Whoopi Goldberg

Quick Facts

Full Name	Whoopi Goldberg
Occupation	Movie Actress
Date Of Birth	Nov 13, 1955(1955-11-13)
Age	69
Birthplace	Chelsea
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Scorpio

Whoopi Goldberg Biography

Whoopi Goldberg is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actress who was born on November 13, 1955 in Chelsea, New York, United States. Comedic actress who was recognized for her lead role on the movie The Color Purple. She was awarded the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as one of the eccentric psychics in 1990’s film Ghost. She played the role of the Hyena Shenzi for the 1994 Disney movie The Lion King and played the role of Carmen Tibideaux on the popular musical show Glee.

She was as a film actress in She starred in the film adaptation of Alice Walker‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Color Purple.’s Pulitzer Prize- winning novel The Color Purple.

Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (/ˈ w ʊ p i / ), is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality. A recipient of many awards and honors, she is one of the few entertainers to have won an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award.

In the 1970s, Goldberg relocated to Southern California before settling in Berkeley, where she worked various odd jobs, including as a bank teller, a waitress at a vegetarian restaurant, a mortuary cosmetologist, and a bricklayer. There, she also joined the avant-garde theater troupe, the Blake Street Hawkeyes, and taught comedy and acting classes which were attended by Courtney Love. Goldberg also worked in a number of theater productions. In 1978, she witnessed a midair collision of 2 planes in San Diego causing her to develop a fear of flying and PTSD.

Her name is derived from the whoopee-themed cushion toy. She was married to Alvin Martin in 1973, and they had one daughter prior to divorcing in 1979. She then got wed to David Claessen from 1986 to 1988, and Lyle Trachtenberg from 1994 to 1995.

Whoopi Goldberg Net Worth

Whoopi Goldberg is one of the richest Movie Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Whoopi Goldberg 's net worth $60 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

From 1979 until 1981, she performed in numerous theater productions throughout Communist East Germany, where she sold contraband to her artistic friends.

She received an Tony Award for producing the Broadway musical Thoroughly Modern Millie in 2002. This award has earned it the honor of having been part of the elite group of entertainers who have been awarded an Oscar as well as an Emmy as well as an Emmy, a Grammy as well as an award like a Tony Award.

Caryn Elaine Johnson was born in Manhattan on November 13, 1955, the daughter of Robert James Johnson Jr. (March 4, 1930 – May 25, 1993), a Baptist clergyman, and Emma Johnson (née Harris; September 21, 1931 – August 29, 2010), a nurse and teacher. She was raised in the Chelsea-Elliot Houses.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Whoopi Goldberg height 5 ft 5 in Whoopi weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Whoopi Goldberg Dating?

According to our records, Whoopi Goldberg married to Lyle Trachtenberg , David Claessen , Alvin Martin. As of December 1, 2023, Whoopi Goldberg’s is not dating anyone.

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Between 1985 and 1988, Goldberg was the busiest female star, making 7 films. Goldberg starred in Penny Marshall’s directorial debut Jumpin’ Jack Flash (1986) and began a relationship with David Claessen, a director of photography on the set; the couple married later that year. The film was a modest success, and during the next two years, three additional motion pictures featured Goldberg: Burglar (1987), Fatal Beauty (1987), and The Telephone (1988). Though these were not as successful as her prior motion pictures, Goldberg still garnered awards from the NAACP Image Awards. Goldberg and Claessen divorced after the poor box office performance of The Telephone, which Goldberg was under contract to star in. She tried unsuccessfully to sue the producers of the film. Clara’s Heart (1988) did poorly at the box office, though her own performance was critically acclaimed. As the 1980s concluded, she hosted numerous HBO specials of Comic Relief with fellow comedians Robin Williams and Billy Crystal.

Facts & Trivia

Whoopi Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Whoopi Goldberg celebrates birthday on November 13 of every year.

Goldberg’s breakthrough came in 1985 for her role as Celie, a mistreated woman in the Deep South, in Steven Spielberg’s period drama film The Color Purple, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won her first Golden Globe Award. For her performance in the romantic fantasy film Ghost (1990) as an eccentric psychic, Goldberg won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the second black woman to win an Academy Award for acting, and a second Golden Globe, her first for Best Supporting Actress. In 1992, Goldberg starred in the comedy Sister Act, earning a third Golden Globe nomination, her first for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. She reprised the role in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993), making her the highest-paid actress at the time.

What disease does Whoopi Goldberg have?

“I had pneumonia and I was septic,” she said on the show’s March 8 episode. “ Pneumonia in both lungs , which mean there was fluid, there was all kinds of stuff going on. And yes, I came very, very close to leaving the Earth.

Why did Whoopi change her name to Goldberg?

And that’s where the name came from.” About her stage surname, she claimed in 2011, “My mother did not name me Whoopi, but Goldberg is my name— it’s part of my family, part of my heritage, just like being black,” and “I just know I am Jewish.

Is Whoopi Goldberg married to Ted Danson?

Danson spent several years caring for her and helping her recuperate. They later adopted a second daughter, Alexis. Danson’s affair with actress Whoopi Goldberg contributed to their divorce in 1993.

Is Whoopi Goldberg Jamaican?

She became the first African American woman to host the Academy Awards and only the second African American woman to actually win one.

Why does Whoopi Goldberg have no eyebrows?

Goldberg indeed has eyebrows. Or at least she was born with them. She reportedly revealed in a VH1 interview that she once shaved them because she preferred not to have any facial hair. When the brows grew back, they were too itchy for her comfort.