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On her early years and influences; on growing up in Chelsea, Manhattan; on how she continued her education after leaving high school and on having then-undiagnosed dyslexia; on the one lie that she told her mother when she was young and the lesson learned from it; on plays ("The Great White Hope," starring James Earl Jones) and films (In the Heat of the Night, starring Sidney Poitier) that made an impact on her when she was young 16:24
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg
On how she left New York and began her career as a performer; on performing in San Diego and making her way to San Francisco; on the elements that led to her developing the topics and characters for her one-woman show 20:01
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg
On wanting to be in the Star Trek reboot, Star Trek: The Next Generation, because Star Trek was the first show to depict Black people in the future; on the characters in her one-woman show and the early reception to "The Spook Show" 09:40
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg
On how Mike Nichols got involved with "The Spook Show" and helped bring it to Broadway; on hearing about Alice Walker's book, The Color Purple, for the first time, reading the book, and writing to Alice Walker; on several people that Mike Nichols introduced her to, including Al Hirschfeld, Paul Simon, Steve Martin, and Carl Reiner 21:02
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg on wanting to be in the Star Trek reboot, Star Trek: The Next Generation, because Star Trek was the first show to depict Black people in the future 04:19
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg | Genre: Sci-Fi/Supernatural Series
Whoopi Goldberg on seeing James Earl Jones in the play "The Great White Hope" 00:30
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg | Person: James Earl Jones
Whoopi Goldberg on seeing Sidney Poitier in the film In the Heat of the Night and the impact he had on the industry (and on the viewing audience in the movie theater) 04:11
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg | Person: Sidney Poitier
Whoopi Goldberg on first meeting Robin Williams when she began performing in La Jolla, CA 00:22
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg | Person: Robin Williams
Whoopi Goldberg on performing with a partner, Don Victor, and making her way up to San Francisco 02:03
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg | Person: Don Victor
Whoopi Goldberg on being very moved when she visited Anne Frank's house, and the first Oscar award she ever saw in person being at Anne Frank's house, and on how the experience informed the creation of her one-woman show 02:37
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg | Person: Anne Frank
Whoopi Goldberg on wanting to be in the Star Trek reboot, Star Trek: The Next Generation, because Star Trek was the first show to depict Black people in the future 04:19
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg | Person: LeVar Burton
Whoopi Goldberg on wanting to be in the Star Trek reboot, Star Trek: The Next Generation, because Star Trek was the first show to depict Black people in the future 04:19
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg | Person: Gene Roddenberry
Whoopi Goldberg on how Mike Nichols got involved with "The Spook Show" and helped bring it to Broadway 16:58
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg | Person: Mike Nichols
Whoopi Goldberg on hearing about Alice Walker's book, The Color Purple, for the first time, reading the book, and writing to Alice Walker 02:54
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg | Person: Alice Walker
Whoopi Goldberg on Mike Nichols introducing her to Al Hirschfeld and Hirschfeld drawing her and her characters from her show 04:13
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg | Person: Al Hirschfeld
Whoopi Goldberg on being moved by a signed poster of Sam Waterston as Hamlet 01:07
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg | Person: Sam Waterston
Whoopi Goldberg on Mike Nichols introducing her to Paul Simon, Steve Martin, and Carl Reiner 00:56
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg | Person: Mike Nichols
Whoopi Goldberg on Mike Nichols introducing her to Paul Simon, Steve Martin, and Carl Reiner and the advice Paul Simon gave her 02:18
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg | Person: Paul Simon
Whoopi Goldberg on Mike Nichols introducing her to Paul Simon, Steve Martin, and Carl Reiner 00:55
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg | Person: Steve Martin
Whoopi Goldberg on Mike Nichols introducing her to Paul Simon, Steve Martin, and Carl Reiner 00:55
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg | Person: Carl Reiner
Whoopi Goldberg on starting to gain traction as a performer in San Diego and starting to do improv 04:24
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg | Profession: Performers
Whoopi Goldberg on starting to gain traction as a performer in San Diego and starting to do improv 04:24
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg | Profession: Actress
Whoopi Goldberg on starting to gain traction as a performer in San Diego and starting to do improv 04:24
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg | Profession: Comedian
Whoopi Goldberg on how she continued her education after leaving high school and on having then-undiagnosed dyslexia 01:03
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg on the one lie that she told her mother when she was young 07:15
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg on what she learned about why it was important not to lie 01:03
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg on plays and films that made an impact on her when she was young 05:02
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg on working at the Hudson Guild and how she got to California 02:19
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg on leaving the nanny job that brought her to California, wanting to work, and on going on welfare 03:04
Interview: Whoopi Goldberg