Ellen Lee DeGeneres is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. She is born in January 26, 1958. Starting in the 2017-2018 television season DeGeneres began hosting the game show Ellen's Game of Games on NBC which is based, and expands on games played on her talk show. The series had a preview episode on December 18, 2017 with regular episodes beginning the following January.During the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, DeGeneres draw backlash online for her comparison of self-quarantine to jail on her remote show, as well as allegations of not communicating with crew members about pay during the pandemic-induced shutdown.The ride first opened on September 15, 1996, as Ellen's Energy Crisis, but was quickly given the more positive-sounding name Ellen's Energy Adventure. The ride closed permanently on August 13, 2017.