- OUR NEXT GUEST IS A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD PIANO PRODIGY.
HE'S ALSO ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE KIDS
WE'VE EVER HAD ON THE SHOW.
TAKE A LOOK.
- I'M MEETING ELLEN!
YOUR HAIR'S SOFT.
- OH.
- LOOK, IT'S ELLEN AND ME, ELLEN AND ME!
[singing] HOLLYWOOD, HOLLYWOOD
HOLLYWOOD, HOLLYWOOD
[cackles]
I DON'T THINK ABOUT CONFIDENCE FOR MYSELF RIGHT NOW.
I THINK ABOUT CONFIDENCE ABOUT YOU.
- OH.
[laughs]
- [laughs]
- FROM BRANDON, FLORIDA, PLEASE WELCOME BACK
ELIAS PHOENIX.
[cheers and applause]
HEY, ELIAS. HOW ARE YOU?
- GREAT.
- ONCE AGAIN, AN ADORABLE OUTFIT.
I LIKE THE WAY YOU DRESS.
- RIGHT.
I DRESS LIKE THAT FOR YOU,
TO BE MYSELF, AS I SAID BEFORE, YOU KNOW.
- YEAH.
AND ARE YOU EXCITED TO BE BACK?
- I'M SO EXCITED.
- YOU LIKE HOLLYWOOD?
- I JUST LOVE LOOKING AT YOUR FACE.
- OH.
WELL, I LOVE LOOKING AT YOUR FACE.
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE WATCH THIS SHOW
AND REALLY ENJOYED YOU.
ARE YOU GETTING RECOGNIZED?
- YES, PEOPLE DO DUMB THINGS LIKE THIS.
[chuckles]
- AND WHAT DO THEY SAY TO YOU?
- THEY'RE LIKE, "I SAW YOU ON 'ELLEN,'"
AND THEY'LL TRY TO GET A AUTOGRAPH,
WANT A PICTURE WITH US.
YOU KNOW?
- YEAH, AND DO YOU LIKE THAT?
- I LOVE IT.
- OH, GOOD.
YOU SHOULD GET USED TO THAT,
'CAUSE I THINK YOU'RE GONNA BE REALLY, REALLY FAMOUS.
- ARE YOU USED TO IT? - WHAT'S THAT?
- ARE YOU USED TO IT?
- OH, AM I USED TO IT?
YES, I'M USED TO IT NOW.
I'VE BEEN DOING IT A LONG, LONG TIME.
- HOW ABOUT PORTIA?
IS SHE USED TO IT?
- WELL, SHE'S USED TO IT ALSO, YEAH.
- I BET EVERYBODY IN YOUR FAMILY IS.
- YEAH, EVERY-- [laughs]
- OKAY, THAT'S COOL. HEY, THAT'S PORTIA, WHATEVER.
- YEAH. [laughs]
- YOU HAVE NEW CUPS, IT SEEMS LIKE.
- YEAH, WE DO HAVE NEW CUPS FOR VALENTINE'S DAY.
YOU'RE VERY OBSERVANT.
- CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING?
- CAN YOU FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER?
- YOU KNOW WHAT, I--
BECAUSE YOU JUST STARTED UP ON TWITTER
LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE,
AND I HEARD YOU HAD 600 FOLLOWERS,
AND GUESS WHAT?
- WHAT?
- I AM NOW FOLLOWING YOU ON TWITTER.
AND I HAVE 25 MILLION FOLLOWERS, SO NOW--
- OH, MY GOSH FOLLOWED BY--
- I JUST--BEFORE--
BEFORE WE STARTED THE SHOW, I'M FOLLOWING YOU NOW.
SO NOW YOU HAVE A LOT MORE FOLLOWERS.
- [laughing] OH, MY--THANK YOU SO--
- YEAH, OKAY.
- YOU HELP ME SO MUCH.
YOU HELP ME SO MUCH.
- I ALWAYS WANT TO HELP YOU.
HEY, THESE BOWTIES ARE WORKING OUT.
I GAVE YOU AND YOUR BROTHER BOWTIES LAST TIME.
- YEAH, I LOVE THE SPINNING ONES.
AND MOSTLY THE LEPRECHAUN,
THE BABY PINK, THE BABY BLUE ONE'S SO CUTE.
- YEAH.
- THE YELLOW, THE ORANGE.
- YEAH.
- OH! - YEAH.
- [giggling]
- YEAH, HE'S GOT A TWIN BROTHER, ZION.
SO THEY'RE-- AND Y'ALL DRESS ALIKE
AND YOU'RE BOTH VERY SNAZZY DRESSERS.
AND--SO YOU HAD TWO GOALS, I HEARD.
ONE WAS CARNEGIE HALL,
WHICH YOU'VE ALREADY PLAYED CARNEGIE HALL.
THE OTHER WAS TO BE ON MY SHOW,
AND YOU'VE BEEN ON MY SHOW.
WHAT'S YOUR NEW GOAL?
- TO GO TO HARVARD UNIVERSITY.
- TO HARVARD UNIVERSITY?
- YES.
- WELL, I'LL BET YOU'LL GO, 'CAUSE YOU'RE REALLY SMART.
DON'T YOU THINK YOU'LL GET IN?
- YES. - YEAH.
- WAIT, DO YOU HAVE A TRANSLATION,
OR CAN YOU UNDERSTAND MY BOSTON ACCENT?
- UH, NO, I CAN UNDERSTAND YOUR BOSTON--
- GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
- BUT YOU'RE FROM FLORIDA.
WHY WOULD YOU HAVE A BOSTON ACCENT?
- WELL, OUR DAD IS FROM BOSTON.
- OH, I SEE.
YEAH, NO, I CAN UNDERSTAND YOU JUST FINE.
- YEAH? - YEAH.
YOU'RE GONNA PERFORM FOR US TODAY.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA PERFORM?
- UM, I'M GONNA PERFORM YOU THIS.
I'M GOING TO PERFORM YOU A BACH PIECE.
- A BACH PIECE?
OKAY, I CAN'T WAIT.
- JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH,
NOT HIS SON CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH.
- OKAY.
[cheers and applause]
- AS I SAID BEFORE, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING ME, BY THE WAY.
- [chortles]
[roiling piano music]
[cheers and applause]
WE ARE BACK WITH THE VERY SPECIAL ELIAS PHOENIX,
AND I HEARD YOU HAD A CLASSIC JOKE FOR ME
'CAUSE YOU KNOW I LIKE JOKES.
- YES. - WHAT IS IT?
- DO YOU WANT ONE ABOUT A OTTER
OR A CHICKEN?
- I'LL TAKE THE OTTER.
- OKAY.
WHY DID THE OTTER CROSS THE ROAD?
- WHY DID THE OTTER CROSS THE ROAD?
- TO GET TO THE OTTER SIDE.
[chuckles]
[cheers and applause]
- THAT WAS A GOOD ONE.
I HAVE A GIFT FOR YOU.
- YOU DO? - YES, I DO.
SO YOU HAVE SOME TIME TO THINK ABOUT HARVARD.
I THINK YOU'LL END UP GOING THERE,
BUT JUST TO GET YOU THINKING ABOUT IT IN THE MEANTIME--
CAN YOU BRING IT IN?
I GOT YOU A HARVARD SWEATSHIRT
SO YOU CAN WEAR IT.
- THANK YOU SO MUCH, BUDDY.
[cheers and applause]
- YOU KNOW WHAT'S LOVELY ABOUT YOU IS,
YOU'RE TALENTED, YOU'RE VERY, VERY THOUGHTFUL.
I KNOW YOU AND YOUR BROTHER LIKE TO PERFORM
AT NURSING HOMES,
AND YOU LOVE TO MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY.
AND I THOUGHT YOU COULD USE A NEW SOUND SYSTEM,
SO WHEN YOU AND YOUR BROTHER ARE THERE,
WE GOT YOU A BRAND-NEW SOUND SYSTEM
SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY PERFORM.
- OH!
[chuckles]
EVERY SINGLE THING I THINK OF, YOU GET ME.
- I KNOW.
I KNOW, AND THE SHIRT.
- YEAH.
- I WANT TO THANK CAMERON DIAZ, KEVIN NEALON,
AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO AT&T.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
BE KIND TO ONE ANOTHER. BYE-BYE.
[cheers and applause]