Happy 60th Birthday, Ellen DeGeneres! Enstars' Favorite Moments From 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'
Happy 60th Birthday, Ellen DeGeneres! To commemorate her milestone birthday, Enstars is looking back at some of The Ellen DeGeneres Show's most memorable moments.
Sophia Grace And Rosie Perform With Nicki Minaj (2011)
Longtime fans of The Ellen DeGeneres Show remember the moment when viral sensations Sophia Grace and Rosie performed "Super Bass" on the show. They also know about DeGeneres's big surprise for the girls: an appearance by Nicki Minaj! The duo's enthusiasm when they met "The Night Is Still Young" rapper will always be a memorable moment.
Dance Off with Jennifer Lopez (2011)
DeGeneres and current World of Dance judge Jennifer Lopez played a special dance edition of charades. While DeGeneres performed an Irish jig and attempted to do the shopping cart dance, the audience roared with delight when Lopez did a belly dance.
"Gangman Style" With PSY And Britney (2012)
Korean pop star PSY made a surprise appearance during a Sept. 10, 2012 taping. The "Gentleman" taught DeGeneres and former Las Vegas headliner Britney Spears how to do his famous horse dance. The audience leaped to their feet and smiled when the trio performed the choreography.
Ellen's Awkward Interview With Wendy Williams (2016)
Fans noticed that there was a lot of tension between DeGeneres and the Queen of Hot Topics. The duo talked about Williams' hot topics Mondays and the two hosts also played a special celebrity edition of Heads Up! Williams might have gotten on DeGeneres' nerves when she said that the Finding Dory star looked like Justin Bieber.
Ellen Shares Her Medal Of Freedom Award (2016)
One of former U.S. President Obama's final acts as Commander-In-Chief was to name DeGeneres a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. DeGeneres revealed the funny story behind how she almost did not get her Presidential Medal of Freedom, because she did not have her ID!
DeGeneres also revealed that they did the Mannequin Challenge with Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Hanks, and Diana Ross.
Ellen Takes On Kim Burrell (2017)
For the first time in the show's history, DeGeneres revealed to the audience why she had to ban gospel singer Kim Burrell from the show. DeGeneres stated that Burrell was supposed to perform with Pharrell Williams on the Jan. 5, 2017 show, but since Burrell stated some homophobic remarks DeGeneres disinvited her to perform.
Ellen Surprises Brooklyn Charter School (2017)
One of DeGeneres's best moments of 2017 happened on Feb. 23, when the talk show host invited the Summit Academy Charter School's senior class to her show. DeGeneres surprised all of the graduating seniors with a four-year scholarship.
Ellen's Burning Questions For Oprah (2017)
Fans laughed out loud when the two talk show hosts played a round of Ellen's Burning Questions. For four minutes, DeGeneres grilled Oprah regarding several hot items ranging from her favorite comfort food to her go-to karaoke song.
SJP Wants Ellen In Sex And the City 3 (2018)
When Sarah Jessica Parker recently appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Jan.17, the actress revealed that she wanted DeGeneres to portray Samantha in the upcoming Sex and the City 3 film. However, DeGeneres declined the offer.
DeGeneres celebrated her 60th birthday with an interview with actress Kristen Bell. Bell's husband, Dax Shepherd, and Justin Timberlake made cameo appearances via internet.
