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FILE - In this May 26, 2010 file photo, Ellen DeGeneres arrives at the "American Idol" finale in Los Angeles. DeGeneres, who broke ground in 1997 by playing the first lead character on primetime TV to reveal she’s gay, is winning the nation’s top humor prize. The Kennedy Center in Washington is announcing Tuesday that DeGeneres will receive the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. She will be honored Oct. 22 with a lineup of star performers. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres, who broke ground in 1997 as the first lead character on prime-time TV to reveal she was gay, is winning the nation's top humor prize.

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday that DeGeneres will receive the 15th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. She will be honored Oct. 22 with a lineup of star performers in a tribute show that will be recorded for broadcast at a later date.

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