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I wanted to have money I wanted to be special I wanted people to like me I wanted to be famous.

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Ellen DeGeneres
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: January 26
Actor
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Talk Show Host
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Metairie
Louisiana
Ellen Lee DeGeneres
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