Portia de Rossi and Ellen Degeneres

Actress Portia de Rossi (L) and television host Ellen Degeneres attend the 23rd annual Genesis Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 28, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California

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Portia de Rossi;

-Date of Birth; 31 January 1973, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
-Birth Name; Amanda Lee Rogers

-was born and raised in Geelong, Australia. Originally born Mandy Rogers, at 15, she changed her name to Portia.

-Her wedding with Ellen DeGeneres on August 16, 2008, took place at their house in Beverly Hills, California, and was attended by her mother and brother and by Ellen's parents.

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Ellen DeGeneres;
-Date of Birth; 26 January 1958, Metairie, Louisiana, USA
-Birth Name; Ellen Lee DeGeneres

-Her father, insurance salesman Elliot De Generes and her mother Elizabeth (Betty), a real-estate agent, were divorced when she was 16 years old.

-Her mother remarried, and her new husband, salesman Roy Gruessendorf, moved the family (which included Ellen's brother) to Atlanta, Texas.

-Daughter of (actress) Betty DeGeneres.

-Has older brother Vance DeGeneres (Writer, Producer, Actor, Composer)

-Has two dogs named Bootsie and Muffin.

-Split with girlfriend Anne Heche after being together for 3 years. [August 2000]

-Ellen and her girlfriend, Portia de Rossi, got married on August 16th, 2008 at Ellen's home in Beverly Hills, California.