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Whoopi Goldberg on "The View" Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg Pictures Whoopi Goldberg is one of the moderators of ABC's talk show, "The View." In 2002 Whoopi Goldberg became one of a very elite group of artists who have won the Grammy ("Whoopi Goldberg," 1985), the Academy Award ("Ghost," 1991), the Golden Globe ("The Color Purple," 1985 and "Ghost," 1991), the Emmy (as host of AMC's "Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel," 2002) and a Tony (producer of "Thoroughly Modern Millie," 2002). Whoopi Goldberg is equally well known for her humanitarian efforts on behalf of children, the homeless, human rights, education, substance abuse and the battle against AIDS, as well as many other causes and charities. Among her many charitable activities, Whoopi Goldberg is a Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations. Born and raised in New York City, Whoopi Goldberg worked in theatre and improvisation in San Diego and the Bay Area, where she performed with the Blake Street Hawkeyes theatre troupe. It was there that Whoopi Goldberg created the characters which became "The Spook Show" and evolved into her hit Broadway show, her Grammy Award-winning album and the HBO special that helped launch her career. Whoopi Goldberg made her motion picture debut in Steven Spielberg's film version of Alice Walker's "The Color Purple," for which she earned an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe Award. Whoopi Goldberg's performance in "Ghost" earned her the Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Whoopi Goldberg has also appeared in such films as "Jumpin' Jack Flash," "Clara's Heart," "The Long Walk Home," "Soapdish," "The Player," "Sarafina!," "Sister Act," "Made in America," "Corrina, Corrina," "Boys on the Side," "Eddie," "The Associate," "Ghosts of Mississippi," "How Stella Got Her Groove Back," "Girl, Interrupted," "Kingdom Come" and "Rat Race." Whoopi Goldberg has voiced characters in such animated features as "The Lion King," "Racing Stripes," "Doogal" and "Everyone's Hero." On television Whoopi Goldberg appeared for five seasons on "Star Trek: The Next Generation." Whoopi Goldberg also co-starred with Jean Stapleton in "Bagdad Café" and hosted her own syndicated late-night talk show. Whoopi Goldberg appeared in the Emmy-nominated HBO drama "In the Gloaming," directed by Christopher Reeve, as well as "The Wonderful World of Disney's Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" and "A Knight in Camelot," and appeared in the miniseries "Alice in Wonderland" and "The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns." Whoopi Goldberg starred in the NBC sitcom "Whoopi," which she executive-produced, and co-starred in the television movies "It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie" and Showtime's "Good Fences," which she co-produced with co-star Danny Glover. She produced and appeared on Nick Jr's "Whoopi's Littleburg," recently guest-starred on NBC's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," and appears on two episodes of Chris Rock's "Everybody Hates Chris" on the CW Network this season. As she has in every other facet of her career, Whoopi Goldberg made her mark as a producer. Whoopi Goldberg executive-produced the Lifetime original drama series "Strong Medicine," the longest-running original drama created for basic cable and the first cable show to go into syndication. From 1998-2002 Whoopi Goldberg executive-produced and appeared in the center square on the Emmy Award-winning "Hollywood Squares." Whoopi Goldberg executive-produced the Lifetime original movie "What Makes a Family," Showtime's "Ruby's Bucket of Blood," and executive-produced and starred in the TNT Original Movie, "Call Me Claus," and the Showtime original, "Good Fences." Whoopi Goldberg executive-produced the hit Broadway musical, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," which won six Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Whoopi Goldberg and One Ho have numerous projects in the works for stage, screen and television, including the live-action Nickelodeon comedy series "Just for Kicks," about the world of four players on a girls' team. Whoopi Goldberg has appeared on many television series and specials, including her own HBO specials, been a three-time host of ABC's "A Gala for the President at Ford's Theatre" and eight "Comic Relief" telecasts with Billy Crystal and Robin Williams. Whoopi Goldberg received Emmy Award nominations for hosting the 66th, 68th and 71st Academy Awards telecasts, and returned to host the 2002 telecast at the new Kodak Theatre. In early 2003, Whoopi Goldberg returned to Broadway, co-starring with Charles "Roc" Dutton in August Wilson's acclaimed "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," which she also produced. Whoopi Goldberg had last appeared on Broadway in 1997 in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." In addition to the Oscar, the Grammy and two Golden Globe Awards, Whoopi Goldberg has been honored with multiple NAACP Image Awards, numerous People's Choice Awards (including a special tribute in 1998) and five Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards as Favorite Movie Actress, as well as various awards and honors for her many humanitarian efforts. In 1992 Whoopi Goldberg made her debut as an author with her first children's book, "Alice." Whoopi Goldberg's second literary endeavor, simply entitled "Book," became a bestseller in the U.S. and around the world. Whoopi Goldberg also has a three-book publishing deal with Jump at the Sun, an imprint of Hyperion Books. The first title, "Whoopi's Big Book of Manners," has just been published. Whoopi Goldberg returned to Broadway in 1997, garnering rave reviews in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." In 2001 Whoopi Goldberg returned to her performing roots, on tour for the first time in over 10 years, performing one-night-only engagements across the U.S. In 2003 Whoopi Goldberg produced and starred in the title role of the Broadway revival of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." Whoopi Goldberg commemorated the 20th anniversary of her original one-woman show with a Tony-nominated engagement production on Broadway last year, and the HBO broadcast of the show was nominated for an Emmy Award. In July 2006, Whoopi Goldberg conquered yet another frontier when she made her debut as a radio host with Clear Channel's nationally-broadcast, "Wake Up with Whoopi." Whoopi Goldberg has placed prints of her hands, feet and braids in the forecourt of the famed Grauman's Chinese Theatre and received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which resides in front of the Kodak Theatre.
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@tracieloux can someone send this to Whoopi Goldberg? Wow, that was beautiful. She's amazing. less than an hour agoDAMN! lmao RT @hardcoreuknow: I would tear up Whoopi Goldberg but I gotta put a bag over her head, blindfold myself and wear ear plugs. 2 hours ago@Markl09 Bette Midler on,Alexander Burke, Whoopi Goldberg with West End cast of Sister Act,should be good! 2 hours agoColin: "Whoopi Goldberg! She's like the ugliest dude everr" ROTFLMAO 3 hours agoRT @WIL_Fdn: "I am where I am because I believe in all possibilities" -- Whoopi Goldberg 4 hours agoRT @WIL_Fdn "I am where I am because I believe in all possibilities" -- Whoopi Goldberg 4 hours ago"I am where I am because I believe in all possibilities" -- Whoopi Goldberg 4 hours agoAre there any movies using Tampons as product placement other than 'The Player'? (Whoopi Goldberg speaks the line as a detective). 5 hours ago@Love2Lovepaula OMG! @PaulaAbdul & my girl Whoopi Goldberg roomies?! Really?! Now THAT'S AWESOME! Grinning from ear to ear now! 5 hours ago@ca_reaction as we were leaving we walked past brandon n his friends and the women said to his friend "you look like whoopi goldberg" 6 hours agoMy fav line from Sister Act 2...Whoopi Goldberg: "Alma, switch ur pack on!" | ILMAO! 6 hours agoMy fav line from Sister Act...Whoopi Goldberg: "Alma, check ur battery...*stomps her foot" | ILMAO! 6 hours agoMaggie Smith: "Ur just infectious." Whoopi Goldberg: "U make me sound like a disease!" ~ Sister Act 2. | ILMAO! 6 hours agoWhoopi Goldberg – atriz 6 hours ago@c_note4 lol, I'm surprised you never heard me say that someone has whoopi goldberg eyebrows...cause I constantly say it, lol. 6 hours ago |
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