Lady Gaga Relating To A Star Is Born

Lady Gaga plays a singer-songwriter grappling with the highs (and lows) of newfound fame in “A Star Is Born,” but she says the real-life similarities between her and her character don’t extend far beyond their shared musical chops. The pop superstar dropped by “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Thursday, sharing, “In a lot of ways, Ally and I are nothing alike. I decided, around 19 years old, that I was going to go for it as a singer because I couldn’t get any jobs as an actress.