Whoopi Goldberg (whoopi Goldberg, real name given at birth – Karin Elaine Johnson) is an American actress, TV presenter, director and screenwriter, was born on November 13, 1955 in New York, USA.
She recalls her childhood spent in the expat Chelsea district from time to time, as the family was often poor. Nickname, that is, the second name "Woopie" little Karin received in childhood, when due to the pomp of its forms, her peers often kindly teased ("Woopie" means "pillow"). It was this name that
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Whoopi Goldberg (whoopi Goldberg, real name given at birth – Karin Elaine Johnson) is an American actress, TV presenter, director and screenwriter, was born on November 13, 1955 in New York, USA.
She recalls her childhood spent in the expat Chelsea district from time to time, as the family was often poor. Nickname, that is, the second name "Woopie" little Karin received in childhood, when due to the pomp of its forms, her peers often kindly teased ("Woopie" means "pillow"). It was this name that she later took for an acting pseudonym.
From the age of eight, the young fast-paced Karin took an active part in the experimental children's theater, where she acquired the first skills of working on the stage and took the only lessons of exquisite and peculiar acting skills.
Early talent Karin teachers appreciated worthy, predicting her world fame and popularity in the film industry. The future actress never received a full secondary education, because of the constant backlog in her studies, she was expelled from school.
In the 1960s, Karin voluntarily joined the hippie movement, deciding to leave her parental home forever. Life in the "commune" gave her unlimited freedom, it was there that she became addicted to marijuana, and later to hard drugs. Numerous attempts to get rid of drug addiction constantly failed, and only a meeting in early 1970 with Alvin Martin gave good results. It was this activist of the organization “Against drugs” managed to convince her of the need to change her life and become better.
The record of work Karin agreed to was of poor quality. She worked as a night watchman, folded bricks on construction sites, made up the dead in funeral homes and only in 1974 she accidentally found an acting vacancy at the San Diego Theater.
In 1985, he played the lead role in
film "Lillow color" At the wonderful director Steven Spielberg, Whoopi received long-awaited world fame. The first and bright film debut Whoopi Goldberg was awarded an Oscar nomination and brought her the Golden Globe Award.
In 1991, Whoopi received a second Oscar for her supporting role in the film.
Film "Ghost" .
In 1992, at the Cannes Festival, a great interest was caused by films with the participation of Whoopi Goldberg “Serafina” and “The Player”.
In marriage to Alvin Martin Whoopi gave birth to a daughter Alexandra (1970)
