"Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003)TV series 2003-????

Directors:

Michael Dimich
Lenn Goodside

Writers:

Danny Breen (writer)
Greg Fitzsimmons (writer)
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Seasons:

1 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

8 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Talk-Show

Plot:

A mix of celebrity interviews, musical performers, audience participation games, and segments spotlighting real people with extraordinary stories and talents, hosted by comedienne Ellen DeGeneres.

Plot Keywords:

Dancing | Audience Participation | Chat | Non Fiction | Character Name In Title

Awards:

23 wins & 20 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. May 20	4:00 PM	NBC
Wed. May 21	4:00 PM	NBC

Cast

Ellen DeGeneres

...

Herself - Host / ... (532 episodes, 2003-2008)

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Series Directed by
Manny Rodriguez		(90 episodes, 2006-2007)
Peter Fowkes		(4 episodes, 2007)
Barry Glazer		(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Liz Patrick		(2 episodes, 2004)
Lenn Goodside		(1 episode, 2004-2007)
Michael Dimich		(unknown episodes, 2003)

Series Writing credits
Liz Feldman		(104 episodes, 2005-2007)
Kevin Leman		(18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Karen Anderson		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Alison Balian		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ellen DeGeneres		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Karen Kilgariff		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Margaret Smith		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Paul Greenberg		(3 episodes, 2007)
Brian Finkelstein		(2 episodes, 2007)
Danny Breen		(unknown episodes)
Greg Fitzsimmons		(unknown episodes)
Jill Tara Kushner		(unknown episodes)
Andrea Levin		(unknown episodes)
Sue Murphy		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Paul Greenberg	....	producer (53 episodes, 2007)
Slade Abisror	....	producer (31 episodes, 2007)
Derek Che	....	producer (20 episodes, 2005-2006)
Melissa Geiger	....	senior producer / supervising producer (8 episodes, 2003-2007)
Andy Lassner	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 2003-2007)
Mary Connelly	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 2004-2007)
Ed Glavin	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 2004-2007)
Lori Blackman	....	producer (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ellen DeGeneres	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Vikki Ann Ernst	....	producer (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kara Hogan	....	producer (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jonathan Norman	....	senior producer / supervising producer (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jim Paratore	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Derek Westervelt	....	coordinating producer / senior producer (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Matthew Wright	....	producer (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jason Gabel	....	senior producer (4 episodes, 2004-2007)
Karen Anderson	....	producer (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Alison Balian	....	producer (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Karen Kilgariff	....	producer (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kevin Leman	....	producer (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Margaret Pergler	....	producer (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Margaret Smith	....	producer (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Christopher Miele	....	coordinating producer (4 episodes, 2007)
Liz Feldman	....	producer (3 episodes, 2007)
Kate Schellenbach	....	producer (3 episodes, 2007)
Peter Fowkes	....	field segment producer (unknown episodes, 2003-2004)
Lawrence Williams	....	producer (unknown episodes, 2004)
Mike Gibbons	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes, 2005)
Danny Breen	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Bradford Brillowski	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Melissa Costello	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Greg Fitzsimmons	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Jill Tara Kushner	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Sue Murphy	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Hedda Muskat	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Christine Schomer	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Jason Brandt		(548 episodes, 2003-2007)
Timothy Andrew Edwards		(unknown episodes)
Lior Rosner		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Richard Arsenault		(143 episodes, 2003-2004)
Mike Cole		(4 episodes, 2003-2007)

Series Production Design by
John Shaffner		(unknown episodes)
Joe Stewart		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Gregory A. Weimerskirch		(1 episode, 2003)
Jay Heiserman		(1 episode, 2006)
Mark McQuown		(unknown episodes, 2005)
Christopher Goumas		(unknown episodes)
Tina Miller		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Robert Lee		(1 episode, 2006)
Michael C. Lewis		(1 episode, 2006)

Series Costume Design by
Wendi Ferreira		(169 episodes, 2005)
Kellen Richards		(169 episodes, 2005)

Series Makeup Department
Deborah Brozovich	....	hair stylist: second unit (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Amy Chance	....	personal makeup artist (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Teressa Hill	....	hair stylist: Ms. Keys (unknown episodes)
Meghan McClain	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Jeanette Ostergard	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Thea Samuels	....	makeup artist: Paige Davis (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Jon Tatum	....	post-production manager (469 episodes, 2004-2007)
Christopher Miele	....	production manager (4 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Art Department
Alisa Benfey	....	graphic artist (164 episodes, 2006)
Matthew Trotter	....	assistant art director (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Gary Ambrosia	....	carpenter (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Daniel S. McCoy	....	sound (4 episodes, 2003-2005)
Michael Baum	....	location sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Terry Fountain	....	production sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Bill Sherry	....	sound effects mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Clevenger	....	field camera operator (2 episodes, 2005)
Marisa Davis	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)
Robert A. Dickinson	....	lighting designer (unknown episodes)
Michael Fitzgerald	....	camera operator: ENG camera (unknown episodes)
Chip Fraser	....	camera operator: electric camera (unknown episodes)
Steve Garrett	....	director of photography: second unit (unknown episodes)
Marty Goldstein	....	camera operator: electric camera (unknown episodes)
Randy Johnson	....	senior video controller (unknown episodes)
Daniel Kuffel	....	camera operator: specialty camera (unknown episodes)
Brian Loewe	....	camera operator: electric camera (unknown episodes)
Dale Obert	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Tim O'Neill	....	camera operator: electric camera (unknown episodes)
David M. Weeks	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Paul Wileman	....	camera operator: electric camera (unknown episodes)
Steve Yarbrough	....	chief lighting director (unknown episodes)
Brad Zerbst	....	camera operator: electric camera (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Brad Kenny	....	extras casting (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wendi Ferreira	....	wardrobe stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Ryan N. Patterson	....	post-production assistant (74 episodes, 2003-2004)

Series Music Department
Sharlotte Gibson	....	composer: theme music (5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lior Rosner	....	composer: theme music (5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Norman Arnold	....	composer: additional music (unknown episodes)
Drew DeAscentis	....	music editor: theme (unknown episodes)
Evan Greenspan	....	music clearance (unknown episodes)
David Metzner	....	composer: additional music (unknown episodes)
Brian D. Siewert	....	composer: additional music (unknown episodes)
Casey Stone	....	music scoring mixer: theme and interstitial music (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Carlos Gabriel Moreno	....	script coordinator / script associate producer (490 episodes, 2003-2006)
Kevin Hamburger	....	production executive / senior vice president of production: Telepictures Productions (450 episodes, 2004-2006)
Delbert Shoopman	....	production assistant / assistant production coordinator / ... (261 episodes, 2006-2008)
Meghan McGinley	....	talent assistant (165 episodes, 2004-2005)
Diahna Carol James	....	script assistant (133 episodes, 2006-2007)
Peri Nicole	....	costuming assistant (133 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lauren Foster	....	production assistant (109 episodes, 2006-2007)
David McManus	....	production assistant (73 episodes, 2006)
Mari Wilson	....	script supervisor (71 episodes, 2005-2006)
Laura Bertalan	....	researcher (17 episodes, 2003-2006)
Joshua Mason	....	assistant: Ellen Degeneres (17 episodes, 2006-2007)
Rebecca H. Sirmons	....	production assistant (17 episodes, 2006-2007)
Annie Price	....	field director (16 episodes, 2006)
Austin Salmi	....	production assistant (16 episodes, 2007)
Caroline Dobbe	....	production assistant (15 episodes, 2006)
Caitlin Youngs	....	research assistant (15 episodes, 2007)
John Zook	....	associate director (7 episodes, 2005-2007)
Roxanne Lozano	....	stage manager (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Laura Anderson	....	production assistant / production coordinator (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lori Blackman	....	senior talent executive (6 episodes, 2007)
Casey Rentmeester	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 2005)
Chris Circosta	....	vice president of production: Telepictures Productions / vice president of production: telepictures productions (5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Hilary Estey McLoughlin	....	president: Telepictures Productions / president: telepictures productions (5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mimi Borowich	....	production assistant (4 episodes, 2006)
John Ankwicz	....	senior vice president of production: Telepictures Productions / senior vice president of production: telepictures productions (4 episodes, 2007)
Mike Cole	....	associate director / show editor (4 episodes, 2007)
Jonathan Marks	....	stage manager (4 episodes, 2007)
David Charles	....	stage manager (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Keith Richmond	....	stage manager (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
James Dorgan	....	vice president of business and legal affairs: Telepictures Productions (3 episodes, 2007)
Diana Horn	....	associate director (3 episodes, 2007)
David McGuire	....	senior vice president of programming: Telepictures Productions (3 episodes, 2007)
Maria Gabriella Pennington	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2008)
Peter Fowkes	....	field director (2 episodes, 2004-2007)
Michelle Basterrechea	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 2005-2007)
Aidan Sleeper	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2006)
Ross Williams	....	stage manager (2 episodes, 2007)
Huck Hackstedt	....	script supervisor (1 episode, 2007)
Greg Gorden	....	production executive (unknown episodes, 2004)
Michelle Gross	....	publicist (unknown episodes, 2004)
Anne Babin	....	title designer (unknown episodes)
Sarah Banks	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Andy Bruns	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Chas Bruns	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Vic Caruso	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Beth Dubber	....	travel coordinator (unknown episodes)
Charles Forsgren	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Gary Gast	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Brian Gelbert	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Nate Larson	....	assistant to writer (unknown episodes)
Eric Leiderman	....	researcher (unknown episodes)
Shawn O'Brien	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Elaine Pardo	....	travel coordinator (unknown episodes)
Suzanne Pfeister	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jayne A. Polan	....	web site coordinator (unknown episodes)
Kate Post	....	guest booker (unknown episodes)
B. Reeves	....	production assistant: New York (unknown episodes)
Kevin Roy	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Glenn R. Schuster	....	location manager: New York City (unknown episodes)
Ellen Shapiro	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Peter S. Thompson	....	researcher (unknown episodes)
Danielle Turchiano	....	intern (unknown episodes)
Erin Wilson	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Joanne Wozniak	....	intern (unknown episodes)
Renard Young	....	audience producer (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Time Telepictures Television
• A Very Good Production Inc.
• Telepictures Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Television (2003) (worldwide) (TV) (sales)
• CITY-TV (2003-) (Canada) (TV)
• Five Life (2006-) (UK) (TV)
• Network Ten (2004-) (Australia) (TV) (original airing)
• Arena (2006-) (Australia) (TV) (repeats)
• TV One (2004-) (New Zealand) (TV)
• 2nd Avenue (????) (Philippines) (TV)
• NBC Universal Television Distribution (2003) (USA) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (2007-) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5) (RTL8)

Other Companies

• Aerodrome  main title design and production
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• NBC Studios, Burbank  production facilities

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG | Canada:E | USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

Bob Hope Park - 400 Bob Hope Drive, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Time Telepictures Television

Quotes:

[referring to the "Silent Hill" poster]
Ellen: She doesn't have a mouth.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Step Up (2006)

Stop Being Serious and Start Having Fun!

Ellen DeGeneres is one of the best known lesbian talk show hostesses around. That's because she does not use her show to preach or force people to accept her lifestyle. Her show has fans that range from conservative Christians to left wing liberals like myself who do appreciate that Ellen uses her show for good rather than protesting. I think that's why she went away. She allowed her sexual orientation to define her rather than having her own identity. I think she's better than that because she does admit to it upfront. Audiences do want honesty and truthfulness. They don't care about it but they don't want to be deceived or lied too. It's better to be clean and upfront about her personal life especially if you are doing a television show like this. While I think she's secured a niche in daytime television, she uses her comedic humor to poke fun as life in general. I think she's best when she's non-political because we already have enough politics for the next year with this 2008 election. I don't understand why she's winning Emmys because even though she's great most of the time. The show's momentum has passed. It can be silly, serious, and straightforward at times. She dances in the beginning because we don't get enough of it. Ellen might be a great role model for lots of confused teens out there but she is seen as a great role model for all of us because we don't have to grow up and stop having fun. I think that's what the message of her show is about, stop being serious and having fun.