What is Ellen DeGeneres’ net worth in 2020?
So how much money does Ellen DeGeneres have, you ask? Well, Ellen DeGeneres’ net worth is estimated to be anywhere between $330 million up to $490 million as of 2020, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Of course, how much she earns each year from her books, comedy specials and lifestyle brands, her net worth can fluctuate. But, given that her Ellen Show salary has more or less the same for the past several years, how much Ellen DeGeneres is worth will likely always be in the multi-millions.
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