Whoopi Goldberg

**Caryn Elaine Johnson** (dem born November 13, 1955), dem know am professionally as **Whoopi Goldberg** be American actor, comedian, author, den television personality.

## Early life
Na dem born Caryn Elaine Johnson insyd Manhattan, New York City, for November 13, 1955, de daughter of Emma Johnson (née Harris), a nurse den teacher, den Robert James Johnson Jr., a Baptist clergyman. Na dem raise am insyd a public housing project, de Chelsea-Elliot Houses, insyd New York City.
## Artistry
Na Goldberg state dat ein influences be Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Moms Mabley, Lenny Bruce, Joan Rivers, Eddie Murphy, Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, den Harry Belafonte.
## Ein discography
* 1985: *Original Broadway Recording* (Geffen/Warner Bros. Records)
* 1985: *The Color Purple* (Qwest/Warner Bros. Records)
* 1988: *Fontaine: Why Am I Straight?* (MCA Records)
* 1989: *The Long Walk Home* (Miramax Films)
* 1992: *Sarafina* (Qwest/Warner Bros. Records)
* 1992: *Sister Act – Soundtrack* (Hollywood/Elektra Records)
* 1993: *Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit – Soundtrack* (Hollywood/Elektra Records)
* 1994: *Corrina Corrina* (New Line Cinema)
* 2001: *Call Me Claus* (One Ho Productions)
* 2005: *Live on Broadway: The 20th Anniversary Show* (DRG Records)

## Ein bibliography
**Kiddies dema books**

* Goldberg, Whoopi (2006). *Whoopi's Big Book of Manners*. New York: Hyperion Books for Children. ISBN 0-7868-5295-X. 
* Goldberg, Whoopi (2008). *Sugar Plum Ballerinas #1: Plum Fantastic*. New York: Hyperion Books for Children. ISBN 978-1-4231-1173-3.
* Goldberg, Whoopi (2009). *Sugar Plum Ballerinas #2: Toeshoe Trouble*. New York: Hyperion Books for Children. ISBN 978-1-4231-1913-5.
* Goldberg, Whoopi (2010). *Sugar Plum Ballerinas #3: Perfectly Prima*. New York: Hyperion Books for Children. ISBN 978-1-4231-2054-4.
* Goldberg, Whoopi (October 2010). *Sugar Plum Ballerinas #4: Terrible Terrel*. New York: Hyperion Books for Children. ISBN 978-1-4231-2082-7.
* Goldberg, Whoopi (March 2011). *Sugar Plum Ballerinas #5: CATastrophe*. New York: Hyperion Books for Children. ISBN 978-1-4231-2083-4.
* Goldberg, Whoopi (October 2012). *Sugar Plum Ballerinas #6: Dancing Divas*. Los Angeles: Little People Books. ISBN 978-1-4231-2084-1.
**Non-fiction**
* Goldberg, Whoopi (1992). *Alice*. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 0-553-08990-0.
* Goldberg, Whoopi (1997). *Book*. New York: R. Weisbach Books. ISBN 0-688-15252-X.
* Goldberg, Whoopi (October 2010). *Is It Just Me? Or Is It Nuts Out There?*. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 978-1-4013-2384-4.
* Goldberg, Whoopi (October 2015). *Whoopi's Big Book of Relationships: If Someone Says "You Complete Me," RUN!*. New York: Hachette. ISBN 978-0-316-30200-5.

## References


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## External links

*  at IMDb 
* Whoopi Goldberg at the Internet Broadway Database 
* Whoopi Goldberg at the Internet Off-Broadway Database 
* Whoopi Goldberg at the TCM Movie Database 
* Whoopi Goldberg at Emmys.com
* Whoopi Goldberg at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
* Appearances on C-SPAN
* Interview with *The Sunday Telegraph*, May 2009
* Whoopi Goldberg interview with KVUE-TV in 1987 about her movie Burglar from Texas Archive of the Moving Image.
* *[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Whoopi-Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg]*, on *Enciclopedia Britannica*, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
* *[https://www.discogs.com/it/artist/523196 Whoopi Goldberg]*, on *Discogs*, Zink Media
* *[https://www.billboard.com/music/whoopi-goldberg Whoopi Goldberg]*, on *Billboard*
* *[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/whoopi_goldberg Whoopi Goldberg]*, on *Rotten Tomatoes*, Flixster Inc