Whoopi Goldberg
By: Olivia Miller
Early Ages
- Grew up in the Manhattan's Chelsea housing.
- Raised by her mother and without a father figure.
- Originally named "Caryn Elaine Johnson"
- Dropped out of high school at age 17
Personal Life
- Briefly married to a man who was previously her drug counselor (1970's-1974).
- She had a daughter named Alexandrea.
- Following her first marriage she married cameraman David Claessen.
- She has three grand kids named Amarah Skye, Jerzey, and Mason
Big Break
- In 1974 she moved to California.
- She mad a living by various jobs an example such as a mortuary beautician.
- She won the Bay Area Theater Award.
- Returned to New York and starred in the hit "Spook Show".
Accomplishments
- Appeared in over 80 film and television productions.
- Won numerous awards for her supporting role as oda Mae Brown in "Ghost".
- First African American woman to win the Academy Award for best supporting actress in nearly 50 years.
The Whoopi Goldberg Show
- Launched in 1992.
- The category of the show was a talk show.
- It played 5 times a week.
- Whoopi would have celebrity guests appear on the show.