Whoopi Goldberg Personal Info & Profile

Whoopi Goldberg Profile

Whoopi Goldberg

Famous As

Actress

Birth Name

Caryn Elaine Johnson

Birth Date

November 13, 1955

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Claim to Fame

Famous As

Actress

Popular for

As Celie in "The Color Purple" (1985)

Personal Fact

Birth Name

Caryn Elaine Johnson

Birth Date

November 13, 1955

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Height

5' 5"

Nationality

American

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Black

Education

Graduated from St. Columba Church Parish School, New York in 1969
Attended Washington Irving High School in New York City, New York

Family and Relationship

Father

Robert James Johnson d. 25-May-93)

Mother

Emma Johnson nee Harris d. 29-Aug-10)

Brother

Clyde K. Johnson older d. 11-May-15)

Spouse

Alvin Martin 1973 - 1979) David Claessen 1-Sep-86 - Oct 1988) Lyle Trachtenberg 1-Oct-94 - Oct 1995)

Relation

David Schein playwright 1980-1985) Timothy Dalton actor 1990-1991) Ted Danson actor 1992-1994) Frank Langella actor 1995-2000) Michael Visbal businessman 2001-2003)

Daughter

Alexandrea Martin b. 1973)

✦ Was dropped as the spokesperson of Slim Fast in 2004 due to her vulgar comments in public about U.S President George W. Bush during a Democratic fund-raiser at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
✦ Was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF in 2003.
✦ Was presented Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for Humor by 2001.
✦ Was listed as one of Essence Magazine's Women of the Year in 1999.
✦ Took over the role of Pseudolus from Nathan Lane in the 1997 Broadway revival of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum."

Whoopi Goldberg

Whoopi Goldberg

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