Vance Elliott DeGeneres (born September 2, 1954)
is an American actor, comedian, musician, film producer and screenwriter, known for his work in television and movies.
Early life
DeGeneres was born at
Touro Infirmary in
New Orleans,
Louisiana to
Betty and Elliott DeGeneres.
He is the older brother of comedian
Ellen DeGeneres.
Career
After a two-year period in the
Marine Corps, during which he reached the rank of
corporal, DeGeneres hosted a radio program called ''New Wave New Orleans'' in the late 1970s, broadcast on
WQUE-FM
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.
He played bass guitar and was a songwriter in the band The Cold, a
new-wave band founded in New Orleans in the late 1970s.
The Cold was inaugurated into the
Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2018.
He was the original "Mr. Hands" of "
The Mr. Bill Show."
In 1991, DeGeneres was a staff writer on ''
Eerie, Indiana
''Eerie, Indiana'' is an American horror science fiction television series that originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1991, to December 09, 1993. The series was created by José Rivera and Karl Schaefer, with Joe Dante serving as creat ...
'', on NBC.
In 1993, DeGeneres co-created, with Karl Schaefer, a pilot script for ABC called ''Lost Angels'', he wrote an episode for ''
Diagnosis Murder''.
In 1994–95, DeGeneres wrote and produced ''9 Line''. In 1995, he and Emily Cutler co-created and co-hosted ''Movies Schmoovies'', a movie review pilot.
In 1995, DeGeneres and Alex Herschlag co-created and co-hosted a comedy show called ''The 4th Floor Show'', a mock talk show. The pilot episode aired on E! In 1996/97, DeGeneres was a writer on ''Ellen''.
In 1998, DeGeneres was a writer on the UPN sitcom ''Hits''.
DeGeneres has been a writer on The Academy Awards, The Emmy Awards, and The Grammy Awards.
In the mid-1980s, DeGeneres co-founded the rock band House of Schock with
The Go-Go's drummer
Gina Schock on Capitol Records.
In 1998, he played keyboards and guitar for the
New Orleans-based band
Cowboy Mouth. In March 2006, he appeared on ''
The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' with Cowboy Mouth to perform their song "The Avenue".
DeGeneres was a correspondent on ''
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'' from 1999 to 2001.
In 2002, he co-created, with Andy Lassner at Fox, a comedy pilot called ''Your Local News''. DeGeneres also hosted.
DeGeneres was co-president of Carousel Productions at Warner Bros. for six years,
Steve Carell's production company, developing comedy movies, including ''Crazy Stupid Love'' and ''The Incredible Burt Wonderstone''. He was an executive producer on both films.
DeGeneres was an executive producer on the Showtime series ''Inside Comedy'', hosted by
David Steinberg, for four seasons.
He currently has a television development deal at Telepictures Productions, a division of Warner Bros.
During the
coronavirus pandemic of 2020, DeGeneres and
Rick Springfield created the online series, ''Rick Springfield & Vance DeGeneres Present the Miniseries: the 60 Second Guide to Songwriting with a Partner''. The comedic series resulted in two songs: "The Wall Will Fall" and "Welcome to Your Bright New World", with proceeds benefitting
Feeding America.
He was an executive producer on ''Ellen's Game of Games'', which aired on NBC in 2020.
Personal life
DeGeneres married his wife Joanna in 2013 in a small ceremony at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa. Ellen DeGeneres,
Portia de Rossi, and actor
Steve Carell were among the guests.
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Living people
1954 births
20th-century American bass guitarists
American alternative rock musicians
American film producers
American male television actors
American male television writers
American television writers
Cowboy Mouth members
Game show announcers
Male actors from New Orleans
Musicians from New Orleans
Writers from New Orleans
United States Marine Corps non-commissioned officers