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- Born: November 13, 1955
- Real name: Caryn Elaine Johnson
- Stage name came from "whoopie cushion"
- Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actress for Ghost
- Golden Globes: 2
- First female to host Academy Awards
- First African-American to host Academy Awards
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Whoopi Goldberg is an actress, comedian, and author who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Oda Mae Brown in the 1990 film Ghost.
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Brief Biography
Born in New York City in 1955 with the name Caryn Elaine Johnson, the young performer took her stage surname from Jewish ancestors she claimed to have. After appearing in a one-woman show on Broadway in the mid-1980s, director Steven Spielberg asked Goldberg to take the role of Celie Harris in his film adaptation of the Alice Walker novel, The Color Purple. The performance, her first on-screen appearance, netted her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and made her a major film star. She would later appear in hit films such as Jumpin' Jack Flash, Sister Act, and How Stella Got Her Groove Back. In 2007, Goldberg replaced Rosie O'Donnell on the popular morning talk show The View. -
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MORE ABOUT WHOOPI GOLDBERG
- INTERVIEW: "Whoopi Goldberg flies in for Encore After many years away, comedian makes time to speak her mind" May 22, 2009 http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/...
- VIDEO: " Whoopi Gets in on the Act" June 3, 2009 http://www.tidesports.com/article/200...
- NARRATOR: Whoopi Goldberg is narrator for American Museum of Natural History new show about the birth and death of a star. http://www.nypost.com/seven/06282009/...
- NEW YORK TOUR GUIDE: Whoopi Goldberg is one of many stars giving free tours of New York's Central Park. http://www.nypost.com/seven/06232009/...
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Whoopi Goldberg Questions
Comedy Playoff: Semi-Finals ~ Whoopi v. Homer v. Python v. Hedberg v. Carlin 10 AnswersVery tough to choose. Whoopi Goldberg is consistently funny, but she never made me fall of the chair in laughter. George Carlin was a legend of comedy and inven... read more
Which are your favourite all time stand up comedians? 36 AnswersThese clips might be offensive to some--in fact, I'm sure they will! -------------------------------- Richard Pryor was a genius (pulled the most viewed o... read more
Comedy Playoff Round 6 ~ Funniest Woman? 12 AnswersThey're all funny but Whoopi, Roseanne, and Tina Fey stand out because they've also contributed a lot to comedy writing, Fey as SNL head writer for the few bri... read more
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Whoopi Goldberg Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- November 13, 1955: Born
- 1982: Citizen
- 1985: The Color Purple
- 1988-1993: Star Trek: The Next Generation
- 1990: Ghost
- 1992: Sister Act
- 1993: Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
- 1994: The Lion King
- 1998: How Stella Got Her Groove Back
- 1999: Girl, Interrupted
- 2007: The View
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Whoopi Goldberg Comments on Backtype Powered by Backtype
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'Newsweek's' Snobbish Stand-Up Slam
[...] was a hit piece. Now they want to tell us who is funny and who is not. I mean come on. Whoopi Goldberg? Janene Barfalo? Joy Behar? Rosie O'Donnell? The list goes on and on of unfunny "left" [...]Darogr | http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ Original | Permalink (November 21, 2009 03:45 AM) -
NEWS: OPRAH WINFREY CONFIRMS THE END OF HER SHOW, STARTING HER OWN NETWORK IN 2011
[...] with insight, as to why Steven Spielberg, also a Buddhist, would cast these people (Danny Glover and Whoopi Goldberg are also Buddhists) and be the one to direct that propagandizing movie. The cover of Alice [...]JUDAH | http://concreteloop.com/ Original | Permalink (November 20, 2009 10:44 PM) -
Halle, Whoopi, Grier In New ‘Divas On Screen‘ Book
Oscar pioneers Dorothy Dandridge and Halle Berry join Pam Grier, Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey as subjects of the new book “Divas on Screen: Black Women in American Film.”audiegrl | http://www.reddit.com/ Original | Permalink (November 20, 2009 10:41 PM) -
Oprah Winfrey To End Talk Show
That was a phase, Town. <img src="http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/7581/moskingqa5.gif" alt="Giggle 3" /> That was a phase. Same thing happened with Whoopi Goldberg, but they were blue. They reminded me of The Bluest Eye.blksista | http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/ Original | Permalink (November 20, 2009 05:03 PM) -
Huffington Post calls Palin unAmerican
[...] I think its more the entertainment industry in general with hollywood being a part of that mix. See Whoopi Goldberg for example. The other day Bill O’Reilly was on The View….Whoppi could not control [...]Doomed | http://www.poligazette.com/ Original | Permalink (November 20, 2009 01:36 PM)
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'Newsweek's' Snobbish Stand-Up Slam
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User Recommended Links for Whoopi Goldberg | Suggest a Link
Dazzzling Stars Lite: Whoopi Goldbergwww.dazzzlingstars.com Recommended by jdfan on June 30, 2008
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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I have a CRAZY fear of flying. Watching: Whoopi Goldberg treated for fear of flying http://bit.ly/wnLDx It's been 18 yrs for me-ANXIETY.
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U beTter not thro upRT @Don_Corleone_: #whatdoyoudo Fellas: If Whoopi Goldberg gives you $1 million, but you gotta eat that Kitty Cat First?
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#whatdoyoudo Fellas: If Whoopi Goldberg gives you $1 million, but you gotta eat that Kitty Cat First?
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Lawd when I say I'm tired.... Chile I'm talking bout Whoopi Goldberg Long Walk Home tired... I'm beat...
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@DjLiTeEyEz ok but tell me heez not an oreo. wit dem nasty ass whoopi goldberg dreads. and heez the ONLY black person.
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