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Whoopi Goldberg

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EGOT Award-Winning Actress and Comedian

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Gender: Female

Nationality: United States

Languages: English

Travels from: United States

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TV Personality and Moderator, ABC's 'The View'
New York Times Bestselling Author
Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations

Biography

In 2002, Whoopi Goldberg became one of a very elite group of artists who have won the Grammy (Whoopi Goldberg, 1985), the Academy Award (Ghost, 1991), the Golden Globe (The Color Purple, 1985 and Ghost, 1991), the Emmy (as host of AMC’s Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel, 2002 and a Daytime Emmy for The View in 2009) and a Tony (Producer of Thoroughly Modern Millie, 2002). She is equally well-known for her humanitarian efforts on behalf of children, the homeless, human rights, education, substance abuse and the battle against AIDS, as well as many other causes and charities. Among her many charitable activities, Whoopi is a Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations.

Whoopi has appeared in many films such as Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Sister Act, Corrina, Corrina, Boys on the Side, Eddie, The Associate, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Girl, Interrupted, and Rat Race. She has voiced characters in such animated features as The Lion King, Racing Stripes, Doogal, and Everyone’s Hero. She was part of Tyler Perry’s all-star film adaption of For Colored Girls… a Lifetime Original Movie, A Day Late and a Dollar Short, which she also executive produced, as well as Paramount/Nickelodeon Movies’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the upcoming feature film Big Stone Gap. She produced the documentary short, Coach, about legendary coach C. Vivian Stringer, for ESPN’s Nine for IX series. She produced and made her directorial debut with the documentary, Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley, which premiered at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival and premiered on HBO in November 2013.

On television she has appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation, hosted her own syndicated late-night talk show, starred in the NBC sitcom, Whoopi, which she executive produced, as well as the television movies, It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie and Showtime’s Good Fences, which she co-produced with co-star Danny Glover. She produced and appeared on Nick Jr’s Whoopi’s Littleburg and guest starred opposite Benjamin Bratt in A&E’s The Cleaner. Whoopi most recently had recurring roles on ABC’s 666 Park Avenue, and in the FOX comedy series Glee. She currently appears on ABC’s Emmy Award-winning The View, for which she has won a Daytime Emmy Award.

As she has in every other facet of her career, Whoopi has made her mark as a producer on television and on Broadway including SISTER ACT, which is currently playing throughout the world.

In 1992, Whoopi made her debut as an author with her first children’s book, Alice. Her second literary endeavor, simply entitled Book, became a bestseller in the U.S. and around the world. Hyperion Books published Whoopi’s Big Book of Manners in 2006 and launched the Sugar Plum Ballerinas book series for young readers in 2008 with Plum Fantastic, followed by Toeshoe Trouble, Perfectly Prima, Terrible Terrel, Sugar Plums to the Rescue!, and Dancing Diva. Is It Just Me? and If Someone Says ‘You Complete Me,’ RUN! are her most recent books for adults.

Among her many awards and honors, Whoopi has placed prints of her hands, feet and braids in the forecourt of the famed Grauman’s Chinese Theatre and received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of the Kodak Theatre.

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Popular Talks

Whoopi Goldberg: My Life & Story

Multi-hyphenate, award-winning artist Whoopi Goldberg grew up in a Manhattan housing project and worked her way to international stardom. In this honest and vulnerable conversation, Goldberg reflects on her upbringing, career, and activism. From her mother’s instructive parables to her own experiences in the entertainment industry, Goldberg weaves a remarkable story with impeccable comedic timing, inspiring any audience.

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Moderated by Whoopi Goldberg

Moderator of ABC’s The View and global star Whoopi Goldberg is an experienced moderator. She has served as moderator during the program’s frequent debates for over a decade. Goldberg brings her award-winning sense of humor and on-air moderation experience to discussions, debates, and panels for any organization.

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Commencement: Speaking to the Next Generation

Entertainment industry legend Whoopi Goldberg inspires the next generation as a beloved commencement speaker. She has delivered commencement addresses at SCAD, Kean University, Goodwin College, and more. Graduating students and families arrive excited and hang onto her every word, absorbing her poignant, actionable, and motivational life advice.

Available: In person, Virtually

Books

Two Old Broads: Stuff You Need to Know That You Didn't Know You Needed to Know

Written by renowned surgeon and expert on the art of aging, Dr. M.E. Hecht, with her friend Whoopi Goldberg lending her unique point of view, Two Old Broads is laugh out loud funny and?tells it like it is for all of us who left middle age in the dust and want to be present, positive, and as extraordinary as ever in our golden years. Whoopi joins Dr. Hecht in a lively conversation about growing older with no apologies. Dr. Hecht, who passed away a few short months prior to publication, shares her 93 years of wisdom with Whoopi and their fellow “broads.” Together, these two kindred spirits will help you: stay active physically and mentally make finalizing your will more rewarding than it sounds navigate tricky subjects, such as whether you need a home aide win friends and influence people or take a nap, depending on the day discover joy in relationships even when your excretions outweigh your secretions get up financially, physically, and emotionally after a fall keep a sense of humor about getting older (of course!) Imminently practical and?rooted firmly in the adage that getting older is not for sissies, Two Old Broads is the aging book for the ages. You’ve survived the past; why not embrace the present and prepare for the future so you thrive and find more time to laugh along the way?

If Someone Says "You Complete Me" RUN!: Whoopi's Big Book of Relationships

Whoopi Goldberg has been an electrifying, envelope-pushing public figure of many stripes: acclaimed actor, comedienne, singer, songwriter, author, political activist and talk show host. Now, Whoopi will speak openly about why marriage isn’t for everyone, how being alone can be satisfying, and how what’s most important is understanding who you are and what makes you happy. Wise, funny, and conversation-starting, Whoopi’s message is sure to resonate with the millions of people who struggle with relationships every day. Goldberg says: “I get to hear from a lot of different people about relationships and this got me trying to figure out why the divorce rate is SO high. It occurred to me that as one who has done it badly often, I might have some insight. It’s hard to really know the other person’s agenda, but if someone says ‘you complete me’…RUN!!!”

Is It Just Me?: Or is it nuts out there?

In a book laced with her trademark humor, a veteran comedian and co-host of the The View shares stories of when she has been forced to deal with tough situations in family, marriage, friendship and business, navigating through them with healthy honesty, which she believes has all but vanished in the era of the volatile pundit. 300,000 first printing.

Dancing Diva (Sugar Plum Ballerinas, 6)

Epatha knows she’s the perfect pick for the lead in the new Sugar Plum ballet. But her dream role isn’t as fabulosa as she imagined. When she tries to spice up the choreography with her free-spirited style it’s up to the rest of the Sugar Plum Ballerinas to keep Epatha’s toes in line. Will Epatha listen to her friends or can she convince the other ballerinas that her way is the best? The sixth and final book in the Sugar Plum Ballerina series is as full of fun, mischief, and friendship as ever!

Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Sugar Plums to the Rescue!

The fifth book of the award-winning and bestselling Sugar Plum Ballerinas series by Whoopi Goldberg—now featuring brand-new illustrations! At the Nutcracker School of Ballet in Harlem, young dancers learn to chassé, plié, and jeté with their Sugar Plum Sisters—but things don’t always go to plan! As the girls encounter challenges both on and off stage, they’ll need the support of their classmates to carry them through with aplomb. Jessica is worse than worried when she learns that the Nutcracker School of Ballet might lose its lease! Life just wouldn’t be the same without the ballet classes she shares with her Sugar Plum sisters. Her problems mount when she rescues an adorable stray kitty on her way home from class. The animal shelters can’t take the cat for weeks, so Jessica hopes the cat can live at the Nutcracker School in the meantime. But the school is already in trouble, and a cat could be just what the landlord needs to bring down the curtain on the ballerinas-permanently.

Perfectly Prima (Sugar Plum Ballerinas, 3)

Perfectionistic Jerzey Mae desperately wants to be a ballet dancer. But she’s frustrated by her own lack of talent–and by her friends’ jokes about her terrible dancing. Things get even worse when her little brother Mason attends her ballet class, totally embarrassing Jerzey in front of her prima ballerina idol, Miss Camilla Freeman. When Jerzey learns that Miss Camilla will be attending their recital, she’s determined not to make a fool of herself again. But her efforts to learn her dance are continually thwarted–until she finds help in a very unexpected place.

Toeshoe Trouble (Sugar Plum Ballerinas, 2)

A ballet slipper-ey slope Brenda Black prides herself on her logical and orderly mind. She studies anatomy books to get a twelve-year head start on medical school, and idolizes genius Leonardo da Vinci. But things go haywire when her spoiled cousin Tiffany comes to visit. At first Brenda tries to ignore Tiffany’s constant bragging. But when Tiffany implies that Brenda is not cultured enough to know who Miss Camilla Freeman is–Miss Camilla Freeman, the very famous prima ballerina–Brenda snaps. She tells Tiffany that not only does she know who Camilla Freeman is, but she happens to own an autographed pair of her toeshoes. So of course, Tiffany wants to see the shoes. The only problem? The shoes belong to Ms. Debbé, the headmistress of the Nutcracker School! Brenda’s anatomy books might get her into medical school, but they can’t get her out of this mess–for that, she’ll need the help of her Sugar Plum Sisters!

PLUM FANTASTIC SUGAR PLUM BALLERINAS NO 1

Whoopi's Big Book of Manners

Discusses the nature and value of good manners and how they enhance the relationship between individuals in society.

Whoopi Goldberg Book

Whoopi Goldberg speaks… Hey. Hey, you. Yeah, you. The one with the keyboard. I’m so glad you clicked on my book. I wrote it so you’d read it. Now, here’s where I’m supposed to say all kinds of hip, Whoopi-esque stuff to get you to buy it. Clicking on it is just the first step. Buying it, that’s a whole other contract. So this is when we seal the deal, when I tell you, in my own inimitable way, how uproarious and provocative this book is, how out there, and cutting edge, and whatever else I can think to throw into the mix. Or, I could say things like, “Not since War and Peace. . .” or “Move over, Alice Walker. . .” or “This book does for the written word what Pat Boone did for heavy metal. . .” Well, come on now. Let’s face it, if this book were all those things, it’d be a novel, and I wouldn’t resort to such low tactics. You’d just buy it and move on, or wait for someone to turn it into a movie. So I’ll give it to you straight. This book doesn’t suck. It’ll make you laugh—maybe not out loud, but in that place deep down where you know a good joke when you hear one. It’ll make you think—also not out loud, because, you know, that’d be a little strange. Hell, it might even get you to reconsider a few things, and consider a few others for the first time. You can take this book to bed, or to the beach, and it won’t ask you to swallow, or rub lotion on its back. It doesn’t cost a whole lot of money. And (best of all!) it’s collectible. Buy a few—one to read and a couple more to set aside for your retirement, cause these suckers are gonna go up in value like nobody’s business. Trust me on this. One to read, and a couple more to set aside. You won’t be sorry. And neither will I.

Alice

Awakening on an empty bus with a mysterious key around her neck and a rabbit companion, urban girl Alice embarks on a fantastical adventure involving a magician, a live stone lion, and a witch. 75,000 first printing. $75,000 ad/promo. All ages.

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