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Whoopi Goldberg - November 13, 2020 
Whoopi Goldberg - November 13, 2020
Whoopi Goldberg
Styrous® ~ Friday, November 13, 2020
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This morning I was watching The View on TV and found out it is the birthday of an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality, Whoopi Goldberg.
When
Tom was working at the posh Slater Marinoff & Co furniture store
when it was still on College Ave. in Berkeley in the late 80's she came
into the store. Tom waited on her and they had a great time together.
She gave him her autograph.
She's a terrific actress and comedian; I've always loved her films! My favorites are Ghost in which she plays a psychic and Jumpin' Jack Flash which used two versions of the song Jumpin' Jack Flash, the original by the Rolling Stones, and a remake by Aretha Franklin (links below).
Whoopi Goldberg was born in 1955, in Manhattan. She has stated that her stage forename ("Whoopi") was taken from a whoopee cushion;
"When you're performing on stage, you never really have time to go into
the bathroom and close the door. So if you get a little gassy, you've
got to let it go. So people used to say to me, 'You're like a whoopee
cushion.' And that's where the name came from."
According to an anecdote told by Nichelle Nichols in Trekkies (1997), a young Goldberg was watching Star Trek, and upon seeing Nichols's character Uhura, exclaimed, "Momma! There's a black lady on television and she ain't no maid!" This spawned lifelong fandom of Star Trek for Goldberg, who would eventually ask for and receive a recurring guest-starring role on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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Whoopi Goldberg has been on the daytime talk show, The View, since 2007, however she admitted it isn't her entire life (link below).
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Throughout its run, The View has had 22 permanent co-hosts of
varying characteristics and ideologies, with the number of contracted
permanent co-hosts ranging between four and eight women per season. The
original panel comprised Walters, broadcast journalist Meredith Vieira, lawyer Star Jones, television host Debbie Matenopoulos, and comedian Joy Behar, while the current lineup consists of Behar, entertainer Whoopi Goldberg, lawyer Sunny Hostin, television personality Meghan McCain, and television host Sara Haines. In addition, the show often makes use of male and female guest panelists, including television personality Ana Navarro, who came aboard as a weekly guest co-host in season 22.
The View has won 31 Daytime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Talk Show, Outstanding Informative Talk Show, and Outstanding Talk Show Host. The show has received praise from the Associated Press, Entertainment Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, Slate, as well as The New York Times,
which deemed it "the most important political TV show in America".
Beginning in its tenth season, the series became subject to on-air
controversies and media criticism involving its panel of co-hosts. It
was transferred from the helm of ABC's entertainment division to that of
ABC News
in 2014 following a decline in ratings. Two years later, the series saw
viewership growth, averaging 2.5 million viewers by 2020.
Viewfinder links:
Whoopi Goldberg
Net links:
Cheat Sheet ~ How Did Whoopi Goldberg Become Moderator on ‘The View’?
Decider ~ ‘The View’ Cast Through the Years
Distractify ~ Whoopi Goldberg Hasn't Exactly Left 'The View'
ET Online ~ Whoopi Goldberg Talks About Her Future on 'The View' People ~ The View's Meghan McCain Says Working with 'Icon' Whoopi Goldberg Every Day Is Still 'Surreal'
YouTube link:
Aretha Franklin ~ Jumpin' Jack Flash
Rolling Stones ~ Jumpin' Jack Flash
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