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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.
Story by BRETT ZONGKER
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In this May 5, 2012 photo, actress Elizabeth Banks from, "What to Expect When You're Expecting", poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. The film opens in theaters on May 18. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011 file photo, Rock and Roll artist Brett Michaels warms up before an NFL divisional playoff football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens in Pittsburgh. Michaels’ attorney announced Monday May 14, 2012 that the rocker had reached a confidential settlement in his lawsuit against the Tony Awards that claimed a set mishap nearly cost him his life in 2009. He was hit in the head by a set piece during the awards show and for months contended with brain bleeding and other effects of the injury. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
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