Whoopi Goldberg is a famous actor, humanitarian, author, comedian, and TV Show Host. She has also been a Mortuary Make Up Artist and a Bricklayer. She’s not all jokes though, on top of Goldberg being an E.G.O.T (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) Award Winner; she has also won the Mark Twain Prize for Humor (2010), BAFTA Awards (1991), a Golden Globe (1991), and she became a Disney Legend in 2017.
She was born in New York City on November 13, 1955, as Caryn Johnson. The name “Whoopi” came from the prank toy, whoopee cushion, because she would pass gas a lot while doing her stand-up comedy onstage!
Whoopi has been acting since she was a child, but her most known debut was in the movie, A Color Purple. She played the older version of the character Celie.
Whoopi Goldberg is still acting today, but she is also a very big activist as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and she has been serving in that role since 2003. She focuses heavily on global health, criminal justice reform, and children's rights initiatives.
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- Whoopi Goldberg’s real name is Caryn Elaine Johnson.
- Goldberg’s debut role happened when she was 8 years old playing a teapot for a school’s production.
- Goldberg is 1 of only 6 female actors to be an E.G.O.T winner.
- Goldberg voiced one of the hyenas, Shenzi, in the movie The Lion King.
- Whoopi Goldberg is diagnosed with dyslexia. She has been quoted saying, “The advantage of dyslexia is that my brain puts information in my head in a different way."
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