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"When Renee Pastor bought her home in Lakeview, she had no idea that the home\u2019s previous owner is one of America\u2019s favorite actress, stand-up comedian and TV host Ellen DeGeneres.Watch reportPastor bought the home in February 2002.\"I was renovating and one of the neighbors walked up and said, \u2018Did you know this is Ellen DeGeneres' house?\u2019 I'm like, \u2018No kidding?\u2019\" says Pastor.The home has seen plenty of changes since its construction.In the 1970s, DeGeneres\u2019 family lived in the lower level of the three-bedroom home. The upper level was a studio apartment.After years of renovating, DeGeneres\u2019 old bedroom is now an exercise room.\"This was her room, and when she tells the story about her chipmunk, this is the window that her chipmunk escaped from,\" Pastor said.One of Ellen's neighborhood friends said the famous talk show host was nice as a child and would give her shirts and other clothing from time to time.Shortly after Hurricane Katrina, DeGeneres returned to her Lakeview neighborhood home unannounced.\"Unfortunately, I wasn't here when she came, but she came and talked about the house,\" Pastor said.Pastor said she was at a crawfish boil when the New Orleans native turned Hollywood icon dropped in for a visit.\"It has been fun living in the house that Ellen lived in,\u201D Pastor said. \u201CIt's been fun, and we've had a little notoriety with it \u00A0-- and it's been fun. I still would like to meet her one day.\u201DDeGeneres, who attended Grace King High School in Metairie, La., has received four Emmy Awards, four People\u2019s Choice Awards and a host of other honors, including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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